fire fighting

fire fighting, the use of strategy, personnel, and apparatus to extinguish, to confine, or to escape from fire.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• History of Fire Fighting
• Special Equipment and Techniques
• Characteristics of Extinguishing Substances
• Extinguishing Fires
• Fire-Fighting Apparatus
• Fire-Fighting Personnel
• Fire-Fighting Strategy
• Bibliography

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