Posts Categorized: Technology Communications
Class Announcement: Forcible Entry 1 & 2 (THIS MONTH!)
FORCE MORE DOORS IN A DAY THAN YOU HAVE IN YEARS! The Bluffton Twp. Fire District will be hosting a FORCIBLE ENTRY DAY at their fire HQ. We will be putting on a Forcible Entry 1 (Irons & Through-the-Lock) & Forcible Entry 2 (Saw Ops, Advanced Irons & High Security). REGISTRATION PERIOD IS SHORT... DON'T MISS IT!
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Formula 1 racecar destroyed in garage fire
Possible explosion of energy management device mars ending of the Spanish Formula 1 race.
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State Police pull over radioactive firefighter
What paperwork MUST you have to avoid becoming a CBRNE incident. Who knew?
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First Due Friday; You Arrive on the Truck… (Video)
First thing you see is a Truck pulling up to the scene. YOU'RE ON THAT TRUCK! Based on what you see with the building, the conditions, the Engine Co. and other crews' operations, WHAT ARE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR YOUR CREW? Compare this FD's ops to your FD and give us your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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Ohio Close Calls
Blaming Radios and Remembering Past Tragedy
Relying blindly on technology without incorporating behavioral changes is like giving an M40 to someone who has never fired a rifle in their lives and expecting them to put every round in the 10-ring. It’s not going to happen.
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Class Announcement! Street Smart Forcible Entry
Irmo Fire District, in Columbia, SC, will be hosting 2 open enrollment 4-Hour Street Smart Forcible Entry 1 classes
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Silly Season … Super Sport Performance Chevy
An electronic tea leaf hints at a what the "NASCAR" Chevy will be called.
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Globe’s WASP
Physiological and Location Monitoring on the Fireground
Just before he presses the button on his handie-talkie the EMS duty officer reaches out to him, “Check this out, Ladder 104 Can, he’s spiked his heart rate and respiration.”
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Globe WASP
Getting Closer to Better Firefighter Tracking and Monitoring
Firefighter tracking, health monitoring and PPE combine to offer a proactive approach to your safety on the fireground.
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Morning Lineup – April 14
Out of the 30,000+ fire departments in the U. S., a goodly number of them have their own web pages by now.
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Saturday Car-Toon: ’47 Ford F5 with 400 hp diesel
A slightly different approach to automotive eye candy: Mike Musto looks at Mitch Allread's '47 Ford F5
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First Due Friday; Heavy Fire, Standpipe Ops & Mayday! (Video)
This video is a great training tool for size-up, radio comms & Command presence. This FD sounds very professional despite difficult fire conditions. This week we've got heavy fire & smoke on an upper floor w/ standpipe ops in progress and a Mayday called while transitioning to Defensive Ops. Compare this FD's ops to your FD and give us your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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The First Responders of Television
A must-have TV reference book
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Texts from Hillary
The Secretary of State becomes an internet meme.
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First Due Friday- What Can Be Saved?
Here We Go! What would your FD's operations look like for something like this? How many and what type of resources, water supply considerations, exposure considerations, etc? Enjoy!
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National 911 Education Month – What EMS can do
April is National 911 Education Month. We're celebrating it. Let's show our dispatchers some love and help spread the message. I've got some tools you can use today.
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First Due Friday; Transitional Attack? Pre-Arrival Video
Here is a great pre-arrival video of a house fire transitioning from serious to worse. This would be a great size-up tool for anyone riding the seat. Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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Morning Lineup – March 28
I have seen those maze-looking designs showing up here and there, but never really paid any attention to what they are used for.
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This Ain’t The Burn Building
DO WE TRAIN OURSELVES INTO MEDIOCRITY? I see more pack rat houses than "Better Homes and Gardens" houses. Yet we train in nearly empty buildings. Is this the root of complacency? Are you and your crew trained to identify and overcome obstacles in our path to complete the task at hand?
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Firegeezer revealed … 5 years of working online with Bill
Congrats to Bill Schumm for five years of blogging!
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Canadian FD Moves On the High-Tech Frontier
WATERLOO, ONTARIO, IS THE HOME to high-tech high flyer Reasearch in Motion (RIM), the innovative developers and purveyors of the pioneering Blackberry personal communication device.
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VES Class Wrap Up
This past weekend, we were fortunate to be able to teach our "Ventilation, Entry & Search Techniques" class at the South Carolina Fire Academy's annual Southeastern Fire School. We had a great weekend both teaching (& learning), spending time with old friends and making new ones. Here are some of the highlights...
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Hatusme Miku transmits last concert – implications for emergency service training
What can a digital teen diva do for emergency service training?
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A test of “any publicity is good publicity.” $108K Fisker car dies after 180 miles with Consumer Reports
A $100,000+ electric car fails after 180 miles. The owner? Consumer Reports. hmm ...
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Carbon Motors … no federal loan crumbles purpose-built police vehicle effort
No federal loan endangers Indiana-based Carbon Motors purpose-built police cruiser
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