firefighting equipment

Flame suppression tools

Firefighting equipment encompasses the tools and gear used to combat fires and protect firefighters.

This includes hoses, pumps, ladders, axes, fire extinguishers, hydrants, and breathing apparatus.

Personal protective equipment—turnout gear, helmets, boots, gloves—shields firefighters from heat and smoke.

Fire trucks carry most of this equipment to the scene: The department invested in new firefighting equipment after budget cuts were reversed.

Related

heat detector · fire blanket · water cannon · firebreaks · jaws of life · fire axe · fire truck · sprinkler system · hydrant · pumper · fire safety · fire station · rescue squad · fire suppression · respirator · firefighting · ear protection · foam

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purpose/function

firefighting equipmentincendiary devices

Tools for starting fires

matches · kindling · accelerants · lighters · Molotov cocktails

fire management approach

firefighting equipmentsmoke detectors

Devices sensing airborne combustion particles

fire alarms · sprinkler systems · fireproofing · fire safety inspections · fire doors

relationship to fire

firefighting equipmentpyrotechnics

Art of explosive displays

fireworks · fire pits · furnaces · welding equipment · braziers

Family

fighting, equipment, fireman, firefighter, fire hose, fire engine, fire extinguisher

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G