# Outline of firefighting

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

* Fire
* Fire department
* Firefighter

## Types of uncontrolled fires

* fire on board
* Firestorm
* Structure fire
* Wildfire
** Forest fire
** Brush fire

## Firefighting organizations
### Agencies

* Fire authority
* Fire department
* Fire service in the United Kingdom
* National Fire Information Council
* National Fire Protection Association

### Fire departments

* Cleveland Division of Fire
* Fire Services Department, Hong Kong
* London Fire Brigade
* International Association of Wildland Fire
* Singapore Civil Defence Force

### Unions and professional associations

* Chief Fire Officers Association
* Fire Brigades Union
* Institution of Fire Engineers
* International Association of Fire Fighters
* New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union
* United Firefighters Union of Australia
* UK firefighter dispute 2002-2003
* Southern African Emergency Services Institute - South Africa

### Museums

* London Fire Brigade Museum

### Training establishments

* Fire Service College

## History of firefighting

History of fire brigades
* History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom
* List of historic fires

## General firefighting concepts

* Airport Crash Tender
* Advanced life support
* Arson
* Backdraft
* Basic life support
* Burn
* Bunker gear
* Combustion
* Dead Man Zone
* Deluge gun
* Dispatcher
* Draft
* Dry riser
* Dry Standpipe
* Emergency medical services
* Emergency medical technician
* Emergency service
* Enhanced 911
* Evacuation
* Fire apparatus
* Fireboat
* Fire chief's vehicle
* Fire code
* Fire classes
* Fire control
* Fire department
* Fire engine
* Firefighter
* Firefighter Assist and Search Team
* Firefighting worldwide
* Fire hazard
* Fire siren
* Fireman's switch
* Fire hydrant
* Fire inspector
* Fire lookout tower
* Fireman's carry
* Fire Marshal
* Fire Master
* Fire point
* Fire police
* Fire protection
* Fire-retardant material
* Fire safety
* Fire Service College
* Fire station
* Fire tetrahedron
* Fire triangle
* Fire truck
* Firefighter's Combat Challenge
* Firewall
* First aid
* First Responder
* Flash fire
* Flash point
* Flashover
* Forcible entry
* Gaseous fire suppression
* Heat detector
* Immolation
* International Association of Fire Fighters
* International Firefighters' Day
* London Fire Brigade Museum
* Master stream
* National Fire Incident Reporting System
* Nomex
* Paramedic
* Self contained breathing apparatus
* Short circuit
* Siren
* Smoke detector
* Smoke inhalation
* Smokejumper
* Splash suit
* Station Officer
* Stop, drop and roll
* Structure fire
* Super Scooper
* Two-in, two-out
* Uncontrolled fire
* Ventilation
* Volunteer fire department
* Water tender
* Wetdown
* Wildfire
* World Police and Fire Games

## Policy and legislation

* Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser
* Fire authority
* Fire Brigades Act 1938
* Fire Services Act 1947
* Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
* Fire service in the United Kingdom
* Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland
* History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom
* Independent Review of the Fire Service
* Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

## Operational command and procedures

* Gold Silver Bronze command structure
* FiReControl
* FireLink
* New Dimension programme

## Firefighting lists

Glossary of firefighting terms
* List of UK public fire and rescue services
* Glossary of firefighting equipment
* Glossary of wildland fire terms
* List of historic fires
* List of firefighting films