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Examples
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The fireground is a very dynamic and dangerous environment.
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The hover's smooth skin had taken on the discoloration of the fireground, an ugly mottle of gray and brown and black.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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Then he noticed something odd: the bitter burnt-coffee scent of fresh fireground.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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Matt knew attempting a rescue when the crew was one man short was suicide, but one man had to ventilate the structure immediately and somebody else had to hold fireground command until backup arrived.
The Pull of the Moon Graham, Darlene 1999
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Program the new Motorola Solutions digital/analog mixed mode portable radio fireground channel for analog mode.
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Program the new Motorola Solutions digital/analog mixed mode portable radio fireground channel for analog mode.
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Program the new Motorola Solutions digital/analog mixed mode portable radio fireground channel for analog mode.
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Counsel Assisting had just made it clear they would propose a series of damning findings relating to the management of the Marysville fire, including that those in the incident control centre provided a "disturbing lack of strategic direction to the brave men and women on the fireground".
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Already, strides have been made to correct the problems that digital radios have been having on the fireground, because the previous vocoder was unable to distinguish between human voice and background noises, such as those generated by chainsaws and apparatus engines.
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"My senior generation wants to run fireground [communications] with about five channels - and that is it," Roberts said.
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