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1. Introduction to the Fire Service and Firefighter Safety 2. Communications 3. Building Construction 4. Fire Dynamics 5. Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment 6. Portable Extinguishers 7. Ropes and Knots 8. Ground Ladders 9. Forcible Entry 10. Structural Search and Rescue 11. Tactical Ventilation 12. Fire Hose 13. Hose Operations and Hose ...
A life net on display at the Napa Firefighters Museum in Napa, California. Vancouver fireman jumping into life net (1910) A life net, also known as a Browder Life Safety Net or jumping sheet, [1] is a type of rescue equipment formerly used by firefighters. When used in the proper conditions, it allowed people on upper floors of burning ...
By Claire Kaufman Firefighters are the nation's heroes, from the local volunteer fire brigade to the brave FDNY force who rushed into the burning Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Despite the ...
This category is for tools used mainly, or exclusively by firefighters. Pages in category "Firefighter tools" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
A "through-the-lock" tool that is essentially a modified pinch bar, designed to pull lock cylinders out of doors, and thus allow entry for firefighters. Supply line, supply hose, large-diameter hose fire hose, usually larger than 2.5 inches (64 mm) in diameter, used to transport water from one source to another, such as from a hydrant to a fire ...
The K-tool, also known as a "K-spreader" or a "K-tool spreader," is a specialized forcible entry tool used by firefighters to gain access to buildings or other structures in emergency situations. It is named for its distinctive "K" shape, which allows it to be used for a variety of purposes. [ 1 ]
More recent PASS devices can also automatically activate if the device does not detect motion for 30 seconds, [1] so that the alert will sound if the firefighter is seriously injured or otherwise incapacitated. Some devices use a ball bearing on a track to sense firefighter movement and others use an infrared beam against a mirror mounted on a ...
Brad Greenspan after five years of college earned a University of California Los Angeles Political Science undergraduate degree. During his junior year he earned a finders fee for matching electric automobile battery company Electrosource, Inc. with Liviakis Financial an investor relations firm helping the tiny publicly traded Austin, Texas based startup raise needed additional financing.