#firefighter
21 words tagged “firefighter”
The whole building is on fire — we're not going inside.
A broken branch hung up in the canopy, waiting to drop on your head.
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.
An atmosphere that will kill or maim you if you breathe it without SCBA.
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.
Run back into the already-burned ground — it can't burn you twice.
Pull the hose and get it to the fire.
OSHA rule: two firefighters inside an IDLH fire, two staged outside ready to rescue them.