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ENGINES/FIRETRUCK
The two functions were combined, one engine both propelling the truck and driving the pump. Link -
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CREATION OF THE NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE
In 1938, the National Fire Service was established. The NFS ensured uniformity in the basic safety equipment used by fire brigades during the war. This was the busiest time in the history of Fire Service. LINK -
FIRE FORCE 14
Firefighters even helped out on the ground during D-Day. They extinguished fires on the beach and protected villages. They were known as Fire Force 14. LINK -
JAWS OF LIFE
The Jaws of life are used to rescue victims from mangled cars. The tools include: cutters, spreaders, doorbusters and rams. [Link] (irerescue1.com/fire-products/extrication-tools-cutters-and-spreaders/articles/how-the-jaws-of-life-became-a-tool-to-snatch-you-from-the-jaws-of-death-cZf0FflBNVLiTVuS/#:~:text=The%20Jaws%20of%20Life%20were,tool%20for%20many%20fire%20departments.) -
MODERN DEPARTMENTS
In March 1999, the department began integrating advanced life support equipment on to each of its five fire apparatus. And in 2003, the department promoted the first Battalion Chiefs in its history as well as hiring the first staff officer in charge of the department's emergency medical services and a staff officer in charge of training. LINK -
FIREFIGHTER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
In 2005, Firefighters Improve the sensing of hazardous thermal exposures, Aid the elimination of false activations,Improve accuracy,
Tie in with other technologies such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS), firefighter location, fireground accountability, gas analyzers and physiological or stress monitors. LINK -
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
Bristol Uniforms completed an Equality and Diversity offering as part of its tender submission for the Integrated Clothing Project: the UK’s first collaborative procurement scheme for firefighting PPE.
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VOLUNTEERS FIREFIGHTER
In 2010, firefighter fatalities included 56 volunteer firefighters, 28 career firefighters, and three part-time or full- time members of wildland or wildland contract fire agencies (Figure 3). LINK -
FIREFIGHTER SCHEME
The 2015 Scheme is a Career Average Revalued Earnings (“CARE”) pension scheme, which came into effect on 1 April 2015. It is open to Firefighters who took up employment on or after 1 April 2015 or are transitional members from previous schemes, and whose roles include.resolving operational incidents, or
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LOST IN THE FIRE
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NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS
In 2018 Of the career firefighters, 15,200 (4%) were female firefighters. There were 78,500 volunteer firefighters who were female, which was 11% of the total number of volunteer firefighters. 3% Of FireFighters Ages 16-19
21% Of FireFighters Ages 20-29
27% Of FireFighters Ages 30-39
23% Of FireFighters 40-49
17% Of FireFighters 50-59
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FIREFIGHTERS FATALITIES USA
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COV-19 HIT THE COMMUNITIES
In 2019 A Pandemic Hit The World Called Covid-19 It Had A Major Effect on Firefighter Because Most Fireman or Women Were Afraid to come to Work Because Or The Pandemic Although that slowed up the FireFighter It also Hurted The Fireman or Women Who were at Work Because They Had to do More Work. -
LESS FIRST RESPONDERS
COVID-19 continues to spread around the country, the first responders on the front lines are increasingly vulnerable to contracting the virus, and the death total Includes at least 98-110 first responders deaths due to cov-19. -
MORE FIRE LESS WORKERS
In 2021 fires exceed 50,000 acres or significantly impact the surrounding people, places and environment, particularly at-risk populations. Because of the incredibly large number of fires this year
