Posts Categorized: 360 Burn
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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Love vs. Hate: Another firefighter steps up for compassion
Each week, each hour, each day as the rhetoric and the vitriol continues to escalate it seems to become ever more acceptable to volley the words of hatred- to the point where what used to be “ex-treme” is becoming “main-stream.”
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360 Degree Burn Size Up of the Fire Webs- 7/12/2010
DeKalb County GA fire captain reinstated after Dunwoody fire, NY firefighter gets steam burns from pumper valve, and another reason why to avoid meditation- all on this week's 360 Burn!
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360 Burn Size Up of the Fire Webs
The Voice of Reason, The Weekly Weasel, and one of the best side jobs for firefighters- all on this week's 360 Burn Size-Up of the Fire Webs!
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360 Burn Size-up of The Fire Web 2/8/10
Not a great night in Indy; iPod charges, Suburban crisps; another financial agreement for Sarasota FL Fire's Kenneth Ellerbee- all in this week's 360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web
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360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web- 1/21/2010
Three horrific apparatus accidents, maydays go unanswered, and a great website to stay on top of VA Task Force 2 in Haiti- all in today's 360 Burn.
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360 Burn Size Up of the Fire Web- 1/13/10
Fire/EMS Blog of the Year, Helmet Cam video of the "Outside Vent Guy", Too Aggressive vs. Too Safety-Minded and the Firefighter NetCast debut- all on today's 360 Burn.
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360 Burn Size-Up of the Fire Web 1/2/10
I'm not with STUPID anymore - Fire Chief is a student in his training academy - the quest continues for the Best Fire EMS Blogger of 2009 - and why to dump your Starbucks stock immediately - all in today's 360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web..
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360 Burn Size-up of The Fire Web 12/22/09
It took a Freedom of Information Act to obtain yet another official report outlining a delay in aerial support of the Station Fire - Chicago's Gold Badge Society - what tool should you use to force this door - all on today's 360 Burn.
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360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web 12/12/09
Finally, bugles and bagpipes for the New Haven 20 - Fire destroys a building that stood since before the war (The Revolutionary War) - Ladder bailout video show the value of training - all on today's 360 Burn.
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Today’s 360 Burn Size-Up of the Fire Web 12/8/08
The very graphic and tragic story of one firefighter's battle with cancer.....text messages of pending threats and national emergencies on your phone.....and why not to drive your dairy farm tractor in the fog.....all in today's 360 Burn Size-up.
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360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web 12/3/2009
Remembering the Worcester 6 ten years ago today; Fire chief does the math- convinces city manager- mayor hires more firefighters- city saves money; air conditioning for our bunker gear? Yep! All on today's 360 burn size-up of the fire web...
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360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web 12/1/2009
Make sure to tune into HBO's Real Sports tonight for the inspirational story of one FDNY firefighter; a Pennsylvania fire chief tries to make due after losing half of his full-timers; another puppy rescued and resuscitated is now a member of the fire department that saved her- all on todays 360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web...
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360 Burn Size-Up of the Fire Web 11/29/2009
Oklahoma Fire Chief shot; all of Reading, PA dwindling personnel needed for factory fire- more layoffs looming; no money to replace decade-old turnout gear means no money to pay fr the consequences- all on today's 360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web...
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If We Do What We’ve Always Done, We’ll Get What We’ve Always Gotten…
I went to the Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports page from NIOSH and randomly picked 5 of the reports with deaths involving fire suppression. I was looking for patterns. Guess what I found….
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360 Burn Size-Up of the Fire Web 11/13/2009
Cement trucks as water tenders, discrimination over beards, and a special story of a man caught between a rock and a hard place- all on this week's 360 Burn Size-Up of the Fire Web
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360 Burn Around The Fire Web
Change is the theme for today's 360 Burn: Changing seasons means prepping for sprinkler system calls; changing attitudes to thwart the rise of firefighter cheating, and the changing the life of one ex-firefighter who hit rock bottom.
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Elgin’s Bloody Turnip
In the last 12 months, Elgin, IL firefighters have faced not one, but two rounds of layoffs. Now, new cuts are being floated. One begins to wonder just how much more can be cut without affecting the safety of the firefighters and their public.
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Paul Boyer Funeral Arrangements
We've received notes from many of you having trouble locating the arrangements for Paul, so we've posted them here.
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Be This Guy
Thankfully, this helmet cam hasn't yet been banned. See it and learn from it. Be this guy.
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Stuff I Lerned Today
Today, I lerned how to make fire hoze.
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Update: Can I Be Forced to Take the H1N1 Vaccination?
Citing the "public health emergency", can your employer force you to get the flu vaccines? We bring an update on the cases in New York...
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360 Burn Around the Fire Web
Mandating volunteers; ensuring family time after you hang up the leather for good[ and remembering Roanoke Captain Chris Brown- all on FireDaily.com's 360 Burn for this week.
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360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web
With all the talk about Balloon Boy and the suspended firefighter in Pennsylvania, my partners at FireEMSblogs.com have really stepped up and given us some must-reads.
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The Pinata Reflection
You’ve all seen the reports, the press coverage, the YouTube videos, the blog posts. The American flag is under attack. Anti-American fire chiefs are taking away the rights of patriotic hero firefighters who love their country. Welcome to the police…
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