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Out of Air Emergency (Last Chance Rescue Filter)

By in Fire and Rescue Concepts, LLC at 01/12/2012 at 17:13
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… Read More »

Forcible Entry – The Bam Bam Tool – By: Paul Hoekema

By in Brotherhood Instructors at January 10, 2012 at 1:20 pm
There are numerous ways to manipulate an American Series 2000 type lock to force entry (hockey puck locks with the key way on the rim of the lock not the face). Read More »

Forcing Doors In Zero Visibility – By: Andrew Brassard

By in Brotherhood Instructors at December 12, 2011 at 10:03 am
Anyone who has ever forced a challenging door in zero visibility knows it can be one of the most difficult forcible entry challenges a crew will ever face, for those of you that have not... This challenge still awaits you. Weather it is an apartment doo… Read More »

Come Along – By: Mike Tesarski

By in Brotherhood Instructors at December 5, 2011 at 4:13 pm
During my initial training as a firefighter in Michigan I was shown the benefits of using a come along.  This training included a “steering column pull” for auto extrication that would pull the steering column and the dash away from the … Read More »

Christmas Tree Safety

By in Fire and Rescue Concepts, LLC at 11/28/2011 at 12:47
As we approach another Christmas season, we need to always remember safety. During this time is prime for traffic accidents , fires, falls, and other traumatic incidents. But today we are going to focus on Christmas Tree Safety. It seems every year that … Read More »

A Convergence of Technology for Firefighter Training

By in Firefighter Radio at November 21, 2011 at 10:46 am
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… Read More »

Tool Modifications 2.0 – The 8 Pound Force Axe – By: Shane Klug

By in Brotherhood Instructors at November 17, 2011 at 3:22 pm
February 2011, I transferred to a ladder company, my first time being assigned to a truck.  Detroit ladder trucks typically have 6-pound pick head axes and 8-pound sledge hammers on them.  I tried both of them on the roof, and my tool of choice… Read More »

Open Fire Academy Starts Affiliate Program Today

By in Firefighter Radio at November 17, 2011 at 1:26 pm
  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 … Read More »

Through the Lock – Pivoting Deadbolt & Hookbolt

By in Brotherhood Instructors at November 8, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Through the lock forcible entry is a quick and easy method of gaining entry into doors locked with pivoting deadbolts and pivoting hookbolts.  This skill is easier than many believe.  Click on this through the lock info sheet to download a PDF … Read More »

Congratulations to Our October Giveaway Winner

By in Firefighter Radio at November 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Congratulations to John Sawyers for being the winner of our October Giveaway. He won a $50.00 gift card to Amazon.com. Watch our Giveaways page for more coming up and earn rewards for participating on the Firefighter Radio. More to come! Read More »

Duckbill Lock Breaker – By: Andrew Brassard

By in Brotherhood Instructors at October 31, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Nowadays firefighters tend to become over reliant on saws during forcible entry operations and often forget some of the most basic of fireground tools. The Duckbill Lock Breaker is one such a tool that has become a forgotten tool that tends to sit in a c… Read More »

Accountability and Safety in the Fire Service

By in Firefighter Radio at October 27, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Image via Wikipedia Join our roundtable discussion as Mike, Orlando, Jeremy, and BJ discuss Accountability and Safety in the Fire Service.  We would love to hear your comments and questions.  Please join us and call i… Read More »

Coordinated Ventilation

By in Brotherhood Instructors at October 26, 2011 at 7:00 am
Take a look at these two videos for a great example of coordinated ventilation.  The outside vent (OV) firefighter on the fire escape waits until the line is putting water on the fire to take the windows.  Doing so helps the engine make the adv… Read More »

ICS 300: Life is Full of Transitions

By in Firefighter Radio at October 20, 2011 at 9:18 pm
  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.… Read More »

RAW: Footage of Contra Costa Fire and Rescue (Helmet Cam Rescue)

By in Firefighter Radio at October 17, 2011 at 1:14 pm
On October 13, 2011 Contra Costa Firefighters rescued two women from a burning building. The raw footage was captured by the firefighters helmet cam. Share your thoughts. Read More »

Webcasting the National Fallen Firefighter Ceremonies on FF Radio

By in Firefighter Radio at October 15, 2011 at 12:02 pm
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. … Read More »

Pressure Reducing Valves – By: Chris Collier

By in Brotherhood Instructors at October 11, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Lack of water on the fire is a fire ground problem that seldom stands alone.  When water is not being applied to the fire at the proper rate we can all agree that things get worse on the fire ground.  When we look at fires where maydays or fire… Read More »

Incident Safety Officer: Special Hazards/Electrical Hazards

By in Firefighter Radio at October 10, 2011 at 3:23 am
Hosted by Orlando Willis. Today’s firefighter faces greater variety of hazards than ever before and so does the incident safety officer. Advances in society’s level of technology have bred a whole new generation of specials haz… Read More »

Live Stream of Illinois Train Derailment Incident

By in Firefighter Radio at October 7, 2011 at 10:13 am
Below is the link to listen to the live stream of the Bureau County response to the train derailment. It streams the whole county, so you will also pick up some additional communications.  http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=wp&feedId=… Read More »

Freight Train Derailment in Illinois Prompts Evacuations

By in Firefighter Radio at October 7, 2011 at 9:24 am
  TISKILWA, Ill. –  A fiery freight train derailment early Friday forced authorities  to evacuate residents of the small community of Tiskilwa in north-central Illinois. Capt. Steve Haywood of the Ottawa Fire Department said the… Read More »

Fundamentals of Timber Rigging (Part 2)

By in Fire and Rescue Concepts, LLC at 10/06/2011 at 18:04
Setting up the Timber Tripod With the current economic crisis in the country and other countries, fire departments are cutting cost where the can. Normally the training budget is first to go and then comes the equipment budget. There are various compani… Read More »

Electric Roll Up Gates – By: Andrew Brassard

By in Brotherhood Instructors at September 30, 2011 at 2:45 pm
Not all forcible entry has to be forcible, in some cases a little knowledge and some finesse will get the job done quicker than some more traditional methods. One such instance is Electric Roll Up Doors and Gates.  With a little bit of knowledge an… Read More »

Modular Cribbing – By: Mike Tesarski

By in Brotherhood Instructors at September 24, 2011 at 7:00 am
One thing I've always liked about the Fire Service is the ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome problems. If you give a firefighter a problem you can be assured they will come up with an answer. I have always found it interesting to visit firehou… Read More »

Calling the Mayday is Now on Facebook

By in Firefighter Radio at September 21, 2011 at 2:25 pm
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… Read More »

Changing Saw Blades – Diamonds are a Firemen’s best friend too – By Grant Light

By in Brotherhood Instructors at August 25, 2011 at 1:59 pm
  Over the past few years there have been some big changes in the type of circular saw blades used by fire departments across the country.  In the past almost all of the metal and concrete cutting was accomplished with fiber wheels made of a… Read More »

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