Posts Categorized: Chicagoland
Listen to the Firefighter Netcast’s Stand Down for Behavioral Health- Part 1
Now more than ever before, we have an incredible amount of new resources with which to assist us as we begin to change our attitudes toward the way we address these behavioral health issues which have always been there, but we were always afraid to confront.
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Fatal Chicago Hi Rise Fire- If Only…..
IF ONLY there were a way to alert sleeping residents, automatically confine the fire to its room of origin, get water on it quickly, and make sure the elevators don't deliver their occupants into hell. Maybe by 2015....
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NFFF/CFD Video—> Make this a MUST WATCH FOR ALL FIREFIGHTERS. Perfect training.
“If you think you’ve got some good reason for not wearing this or for not doing things the right way , write it down. Because I need to read that to your widow. Because I’m not going to know what to say. You say it for me.”
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You’ve spilled something there on your shirt, Chief.
Talking the Chief into having a good idea takes talent. Here's a conversation overheard this week at a Midwestern fire department between Bobby, the Training Officer and his Chief.
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NIOSH summary report on CFD firefighter/paramedic Christopher Wheatley’s LODD prompts an interesting question
Is it important to follow each fireground order to the letter, or should we have the latitude to act upon our instincts and experience to get the job done?
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The Brotherhood of Two FNG’s – Part Four- Taking Care of Our Brothers
Ken will be unable to work for at least a year. But in this, the greatest country in the world, Ken can also receive a higher level of healthcare treatment IF he can pony up certain percentages out of pocket. In other words, if he has more money, he can get better treatment. God Bless America!
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The Brotherhood of Two FNG’s – Part Three- Escape. Wait, no. Maybe Not
When you last left us, the two hapless FNG’s had amazingly escaped a potential situation in which something got broken. Remember, if something gets broken, we’d have to endure the Wrath of the Lieutenant- that unimaginably obscene and cataclysmic display of sound and spit-spray.
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The Brotherhood of Two FNG’s – Part Two- The Wrath of the Lieutenant
The Wrath of the Lieutenant was cataclysmic. Each of the five human senses were so violated by the event that the End of Times would be pleasurable by comparison.
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The Brotherhood of Two FNG’s- Part One- Buzz
Hello Friends,
I would like to take a few days to relate a story of the Brotherhood of two FNG’s. For those of you who don’t know, N stands for “new” and G stands for “guy”. After the story has been told, I would like to tell you why this all came to mind this month and tie it all together with a dose of true humanity. Enjoy!
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Honoring the Memory of Brother Brian Carey
See if this sounds familiar.....
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Chief Ray Hoff, one of the best, passes.
Chief Ray Hoff taught me more on tactics and strategy in one hour than I learned in most 40-hour classes. He had the ability to speak “with” you, rather than just teach you. He was at his best when he was in “war story mode”, the way I found most appealing in learning anything regarding firefighting.
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Arrangements as they are announced for Chicago firefighters Cory Ankum and Edward Stringer
Bookmark this page for updated comprehensive information on arrangements for Chicago Fire Department Brothers Cory Ankum and Edward Stringer including hotels, maps, and much more.Bookmark this page for updated comprehensive information on arrangements for Chicago Fire Department Brothers Cory Ankum and Edward Stringer including hotels, maps, and much more.
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VIDEO AND FIREGROUND AUDIO: (LODD) CFD’s Cory Ankum and Edward Stringer die, 19 firefighters seriously injured in Chicago Building Collapse- 100 years to the day of the Chicago Stockyards Fire that killed 21 firefighters
All accounted for. CFD reports now that 17 have been injured, all are expected to survive. Details on the fallen are slowly emerging.
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We knew he was suffering, but we didn’t step up to help. Now he’s gone…
“It’s good to be strong and it’s good to be courageous. But it’s also good to ask for help. “If I had a good friend who said, ‘you need to get some help,’ I would listen. I would hope somebody would do that.” --Fire Chief Bob Khan, Phoenix Fire Department, which lost four firefighters in seven months to suicide.
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Make your decision-makers SMART with Fire Ops 101
After teaching stop, drop, and roll and the importance of smoke detectors, now let's target a different fire prevention audience- your decision-makers.
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Whoa! What Did THESE Council Members Say?
This is "as cool as the other side of the pillow."
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Chicago Fire: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Remembrance Night
Here is your chance to participate in one of our area’s biggest fund raisers for the NFFF.
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NIOSH report out on Homewood (IL) Fire Dept. that killed Brian Carey last March. Happy Groundhog Day- again.
See if this sounds familiar.....
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UPDATED WITH ARRANGEMENTS: Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Christopher Wheatley, 31, Dies in the Line of Duty During Overnight Restaurant Fire
Christopher Wheatly became Chicago Fire Department's first line of duty death since 2008, falling to his death after slipping on a ladder fighting a restaurant fire.
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Fully Engulfed Meteor: You Make the Call
Does your department have an SOG for this? If none exists, then you are in luck. If you are a firefighter looking for a bugle, or a bugle looking for a band, here’s golden opportunity to prove you are a self-starter, a problem solver, a go-getter.
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Stay Stoked!
Here is my First Due Blog Carnival submission. This month’s topic is: I am a Firefighter Because. First, I'll answer the question: why did I become a firefighter?
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A St. Patrick’s Day Salute to CFD Chief Eddie Enright
There are fire chiefs and there are Fire Chiefs. Read about one experienced veteran who draws a crowd no matter where he's at, and find out why.
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“I do not proposition women. I don’t have to. Women usually proposition me. God has blessed me like that.”- Chicago Fire Commissioner John Brooks.
"He would say, 'I am a breast man. I want a wild woman,' " Green claimed. "I said, 'I don't like this picture.' He felt I was subordinate to him."
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“Haunted” Suburban Chicago Fire Station to be Featured on A&E This Week
"I've heard they are friendly spirits. I just wish they would do some work around here," said the station's Lieutenant.
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