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    .parallax{will-change:transform}
    @media(max-width:991px){
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      .promise-copy{padding:40px 0 40px 4%}
      .gallery-card{flex-basis:45%}
    }
    @media(max-width:767px){
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      .hero{height:155vh}.hero-content{left:7vw;right:7vw;bottom:14%}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(3rem,12vw,5rem)}
      .hero-meta{display:none}.hero-scroll{left:7vw}
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/* Uploaded firefighter photographs. */
.illustration-note{font-size:11px!important;line-height:1.5;opacity:.8}.promise-photo img[src*="firefighters-interior"]{object-position:50% 45%}.service-img[src*="firefighters-house-fire"]{object-position:65% 50%}

/* Chicago referral draft. */
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@media(max-width:767px){.nav-cta{font-size:11px;padding:10px}.hero{height:auto!important;min-height:0!important}.hero-sticky{position:relative!important;height:auto!important;min-height:100svh}.hero-content{position:relative!important;inset:auto!important;padding:170px 24px 140px!important}.hero-content h1{font-size:48px}.draft-banner{font-size:12px}}

/* Approved FireWater red-flame identity; light text on navy. */
.site-nav{background:rgba(13,27,45,.96)}.brand{flex-shrink:0}.brand-logo{display:block;width:235px;max-width:100%;height:auto}.footer-brand .brand-logo{width:270px}.site-nav .nav-cta{flex-shrink:0;white-space:nowrap}.site-nav .container-wide{gap:20px}.policy-nav{background:#101b2b}
@media(max-width:767px){.site-nav .brand-logo{width:190px}.site-nav .container-wide{gap:12px;padding-left:18px!important;padding-right:18px!important}.site-nav .nav-cta{font-size:10px;padding:9px 11px}}
@media(max-width:420px){.site-nav .container-wide{flex-wrap:wrap}.site-nav .brand-logo{width:195px}.site-nav .nav-cta{margin-left:auto}.site-nav .container-wide{gap:8px}.site-nav .brand{max-width:58%}}