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The wedding bell blues: Chief in Revere, Massachusetts in trouble for letting firefighter use ladder to get to the alter.
Going to the chapel: Mayor unhappy with chief for allowing a fire truck to be used as a limo on a lieutenant's wedding day.
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ATF Arrives at Dollar Store Fire Scenes
The ATF --Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives-- was brought in Tuesday to investigate the connections...
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Video – Pier Fire in Atlantic City
In no way does this look like a fun fire at all. The amount of thick black smoke is not amusing at all. Here are two videos, I will check back later for more because they are just being uploaded to youtube now.
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No advantage seen with IV drugs in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Heartwire is reporting a review of Olasveengen TM, Sunde K, Brunborg C, et al. Intravenous drug administration during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a randomized trial. JAMA 2009; 302:2222-2229.
Some highlights:
"[A] large randomized trial found t…
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Blogger Jeremy Black Canned- John Mitchell Takes the Helm at FireDaily.com
With the holidays approaching, a rash but effective decision was made to avoid a confrontation during a time when interactions with extended families already created a hostile environment. After less than one hundred days, Black was relieved of his post as Executive Editor and Chief Blogmeister at FireDaily.com, an upstart blogging venture experiencing rapid growth.
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Deep Fried Turkeys
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Over the next few days I will be posting some videos of the people who keep us firefighters busy over the holidays. I am sure we will all run into some of these deep fried turkeys in the coming week…
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A Candle Did It
THE SPECTACULAR AND DEVASTATING 5-ALARM FIRE that destroyed an entire 41-unit apartment building in Philadelphia Sunday morning was started by an unattended candle.
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Midland Park, NJ 3rd Alarm Church Fire
The fire, which started late Monday night, re-ignited Tuesday morning at the Good Shephard Episcopal Church on Godwin Avenue in Midland Park.
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Here’s One For the Ladies
Its ok...The Fire Critic is secure in his masculinity and can handle posting male firefighters with washboard abs on the blog!
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Mystery Minute 03.02
Just 12 miles north of my home, was an incredible supercell unlike anything I've ever seen east of the Mississippi River.
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SC ranks third in the nation for a key heart attack measure
The South Carolina Hospital Association is reporting that according to the Hospital Compare website, South Carolina ranks #3 in the nation for the percentage of heart attack patients who receive PCI within 90 minutes of arrival.Top five:1. Minnesota (93%…
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Historic Fires
This fire took place in Nov. 23, 1963, the same day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The fire claimed the lives of 63 of the 84 patients in the facility.
The fire started at approx. 4:45AM from what is believed to have been overlo…
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New Posts
I will keep taking pictures and posting them in regards to training and firefighter safety. I would also like you to post or send info to post any of the same. If you don't want to post yourself, send me your pictures and comments at jhoevelmann2665@live…
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6 Alarms in Rutherford
A SIXTH ALARM HAS JUST BEEN STRUCK IN RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, where a difficult fire is burning at an automobile repair and storage facility.
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CBS Exclusive: Back From the Dead
56-Year-Old Man Brought Back To Life After 47 Minutes, 4,500 Chest Compressions And 8 Zaps With Defibrillator.
Click HERE for this amazing story with video.
"A specific procedure helped save Tiralosi's life. Special cooling pads, not available in…
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Around the Fire Web
Don't forget that the best way to scan the top fire and ems blogs each day (after you first check Firegeezer, of course) is to click onto the FireEMS Blogs community website
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Murdered Firefighter’s Son Charged
THE 21-YR.-OLD SON OF A WACO, TEXAS, FIREFIGHTER was arrested and charged yesterday for his father's murder and arson of his home on November 11.
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Quick Takes
Tuesday's Quick Takes: No wrongdoing in fire where woman was declared dead when she wasn't; More video from Rochester Family Dollar; Firefighter tells story of floor collapse; Firefighter's son charged in dad's murder; Boston data shows the obvious; Seven alarms and seven injured in Dallas; A firefighter clearly dedicated to messing with the rookie.
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Commercial Roofs
This is the top of an old shoe factory that still is in operation as mostly storage for the shoes and componenets. It is a two three story heavy timber with brick building.
These can prove to be difficult to open due to multiple layers of roof…
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Morning Lineup – November 24
I got interested a few weeks ago in an all-in-one from Epson that not only seems to be a good machine, but it is Wi-Fi equipped also.
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Tuesday Morning Job Security Check – The Merry-Go-Round
In an effort to get us all to scratch our heads this morning, these idiots decide to power a merry-go-round with a car. The good news is they were uninjured, the bad news is they were uninjured.
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Plenty of Roof Work for Everyone
Check out this 3rd alarm fire in Allentown, PA. The fire shows that there is plenty of roof work for everyone before they had to back off to an adjacent roof and move to a defensive attack. It is hard to tell what is going on inside or on the ground beca…
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