Firefighting in Finland is regulated by the Ministry of the Interior. Municipalities of Finland can choose whether the fire and rescue services are provided...
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Fire engine (redirect from Snorkel (firefighting))
firefighters and water to an incident as well as carrying equipment for firefighting operations in a fire drill. Some fire engines have specialized functions, such...
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Fireboat (redirect from Marine firefighting)
example, the Helsinki Rescue Department in Helsinki, Finland has different types of boats for various kind of firefighting, rescue, and oil destruction tasks...
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Volunteer fire department (redirect from Volunteerism in Firefighting & EMS)
statutory firefighting authorities. These are the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSWRFS) and Fire and Rescue NSW. Fire and Rescue NSW has firefighting and...
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Jamie Hyneman (category CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi))
competitor in Robot Wars, but his robot Blendo was deemed too dangerous for competition. He is the inventor of the Sentry, an unmanned firefighting robotic...
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As firefighting has a rich history throughout the world, traditions in this profession vary widely from country to country. The Andorran Fire Brigade...
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tender, sometimes known as a water tanker, is a type of firefighting apparatus that specializes in the transport of water from a water source to a fire scene...
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Patria Pasi (category Post–Cold War military vehicles of Finland)
radar surveillance, firefighting and anti-tank variants among others. There are five original customers of the Pasi: Estonia, Finland, the Netherlands,...
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areas, and for limiting damage from natural disasters. In emergency situations, firefighting, rescue, ambulance, and first-aid services are coordinated...
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A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people, in two or more separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological...
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waterbombers to Israel to assist aerial firefighting against major wildfires. Russia will send two firefighting aircraft. Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, and...
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Conscientious objector (redirect from Conscientious objection in Finland)
the latter and were placed in Alternative Service camps. Initially the men worked on road building, forestry and firefighting projects. After May 1943,...
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Rescue vehicle (category Articles lacking in-text citations from March 2018)
equipment for capping leaking tank cars. Transport portal Firefighting apparatus Glossary of firefighting terms Hazardous materials apparatus Rescue squad For...
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Pike pole (section Pike poles in heraldry)
variously used in boating, construction, logging, rescue and recovery, power line maintenance, and firefighting. The pole's original use in the fire service...
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meet European emission standards. 8x4 Concrete mixer Jyväskylä, Finland 6x6 Firefighting and rescue Moscow, Russia 6x4 Wood harvester near Ottomühle, Germany...
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Conflagration (category Firefighting)
collapse of structures and attempts to escape, and smoke inhalation. Firefighting is the practice of extinguishing a conflagration, protecting life and...
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Netflix's list of most watched films, "Top 10 By Country" in Denmark, #2 in Finland and Sweden, and #3 in Norway. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval...
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Tracked articulated vehicle (section Firefighting)
fires in wooded areas susceptible to wildfires. The Singapore Civil Defence Force deploys modified military Bvs-206's, dubbed the Tracked Firefighting Vehicle...
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2007 Greek forest fires (redirect from Summer 2007 Wildfires in Greece)
from British Columbia. Croatia - Two Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft. Cyprus – 12 firefighting vehicles, 98 firefighters, 29 civil defense personnel...
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also sometimes used to refer to firefighting equipment with an extremely tall ladder designed for use in firefighting/rescue operations involving high-rise...
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Hypnotize (System of a Down song) (category Single chart usages for Finland)
Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan but includes a CGI scene of a painting forming along with the music. It opens & closes with footage of a firefighting helicopter...
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Wildfire (section Wildland firefighting safety)
Retrieved 28 May 2010. Peuch, Eric (26–28 April 2005). "Firefighting Safety in France" (PDF). In Butler, B W; Alexander, M E (eds.). Eighth International...
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the EU sent firefighting planes to help Turkey during the 2021 Turkish wildfires. In September 2023, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, in an interview...
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Red Sea crisis (redirect from Attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea in 2023)
March, a 12-person specialised firefighting team from Kolkata boarded the Sky II and extinguished the remaining fires. In addition, an explosive ordnance...
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Summer Olympic Games (category Recurring sporting events established in 1896)
working in a profession, but many of whom were in reality paid by the state to train on a full-time basis, hence violating amateur rules. Finland made a...
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Mauno Koivisto (category Deaths from dementia in Finland)
beginning of the Winter War in 1939 joined a field firefighting unit at the age of 16. During the Continuation War, Koivisto served in the Infantry Detachment...
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air traffic control and firefighting. Some military aerodromes have passenger facilities; for example, RAF Brize Norton in England has a terminal used...
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Milrem Robotics (category Manufacturing companies based in Tallinn)
The company runs subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and the US. In February 2023 the EDGE group located in the UAE bought a majority share...
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Water heaters and tanks Water pumps (for domestic, heating/cooling, and firefighting water) Main distribution piping and valves Fire sprinkler distribution...
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Look up sniper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sniper is a trained sharpshooter who operates alone, in a pair, or with a sniper team to maintain...
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