Posts Categorized: Media Relations
Daily Equipment Checks
The importance equipment checks is stressed to every new firefighter from the day they join/start the academy. Officers and instructors stress that the new firefighter know their PPE, and the equipment on the rig; and know that it works. In order to know…
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Experience based training
The best training come from experience. Experiences in the fire service need to be shared from one fireman to another. The only thing better than receiving this shared knowledge is to experience the basis for it first hand. As my department's current t…
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Virginia ambulance driver, patient killed in collision with cement truck
A medical technician was also injured in the crash.
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UPDATE – Two civilians dead in crash with San Bernardino County medic squad. Car crushed under rig.
Two firefighters hurt in crash.
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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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Audits on FDNY GPS devices finds fire trucks tracked to river bottoms
They cost nearly $11,000 per unit, but according to an audit, the GPS tracking systems installed in FDNY rigs sometimes show the fire trucks in the wrong location--including at the bottom of rivers.
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Accountability and Safety in the Fire Service
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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…
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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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Dash cam-video: Fire vehicle in Russia crashes and overturns.
Car pulls in front of responding fire vehicle.
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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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Fleet problems in the Nation’s Capital. Almost 30% of ambulances sidelined during high heat.
Units were being run without air conditioning with inside temps in excess of 100 degrees.
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Fire SUV’s out of your first due….Perk or Necessity?….You choose
Chief is ambushed by TV crew.
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New Jersey’s Two Tier ALS System. Time to Advance?
I had missed dinner and was heading in for my first of three night shifts. I made excellent time on the highway, and pulled into a local strip mall just several blocks from the hospital to grab a bite to eat before tackling my shift. Off along the curb…
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Oblivious drivers. The view from Washington, DC & Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
A news story and a PSA with a wake-up call for the public.
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Raleigh Firefighters Share Rollover Experience, Stress Importance Of Safety
Hear their emotional experience as the rig rolled.
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Shut Up
Perhaps part of the problem in anonymity is that people feel compelled to say what they think, which in this and more than a few other cases, isn't much.
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Police: Patient Steals North Carolina Ambulance, Strikes Several Cars
EMS personnel drove the ambulance to the house in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, but it was the patient who drove it away.
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The Ultimate Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Situational Internet Resource List
his is a growing list of online resources from around the globe the provide the detailed, 24 hour coverage of the Japan disasters.
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Snowbound Rigs
One rig needed a tow. Another struggled even with chains.
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Another fire chief/PD battle
Long Island fire chief gets ticket for blocking lane at crash scene.
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DISASTER STRIKES! Live In A FEMA Trailer Or Daiwa’s New EDV-01 Robotic House?
Let's assume a major hurricane similar to Katrina has struck Louisiana coast wiping out all utility centers, shelters, roads and other sources of relief. FEMA is faced with the reality of housing tens of thousands of people AND providing them electricity…
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Is ‘Surface’ In Your Ops Centers Future?
[fblike]I remember seeing Microsoft Surface early last year for the first time. It was bulky, expensive, and one of those tech things that you never see become reality. That's about to change. At the Consumer Electronic Show yesterday, Microsoft revealed…
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