fire fighting

  • 1fire fighting — fire .fighting n [U] 1.) the work of stopping fires burning 2.) BrE the actions that are taken to find out what has caused a sudden problem in an organization, machine etc, and to correct it …

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  • 2fire fighting —  activity directed at limiting the spread of fire and extinguishing it, particularly as performed by members of organizations (fire services or fire departments) trained for the purpose. When it is possible, fire fighters rescue persons… …

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  • 3fire fighting — noun : the activity of a fire fighter; specifically : the effort to extinguish or to check the spread of a fire * * * fire fighting, 1. the act of putting out a fire. 2. the occupation of a fire fighter. –fire´ fight´ing, adjective …

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  • 4fire fighting — gaisro gesinimas statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Gaisro likvidavimas. Iš pradžių ribojamas gaisro plitimas, po to gaisras gesinamas. Gesinti naudojamos įvairios gaisro gesinimo priemonės. Gaisrai mūšyje ribojami ir… …

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  • 5Fire fighting in Finland — is regulated by the Ministry of the Interior . Municipalities in Finland can choose whether the fire and rescue services are provided by a professional fire brigade, a half ordinary fire brigade or a voluntary fire brigade. Half ordinary and… …

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  • 6Fire-fighting sport — (Russian : пожарно прикладной спорт ) a sport discipline developed in the Soviet Union in 1937. It includes a competition between various fire fighting teams in fire fighting related exercizes, such as : climbing by special stairs in a high floor …

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  • 7Fire fighting at the 1900 Summer Olympics — Fire fighting was an unofficial event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Competitions were held for both professional and volunteer firefighters.Like the other unofficial events competed at the 1900 Games, the fire fighting event was… …

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  • 8Fire fighting foam — Firefighters sprayed foam on structures in the Mammoth Hot Springs complex on September 10, 1988 during the Yellowstone Fires. Fire fighting foam is a foam used for fire suppression. Its role is to cool the fire and to coat the fuel, preventing… …

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  • 9fire-fighting tank — gaisrinis rezervuaras statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Rezervuaras, kuriame laikomas gaisrui gesinti skirtas vanduo. atitikmenys: angl. fire fighting tank rus. противопожарный резервуар …

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  • 10fire fighting inspection group engineer — priešgaisrinės priežiūros grupės inžinierius statusas T sritis profesijos apibrėžtis Inžinierius, kuris atlieka valstybinę priešgaisrinę priežiūrą, tikrina priešgaisrinę objektų būklę, surašo protokolus ir nutarimus, tvarko reikiamus dokumentus,… …

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