#fire service
18 words tagged “fire service”
The whole building is on fire — we're not going inside.
Tearing the burnt building apart to find hidden hot spots once the main fire is out.
The chief's SUV — or the truck that hauls a wildland crew.
The moment everything combustible in a room ignites at once.
A rookie firefighter still on probation.
Crawling deep into a burning building on air to find the fire — or the victim.
Emergency escape out a window when the room turns on you.
An explosive reignition when fresh air hits an oxygen-starved, smoke-filled space.
The boring, miserable work of making sure the fire actually stays out.
The fast on-scene assessment of what you're dealing with.
Line-of-duty death — a firefighter killed on the job.
The elite hand crews that fly anywhere to fight the worst wildfires.
A big rolling water tank for fires where there are no hydrants.
Flame rolling across the ceiling as unburnt fire gases ignite overhead.
Going off on your own at a fire — and getting people killed.
The firefighter rescue team standing by to save other firefighters.
Pull the hose and get it to the fire.
OSHA rule: two firefighters inside an IDLH fire, two staged outside ready to rescue them.