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Line 5: − * Structural firefighting is fighting fires involving [[building]]s and other structures. Most city firefighting is structural firefighting. Structural firefighting is what most people think of when they think of what their local "fire department" does.+ − * Wildland firefighting is fighting [[forest]] fires, brush fires, and fires in other undeveloped areas. The [[United States Forest Service]] and other government agencies which administer public lands hire a large number of wildland firefighters every [[summer]], when fire conditions are at their peak.+ − * Proximity firefighting is fighting fires in situations where the fire produces a very high level of heat, such as [[aircraft]] and some [[chemical]] fires. Proximity firefighting is not the same thing as structural firefighting and in some (but not all) cases takes place outdoors.+ − * Entry firefighting is a highly specialized form of firefighting involving the actual direct entry of firefighters into a fire with a very high level of heat. It is not the same thing as proximity firefighting, although it is used in many of the same situations (such as flammable liquid fires).+ + + +
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==Types of firefighting==
==Types of firefighting==
'''Structural firefighting''' is fighting fires involving [[building]]s and other structures. Most city firefighting is structural firefighting. Structural firefighting is what most people think of when they think of what their local "fire department" does.
'''Wildland firefighting''' is fighting [[forest]] fires, brush or bush fires, and fires in other undeveloped areas. The [[United States Forest Service]] and other government agencies which administer public lands hire a large number of wildland firefighters every [[summer]], when fire conditions are at their peak.
'''Proximity firefighting''' is fighting fires in situations where the fire produces a very high level of heat, such as [[aircraft]] and some [[chemical]] fires. Proximity firefighting is not the same thing as structural firefighting and in some (but not all) cases takes place outdoors.
'''Entry firefighting''' is a highly specialized form of firefighting involving the actual direct entry of firefighters into a fire with a very high level of heat. It is not the same thing as proximity firefighting, although it is used in many of the same situations (such as flammable liquid fires).
== Methods and equipment ==
== Methods and equipment ==