Biology:Outline of firefighting

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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to firefighting


The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to firefighting:

Firefighting – act of extinguishing fires. A firefighter fights these fires to prevent destruction of life, 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.

Essence of firefighting

  • Fire
  • Fire department
  • Firefighter

Types of uncontrolled fires

Firefighting organizations

Agencies

Fire departments

  • Cleveland Division of Fire
  • Fire Services Department, Hong Kong
  • London Fire Brigade
  • International Association of Wildland Fire
  • Singapore Civil Defence Force

Unions and professional associations

  • Chief Fire Officers Association
  • Fire Brigades Union
  • Institution of Fire Engineers
  • International Association of Fire Fighters
  • New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union
  • United Firefighters Union of Australia
  • UK firefighter dispute 2002-2003
  • Southern African Emergency Services Institute - South Africa

Museums

  • London Fire Brigade Museum

Training establishments

  • Fire Service College

History of firefighting

History of fire brigades

  • History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom
  • List of historic fires

General firefighting concepts


Policy and legislation

  • Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser
  • Fire authority
  • Fire Brigades Act 1938
  • Fire Services Act 1947
  • Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
  • Fire service in the United Kingdom
  • Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland
  • History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom
  • Independent Review of the Fire Service
  • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

Operational command and procedures

  • Gold Silver Bronze command structure
  • FiReControl
  • FireLink
  • New Dimension programme

Firefighting lists

Glossary of firefighting terms

  • List of UK public fire and rescue services
  • Glossary of firefighting equipment
  • Glossary of wildland fire terms
  • List of historic fires
  • List of firefighting films

See also

  • Women in firefighting

External links