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Talk:Firefighting (view source)
Revision as of 20:52, September 14, 2008
, 20:52, September 14, 2008Definition change?
: Anyway, my point is that you haven't really made the case that it ''should'' be moved, although neither am I claiming that the current title is necessarily the more correct one.
: Anyway, my point is that you haven't really made the case that it ''should'' be moved, although neither am I claiming that the current title is necessarily the more correct one.
: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 23:32, 26 June 2008 (EDT)
: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 23:32, 26 June 2008 (EDT)
==Definition==
I had no hand in the original article so I don't want to amend it arbitrarily....but I have misgivings about the definition: "''Firefighting is the act of extinguishing a fire."'' That assumes success. (It can also include damping a campfire or barbecue.) Whilst most fires are indeed put out by the fire fighters, there are a heck of a lot that are fought for the sole reason of containment. Where I live, every summer sees bushfires that threaten whole towns and are fought desperately with varying degrees of success. I think the definition should be something like: "''Firefighting is the attempt to minimise injury or loss of life, or damage to property, caused by a fire, either by extinguishing the fire or ensuring its containment.''"
Any ideas? [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 16:52, 14 September 2008 (EDT)