Editing Firefighter (section)

=== Rescue ===
[[File:Extrication exercise (1).jpg|thumb|right|A demonstration of a [[vehicle extrication]]]]
Firefighters rescue persons from confinement or dangerous situations such as [[Structure fire|burning buildings]] and [[traffic collision|crashed vehicles.]] Complex, infrequent situations requiring specialized training and equipment include rescues from collapsed buildings and confined spaces. Many fire departments, including most in the United Kingdom,{{cn|date=March 2025}} refer to themselves as a ''fire and rescue service'' for this reason. Large fire departments, such as the [[New York City Fire Department]] and [[London Fire Brigade]], have specialist teams for advanced technical rescue. As structure fires have been in decline for many years in developed countries such as the United States, rescues other than fires make up an increasing proportion of their firefighters' work.<ref name="Plenty"/>