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dedicated solely to the search and rescue of other firefighters in distress. Firefighter Assist and Search Team personnel shall have no other operational assignment during any incident. Multiple-alarm fires may require multiple FAST/RIC teams.
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101:personal protective equipment
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814:Fire protection engineering
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854:World Firefighters Games
748:Gaseous fire suppression
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824:History of firefighting
41:rapid intervention crew
37:rapid intervention team
962:Firefighting apparatus
650:Thermal imaging camera
630:Secure information box
446:Firefighting apparatus
1007:Wildland water tender
589:Hydraulic rescue tool
355:Women in firefighting
1048:Wildland fire module
1002:Wildland fire engine
889:Wildfire suppression
426:Fire command vehicle
421:Airport crash tender
320:Retained firefighter
194:Puyallup, Washington
907:Aerial firefighting
763:Stop, drop and roll
753:Multiple-alarm fire
620:Portable water tank
529:Fire proximity suit
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35:), also known as a
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393:Fire lookout tower
300:Chief fire officer
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539:Fire shelter
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900:and tactics
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718:Fire safety
703:False alarm
660:Terminology
610:PASS device
584:Hose bridge
574:Hazmat suit
509:Fire bucket
489:Bunker gear
431:Fire engine
376:Drill tower
330:Fire police
218:28 December
212:FireRescue1
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1089:Washington
1084:California
952:Fire trail
898:Equipment
738:Flash fire
708:Fire class
688:Deluge gun
625:Rotary saw
595:Kelly tool
559:Fog nozzle
403:Hose tower
369:Facilities
310:Fire chief
201:References
173:Hand light
169:Hand tools
1069:Australia
1016:Personnel
977:Hose pack
957:Firebreak
937:Fire rake
927:Fire hose
917:Driptorch
869:Wildfires
799:Fire camp
743:Flashover
673:Barn fire
668:Backdraft
519:Fire hose
481:Equipment
413:Apparatus
1180:Glossary
1156:Category
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1033:Helitack
1028:Handcrew
758:Rollover
733:Firewall
441:Fireboat
340:Handcrew
1204:Outline
1168:Commons
1079:History
992:Pulaski
877:General
615:The pig
190:RIT Bag
183:webbing
177:Search
982:McLeod
844:Muster
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115:rule.
1192:Index
1100:Lists
698:Draft
640:Siren
600:Nomex
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142:Full
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235:ISBN
220:2020
179:rope
128:FEMA
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