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Bunker out

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000852

To don personal protective equipment (PPE), specifically the trousers and boots known as bunker gear, in preparation for a fire or other hazardous incident. Firefighters stage their gear so they can step into their boots and pull up their trousers and suspenders in a single, swift motion. A proficient firefighter can bunker out from a resting state to being fully dressed and ready to board an apparatus in under one minute.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000852
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial safety
ReferencesFirefighting Terminology (Firemen Books)
TranslationsGerman: Bunker out; Spanish: equiparse para bomberos; French: s'équiper
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000852",
  "term": "Bunker out",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To don personal protective equipment (PPE), specifically the trousers and boots known as bunker gear, in preparation for a fire or other hazardous incident. Firefighters stage their gear so they can step into their boots and pull up their trousers and suspenders in a single, swift motion. A proficient firefighter can bunker out from a resting state to being fully dressed and ready to board an apparatus in under one minute.",
  "subject": "Industrial safety",
  "references": [
    "Firefighting Terminology (Firemen Books)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Bunker out",
    "es": "equiparse para bomberos",
    "fr": "s'équiper"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/bunker-out/"
}

Record 934 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.