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• Firefighting — Distinguish from a firefight, which means a battle with firearms. Firefighting is the act of extinguishing destructive fires. A firefighter fights these fires to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Firefighting is a highly… …   Wikipedia

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• Hose strap — municipal firefighting equipment. [cite book|title=Annual Report of the Comptroller City of Seattle, Washington|last=Seattle (Wash.). Comptroller s Office|date=1898 01 03|accessdate=2008 09 07|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=iWIWAAAAYAAJ… …   Wikipedia

• Compressed Air Foam System — A Compressed Air Foam System for hand hose, abbreviated CAFS, is a system used in firefighting to deliver fire retardant foam for the purpose of extinguishing a fire or protecting unburned areas from becoming involved in flame.DescriptionRon… …   Wikipedia