Outline of firefighting

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to firefighting:

See also: Glossary of firefighting terms and Index of firefighting articles

Firefighting – act of extinguishing fires. A firefighter fights these fires to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Firefighting is a highly technical skill that requires professionals who have spent years training in both general firefighting techniques and specialized areas of expertise.

Essence of firefighting

Types of uncontrolled fires
Main article: Fire § Uncontrolled fire

Firefighting organizations

Agencies

Fire departments

Unions and professional associations

Museums

Training establishments

History of firefighting

History of fire brigades

General firefighting concepts

Policy and legislation

Operational command and procedures

Firefighting lists

Glossary of firefighting terms

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gollark: `pass` is the password input, `salt` is the salt, `iter` is how many times to run it (you want a value which makes it fairly slow but not so much that server admins will consume your soul), `dklen` is the... output key length? I'm not sure.
gollark: Er, you probably want that, yes.
gollark: I have no idea about that specific API, I'll check.

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