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  2. 747 Supertanker - Wikipedia

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    It entered service for the first time in 2009, fighting a fire in Cuenca, Spain, and made its first American operation on August 31, 2009 at the Oak Glen Fire in California. It is no longer in service. [3] [4] [5] The third 747 Supertanker was developed by Global Supertanker Services, which acquired most of Evergreen's assets.

  3. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

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    The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [3] [4] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.

  4. List of California fire departments - Wikipedia

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    The Los Angeles Fire Department on the scene of a fire in the Bradbury Building, Downtown Los Angeles in 1947 The Newport Beach Fire Department's Engine 63 at the training facility in Newport Beach Fire Station#1 of the Riverside Fire Department, circa 1910, at the corner of 8th and Lime Streets (8th Street is now University Avenue) The San Francisco Fire Department's Fireboat Guardian stands ...

  5. How to help people impacted by the California fires - AOL

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    California Fire Foundation: Provides support to families of firefighters. LA Fire Department Foundation : The LAFD Wildfire Emergency Fund provides current Los Angeles Fire Department workers with ...

  6. The tragic fiery murder of a sleeping straphanger in Brooklyn this week illuminated a critical flaw in the city subway system — fire extinguishers are not accessible to the public.. Fire ...

  7. Thomas J. Martin - Wikipedia

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    Thomas J. Martin (1842-1872) [1] was awarded a patent for improvement to the fire extinguisher in 1872. [2] [3] [4] [5] The invention involved the use of pipes to ...

  8. Edward Antoine Bellande - Wikipedia

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    Berkenkamp used the onboard fire extinguisher but the fire was too extensive. The quick thinking Berkenkamp then began using seat cushions to try and smother the fire but the fire would just break out in a different area. Eddie landed the plane at the Kern County Airport at full speed and brought it to a full stop using the breaks. Berkenkamp ...

  9. Two-in, two-out - Wikipedia

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    In firefighting, the policy of two-in, two-out refers to United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) policy 29 CFR 1910.134(g)(4)(i). [1] The respiratory protection standard requires that workers engaged in fighting interior structural fires work in a buddy system; at least two workers must enter the building together, so that they can monitor each other's whereabouts as ...