Fire Fighting
Firefighting is the act of extinguishing fires. A firefighter fights fires to prevent loss of life, and/or destruction of property and the environment. Firefighting is a highly technical skill that requires professionals who have spent years training in both general firefighting techniques and specialized areas of expertise.
Read more about Fire Fighting: Firefighters' Duties, Hazards Caused By Fire, Reconnaissance and Reading The Fire, Science of Extinguishment, Use of Water, Asphyxiating A Fire, Tactical Ventilation or Isolation of The Fire, Appendix: Calculating The Amount of Water Required To Suppress A Fire in A Closed Volume
Famous quotes containing the words fire and/or fighting:
“We could not well camp higher, for want of fuel; and the trees here seemed so evergreen and sappy, that we almost doubted if they would acknowledge the influence of fire; but fire prevailed at last, and blazed here, too, like a good citizen of the world.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“My grandfather fell on Vinegar Hill,
And fighting was not his trade;
But his rusty pike’s in the cabin still,
With Hessian blood on the blade.””
—Joseph I. C. Clarke (1846–1925)