Entries in the Category Firefighting
Firemen, fire-fighters, fire departments, sappers, hooks and ladders, fire-jumpers, helitack, wildfires, etc. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
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–bagger suffix a fire alarm. (posted May. 31, 2005) [full entry…]
Big Smoke n. an important person. (posted May. 31, 2005) [full entry…]
blue canary n. an emergency worker (especially a police officer or first responder) whose death alerts other personnel to a hazardous situation. (posted Jun. 5, 2006) [full entry…]
Collyer n. a home excessively packed with junk, trash, or belongings. Also Collyer mansion, Collyer house, Collyer apartment. (posted Apr. 25, 2004) [full entry…]
helitack n. firefighting that uses helicopters (to deploy firefighters, gear, water, etc.). (posted Nov. 16, 2004) [full entry…]
Kelly day n. a day off or vacation day taken at a scheduled interval in addition to normal time off or vacation. Also Kelly shift. (posted Jul. 31, 2007) [full entry…]
mop and glow v. phr. attributively, connoting hazardous materials clean-up, especially when applied to emergency services personnel. (posted Oct. 10, 2005) [full entry…]
snag n. in firefighting, a standing dead or burned tree. (posted Oct. 6, 2004) [full entry…]
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