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Firefighting in the United States

Index Firefighting in the United States

As of 2014, there are around 1,134,400 firefighters serving in 27,198 fire departments nationwide and responding to emergencies from 58,150 fire stations. [1]

10 relations: Class B fire, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, Form 1040, Index of firefighting articles, Mountain rescue in the United States, Multiple-alarm fire, National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Obion County, Tennessee, Philadelphia Fire Department, 1736.

Class B fire

In fire classes, a Class B fire is a fire in flammable liquids or flammable gases, petroleum greases, tars, oils, oil-based paints, solvents, lacquers, or alcohols.

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Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974

The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 was created in response to the 1973 National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control report, America Burning.

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Form 1040

Form 1040 (officially, the "U.S. Individual Income Tax Return") is one of three IRS tax forms (see variants section for explanations of each) used for personal (individual) federal income tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by United States residents for tax purposes.

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Index of firefighting articles

Firefighting is the act of extinguishing destructive fires.

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Mountain rescue in the United States

In the United States, mountain rescue is handled by professional teams within some national parks and by volunteer teams elsewhere.

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Multiple-alarm fire

One-alarm, two-alarm, three-alarm fires, etc., are categories of fires indicating the level of response by local authorities, with an elevated number of alarms indicating an increased number of phone alarms went off during the fire.

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National Fallen Firefighters Memorial

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial since 1990 is officially designated by the United States Congress as the National Memorial to career and volunteer fallen firefighters.

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Obion County, Tennessee

Obion County is a county located in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Philadelphia Fire Department

The Philadelphia Fire Department (Philadelphia Fire Department) provides fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS) to the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighting_in_the_United_States

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