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This special coverage series offers simple steps all firefighters should know for how to survive an entanglement, along with other hazards – floor collapse, flashover, disorientation and air management issues – so you are better prepared for these all-too-common fireground dangers.

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Mayday training, preplanning, mutual-aid agreements and scene size-ups emerge as common themes in major incidents
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