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  2. Volunteer fire department - Wikipedia

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    A volunteer fire department ( VFD) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction. Volunteer and retained (on-call) firefighters are expected to be on call to respond to emergency calls for long periods of time, and are summoned to the fire station when their ...

  3. List of fire departments in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Fire departments in the Philippines (Government-control) Bureau of Fire Protection. Davao City Central 911 - Fire Auxiliary Service. Freeport Area of Bataan - Fire and Rescue. Clark Development Corporations - Public Safety Department. Camp John Hay Fire Department. Manila International Airport Authority - Fire and Rescue.

  4. List of comparative firefighting ranks - Wikipedia

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    The following ranks are commonly found in indian fire departments. [3] Director general, fire and rescue services (head of the department) ( IPS cadre officer in the rank of DGP) Director/additional director. Regional fire officer/ divisional officer/joint director. District fire officer.

  5. Bureau of Fire Protection - Wikipedia

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    Bureau of Fire Protection National headquarters along Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue (formerly Agham Road) in Quezon City. The BFP was formed from the units of the Integrated National Police's Office of Fire Protection Service on January 29, 1991 through Republic Act No. 6975, which created the present Interior Department and placed the provision of fire services under its control.

  6. Geography of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    The volunteer fire brigade is also a way to promote the culture of civil defense and of solidarity amongst the population. The Professional Fire Brigade (SPP, sapeur-pompier professionnel) numbers over 30,000 firefighters, employed by the départements and working in shifts. In some towns there is a mixture of professionals and volunteers, in ...

  7. List of fire departments - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of fire departments in the world. A fire department or fire brigade also known as a fire and rescue service or fire service is a public or private organization that provides firefighting, rescue and emergency medical services for a certain jurisdiction, which is typically a municipality, county or fire protection district.

  8. Eighth Army Corps (Spanish–American War) - Wikipedia

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    The Eighth Army Corps was formed on June 21, 1898, shortly after the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, in order to provide a ground contingent to exploit Commodore George Dewey 's success in defeating the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay on May 1, 1898. San Francisco was the natural point of departure, but troops stationed there had been ...

  9. 1966 Iloilo City fire - Wikipedia

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    A fire in Iloilo City on February 7, 1966 destroyed nearly three quarters of the City Proper area, the central business district of Iloilo City. in the Philippines. It is the single most devastating fire in the city's history. Fire. The fire began around 1:30 pm at a lumberyard on Iznart Street then spread across Quezon and Valeria streets.