Lub tsheb tua hluav taws-tseem hu ua lub tshuab hluav taws xob- yog lub tsheb tshwj xeeb tsim thiab tsim los thauj cov neeg tua hluav taws thiab nqa ntau yam khoom siv tua hluav taws lossis cov neeg tua hluav taws. Nws yog siv los ntawm cov tub ceev xwm tua hluav taws rau kev tua hluav taws, txhawb kev tua hluav taws, lossis ua haujlwm cawm. Feem ntau muaj kev teeb tsa ob chav - kab cab, cov tsheb no kuj tau ua haujlwm los ntawm cov chaw tua hluav taws hauv ntau lub tebchaws -xws li Tuam Tshoj- rau lwm lub hom phiaj cawm thaum muaj xwm txheej ceev. Cov tsheb tua hluav taws thauj cov neeg tua hluav taws mus rau qhov chaw muaj kev puas tsuaj thiab muab lawv nrog ntau yam khoom siv uas tsim nyog los ua lawv txoj haujlwm pab cawm thiab cawm.
Cov tsheb tua hluav taws niaj hnub no feem ntau yog nruab nrog cov iav xws li cov ntaiv hlau, lub tshuab hluav taws xob, lub tshuab hluav taws xob tua hluav taws, tus kheej- muaj cov cuab yeej ua pa (SCBA), cov khaub ncaws tiv thaiv, cov cuab yeej yuam kev nkag, thiab cov khoom siv ua ntej - pab. Qee cov qauv kuj muaj cov tshuab tua hluav taws loj dua, suav nrog lub tank dej, cov twj tso kua dej, thiab cov twj tua hluav taws. Thaum cov tsheb tua hluav taws hauv feem ntau cov cheeb tsam tau pleev xim liab, cov nyob hauv qee thaj chaw- nrog rau qee lub tsheb tua hluav taws tshwj xeeb- muaj xim daj sab nrauv. Lub ru tsev ntawm cov tsheb tua hluav taws feem ntau yog nruab nrog lub tswb ceeb toom, sirens, flashing teeb, thiab strobe teeb. Cov tsheb tua hluav taws muaj xws li cov dej tankers, cov khoom ua npuas dej, cov tshuaj tua hluav taws qhuav, cov tsheb thauj dej ntev -, cov khoom siv dav hlau, thiab cov tsheb thauj khoom ntaiv.
