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Early Video: Regentville, Australia Fire Department Shows up Way Too Late on this One
The Regentville, Australia Rural Fire Brigade shows up way to late on this fire.
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Toronto Gets Tough on False and Malfunctioning Alarms
BEFORE THIS YEAR, A FALSE CALL FROM A MONITORED alarm system in Toronto, Ontario, was forgiven if it was the first time within a year.
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A Bunch of Videos! LA Furniture Factory Fire, Detroit Apartment Building Fire, San Marcos Truck Fire, And Several More
Here is several fires from today and the past several weeks that were just posted. Just playing catchup!
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Must see video: Flaming van rolls across the street, leaving one gas station & striking the pumps at another.
Tell us where and when this occurred.
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Early video: House fire in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Neighbor shoots Thanksgiving Day video.
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Thanks!
I am thankful for many, many things.... but just wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
Hope all is well in the EMS blogosphere... Don't think I've forgotten about you!
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For You EMT Newbies…
... Episode 25 is up at Confessions of An EMS Newbie.
Ron and I recorded the show live from the Texas EMS Conference, where we discussed tourniquets and hemostatic clotting agents, stethoscopy, pediatric ALS procedures, and a host of other things.
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Tweet Tweet… A Little Birdie Just Told Me Your Engine Company Was Out Of Service
The citizenry in FDNY’s East Village are being notified when their local apparatus is unavailable to respond to their potential emergencies.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING from IronFiremen.com
What did you expect?? You did click on IronFiremen.com you know... now get your minds out of the gutter... it's Thanksgiving for Pete's sake! LOL
Just a quick post to wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Special thoughts and wishes go out…
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Firefighter Nabbed on Stalking and Assault Charges
HERBERT OATES, 33, OF RUTHER GLEN, VIRGINIA, was arrested this past Sunday, November 21 and charged with stalking a Caroline County woman the day before.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE BASICS!
From all of us at Firefighter Basics, we wish you all a very Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving! To our Brothers and Sisters that have the watch, while we eat our turkey, Stay safe, remember the basics! We hope you will have a quiet tour with your second fa…
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Turkey Fryers Are Dangerous
Please reconsider and do not use a Turkey Fryer this holiday season. Thanksgiving is not only a day of thanks, it is the day when most home cooking fire occur. Underwriters Laboratory (UL) considers turkey fryers to be dangerous to use and based on their test findings, UL will not certify any turkey fryer for production bearing their safety label.
Furniture Factory Blaze in L. A.
THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS FACED WITH a large commercial building fire Wednesday evening when they found a furniture factory well ablaze on arrival.
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Green Building Construction for the Fire Service
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What is a Green Building? Take a look at a new Blog Post on Firehouse.com by an emerging and…
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Are Bike Lanes Hampering Firefighting Operations?
FDNY officials say there are no concerns with new bike lanes on Columbus Ave, but some on the front line disagree.
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Turkey Fryer Fire Watch #2
AS THE SUN COMES UP, OVENS ARE TURNED ON, AND BACKYARD CHEFS start filling their deep fryers with gallons and gallons of cooking oil, all the world is watching to see how many fewer houses there will be tonight.
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Occupancy Risks versus Occupancy Types
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Today’s incident demands on the fireground are unlike those of the recent past, req…
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Morning Lineup – November 25
All of the folks who make Firegeezer.com happen are wishing you to have
a very Happy Thanksgiving Day....
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Thanksgiving Day Giveaway. Win a Complete Set of Emergency Services Monopoly.
A complete set of 3 games. This includes one game each of Firefighter Monopoly, EMS Monopoly, and Law Enforcement Monopoly. The games are the prize. No cash value. The giveaway ends at 8pm on November 25, 2010.
This page will be updated throughout the day with entries.
How do we participate in the giveaway?
Simply send a picture of you or your crew working/volunteering on Thanksgiving (this year). The picture can be your crew eating, your crew on a call, posing in front of the station, posing in front of the truck, etc.
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Photographer Charged with Impersonating Emergency Responder in NH
A New Hampshire photographer for 1st Responder News has been charged with impersonating an emergency responder at an accident scene last August 25, 2010. Charges were filed yesterday, November 23, 2010, against Brian K. Blackden, 46, of…
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Thanksgiving Comes Early For 2 Clinton, Iowa Chiefs
Two Clinton, Iowa fire officials who had been terminated in the aftermath of a Federal EMS billing scandal, have been being reinstated by the Clinton Civil Service Commission. The decision handed down Tuesday, November 23, 2010 ordered that Fire Chief Ma…
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National Opt Out Aftermath. Perspective from a retired police chief and DHS Distinguished Fellow
National Opt Out Day and an important perspective from an urban police chief who is also a DHS fellow.
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STATter911.com’s Animated Comments Thanksgiving Edition.