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42 relations: Angle grinder, Box crib, Confined space rescue, Crane (machine), Dangerous goods, Decontamination, Derailment, Electric generator, Emergency medical services, Emergency medical technician, Fire engine, Firefighter, Firefighting, Firefighting apparatus, First responder, Glossary of firefighting, Hydraulic rescue tools, Jack (device), Locomotive, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Department, Loudoun County, Virginia, National Fire Protection Association, Oxy-fuel welding and cutting, Paramedic, Patient, Personal protective equipment, Pierce Manufacturing, Rail transport, Railroad car, Rescue squad, Rope rescue, Structural integrity and failure, Swift water rescue, Tank car, Technical rescue, Traffic collision, Train wreck, Tram, United States, Vehicle extrication, Water tank, Winch.
Angle grinder
An angle grinder, also known as a side grinder or disc grinder, is a handheld power tool used for grinding (abrasive cutting) and polishing.
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Box crib
A box crib or cribbing is a temporary wooden structure used to support heavy objects during construction, relocation, vehicle extrication and urban search and rescue.
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Confined space rescue
Confined space rescue is a subset of technical rescue operations that involves the rescue and recovery of victims trapped in a confined space or in a place only accessible through confined spaces, such as underground vaults, storage silos, storage tanks, or sewers.
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Crane (machine)
A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally.
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Dangerous goods
Dangerous goods or hazardous goods are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment.
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Decontamination
Decontamination (sometimes abbreviated as decon, dcon, or decontam) is the process of cleansing an object or substance to remove contaminants such as micro-organisms or hazardous materials, including chemicals, radioactive substances, and infectious diseases.
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Derailment
A derailment occurs when a vehicle such as a train runs off its rails.
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Electric generator
In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) into electrical power for use in an external circuit.
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Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services, also known as ambulance services or paramedic services (abbreviated to the initialism EMS, EMAS, EMARS or SAMU in some countries), are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care, transport to definitive care, and other medical transport to patients with illnesses and injuries which prevent the patient from transporting themselves.
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Emergency medical technician
Emergency medical technician (EMT) and ambulance technician are terms used in some countries to denote a health care provider of emergency medical services.
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Fire engine
A fire engine (also known in some territories as a fire truck or fire appliance) is a vehicle designed primarily for firefighting operations.
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Firefighter
A firefighter is a rescuer extensively trained in firefighting, primarily to extinguish hazardous fires that threaten life, property and the environment as well as to rescue people and animals from dangerous situations.
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Firefighting
Firefighting is the act of attempting to prevent the spread of and extinguish significant unwanted fires in buildings, vehicles, woodlands, etc.
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Firefighting apparatus
A firefighting apparatus describes any vehicle that has been customized for use during firefighting operations.
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First responder
A first responder is a person with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance at the scene of an emergency, such as an accident, natural disaster, or terrorist attack.
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Glossary of firefighting
Firefighting jargon includes a diverse lexicon of both common and idiosyncratic terms.
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Hydraulic rescue tools
Hydraulic rescue tools are used by emergency rescue personnel to assist vehicle extrication of crash victims, as well as other rescues from small spaces.
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Jack (device)
A jack, screwjack or jackscrew is a mechanical device used as a lifting device to lift heavy loads or to apply great forces.
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Locomotive
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.
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Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Department
The Loudoun County Combined Fire-Rescue System (LC-CFRS) is made up of the career Loudoun County Fire and Rescue (LCFR) and 16 volunteer companies.
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Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.
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National Fire Protection Association
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a United States trade association, albeit with some international members, that creates and maintains private, copyrighted standards and codes for usage and adoption by local governments.
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Oxy-fuel welding and cutting
Principle of the burn cutting Oxy-fuel welding (commonly called oxyacetylene welding, oxy welding, or gas welding in the U.S.) and oxy-fuel cutting are processes that use fuel gases and oxygen to weld and cut metals, respectively.
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Paramedic
A paramedic is a healthcare professional who responds to medical emergencies outside of a hospital.
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Patient
A patient is any recipient of health care services.
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Personal protective equipment
Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection.
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Pierce Manufacturing
Pierce Manufacturing is an Appleton, Wisconsin-based manufacturer of custom fire and rescue apparatus and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation.
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Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.
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Railroad car
A railroad car or railcar (American and Canadian English), railway wagon or railway carriage (British English and UIC), also called a train car or train wagon, is a vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport system (a railroad/railway).
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Rescue squad
A rescue squad is an emergency service organization that uses specialized equipment and knowledge to rescue people.
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Rope rescue
Rope rescue is a subset of technical rescue that involves the use of Rope, be it steel or cable rope, or more commonly used nylon, polyester, or other type of rope.
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Structural integrity and failure
Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering which deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed load (weight, force, etc...) without breaking, and includes the study of past structural failures in order to prevent failures in future designs.
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Swift water rescue
Swift water rescue (also called "white water rescue") is a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water river conditions.
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Tank car
A tank car (International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities.
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Technical rescue
"Technical rescue" refers to the aspects of saving life or property that employ the use of tools and skills that exceed those normally reserved for fire fighting and emergency medical services,.
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Traffic collision
A traffic collision, also called a motor vehicle collision (MVC) among other terms, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building.
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Train wreck
A train wreck or train crash is a type of disaster involving one or more trains.
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Tram
A tram (also tramcar; and in North America streetcar, trolley or trolley car) is a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on a segregated right of way.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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Vehicle extrication
Vehicle extrication is the process of removing a vehicle from around a person who has been involved in a motor vehicle accident, when conventional means of exit are impossible or inadvisable.
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Water tank
A water tank is a container for storing water.
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Winch
A winch is a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) or otherwise adjust the "tension" of a rope or wire rope (also called "cable" or "wire cable").
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_rescue_vehicle
