Posts Categorized: Fema
Medical Oxygen Tank Over Pressurization On Wheels
You get a call for a truck with a high-pitch sound coming from it. On arrival the truck is a Class B straight truck with hazardous materials placards easily identifiable on your approach.
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Anhydrous Nurse Trailer – Company Drill
This company drill was passed over to me from Lt Bronner (Perkins Township FD).
Many of you are seeing anhydrous nurse trailer throughout your jurisdictions this time of year. The “nurse trailer” in this picture was parked about 15 feet from a c…
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Out of Air Emergency (Last Chance Rescue Filter)
Out of Air Emergency The Last Chance Rescue Filter
You are in a dark, heat, smoke filled room, and you are taking your last breath. You think to yourself “now what?”. Your mind quickly goes to a check list of things to do. During this check li…
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A Convergence of Technology for Firefighter Training
Most online training deals with reading text and posting to discussion boards. However, on December 6th, 2011, that is about to change. The Open Fire Academy, International and Firefighter Radio are offering the first class that is both synch…
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Open Fire Academy Starts Affiliate Program Today
We want to get the word out about what we are doing to help better promote training to the fire service. If you are a website or blog publisher, we will pay you to promote the Open Fire Academy, International. Promoting our mission and efforts …
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ICS 300: Life is Full of Transitions
The Incident Command system is based on flexibility and adaptability. The capability to develop a management system to address the needs of any event or incident regardless of size type or complexity is one the hallmarks of ICS.…
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Webcasting the National Fallen Firefighter Ceremonies on FF Radio
If you are unable to attend the National Fallen Firefighter ceremonies this weekend, you can still watch all the events on Firefighter Radio. We will be simulcasting the ceremonies all weekend. Click the link below for schedule and to watch. …
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Calling the Mayday is Now on Facebook
The Calling the Mayday has become a foundational course for many departments. However, some still have not had the opportunity to take this important course. To help, the Calling the Mayday is now available via the Facebook platform. Taking the course if…
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FDNY Fire Truck Used On 9/11 Lowered Into Museum
On September 11, 2001, a truck with firefighters from Ladder Company 3 responded to the World Trade Center to evacuate people during the terrorist attacks.
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Roundtable Discussion: Firefighter Stress and Mental Health
Hosted by William Jetter. Join BJ and his guest panel as they discuss the often hidden issue of the fire service... stress and mental health issues. They discuss the causes of stress, how does PTSD impact the firefighter, the impact of wellness prog…
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New Addition Coming to FirefighterRadio.com on July 1st
Firefighter Radio is about to welcome a new addition to our broadcasts. We have spent the past month finalizing what we feel will be a new innovation in the way you are doing firefighter training. While this will be a gradual launch... starting…
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Keeping an Eye on the Sky
[caption id="attachment_206" align="alignright" width="300" caption="You never know what might come "][/caption]If some of you out there don’t know it yet, I’m away from my home area working one of my j…
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Interoperability Assets and Your Department
Hosted by Jeremy Mitchell. Since 2001, "interoperability" has become one of the favorite buzzwords of public safety theorists; but theory, political oversight, and the comparative rareness of these responses (relative to our normal range o…
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Rosenbauer Leases Rig To Joplin, Missouri For $1
In the wake of Sunday's deadly tornado, Joplin will get apparatus from Rosenbauer.
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Crisis in the Southland: The Alabama Tornadoes Incidents
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Hosted by John Kimbell. With guest Orlando Willis, we will provide an after action of the intial responses to the Alabama tornadoes. Drawing on perspective of a highly experienced IC and ICS trainer who…
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Homegrown Terrorism: What you need to know?
Terrorism concerns dominate some aspect of our life every day. An emerging threat in our country is the radicalized US resident or Homegrown terrorist. The threat of ‘radicalized residents’ continues to redefine our H…
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Can Public Safety Ever Completely Trust “The Media”?
The terms public affairs, public relations, and ‘the media’ are synonymous with public safety. However, how many of us really know what these terms mean? Host Brett Hicks interviews our Guest Danny Chung on the influence(s) that public affair…
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San Antonio Fire Captain Gets 60 Days Suspension Over Reckless Fire Response
Fire Chief Charles Hood of the San Antonio Fire Department suspended three firefighters for traveling at an unsafe speed and not buckling up while racing to a fire on the Northwest Side last year. Firefighter Robert Arranaga, 30, was trapped and hospital…
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FDNY Ladder 81 & van collide leaving one dead & others injured. Van carried disabled adults. FFs with minor injuries.
Ladder 81 was responding to a vehicle fire with people possibly trapped.
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EMS/Fire Need to Know: Autism Conference
In response to an emergency, EMS workers are often the first people at the scene. As they attend to the person or people involved in the crisis, they may not be aware that the individual has an autism spectrum disorder.
Read More »UPDATED: One Dead After School Bus Crashes On Mountain, Collides With Off-Duty Firefighter
Two people are dead after a school bus crashed on San Bernadino Mountain, after possibly colliding with a San Bernadino Fire Department vehicle.
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SHOT OF THE DAY: Ontario Firefighters Brave Cold To Extinguish Snow Plow Fire
[fblike]KAWARTHA LAKES, ONTARIO, CANADA (Jan. 19, 2011) – Little Britain division firefighter Kevin Cunningham works to put out a fire that razed a City of Kawartha Lakes plough on Little Britain Rd. about 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. The dri…
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Mayday Audio Of Baltimore County Firefighter Tragic LODD In Fire 1/19/2011
Firefighter Mark Falkenhan, 43, was killed last night after becoming trapped and calling a mayday during an apartmentment fire where he suffered massive burns. He leaves behind his wife and 2 children. He was a member of the Lutherville Volunteer Fire Co…
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VIDEO: The Firefighter Quick Dress Drill, How Fast Are You?
Can you find a faster time?
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Brotherhood Instructors Quick Video: Forcible Entry Using The Rex Tool
[fblike]Our friends over at Brotherhood Instructors posted a new, very quick :44 second video demonstrating how to properly use the Rex Tool as a method of 'through the lock' forcible entry. Their YouTube channel (BrotherhoodInstrctrs) should be subscrib…
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