Posts Categorized: Training Fire Rescue Topics
New Training Officer Named
BEAUFORT -- The Beaufort Fire Department announced Tuesday that John Robinson, a 10-year veteran of the city's fire service, will be its new training education officer.
Robinson, who will be promoted from lieutenant to captain, will present fire and s…
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Controversial Policy is Changed
Firefighters will soon be able to drive Richland County ambulances.
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Airbags in the Dark
So, when you drill for these, lift something, anything, like pallets with full visibility. Watch what happens to the opposite side of the lift and make notes. When you get into the dark you will have to crib, raise, and lower all by feel. Oh, and up on red and down on blue is difficult at best.
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38 Buildings To Burn:
“Johnny Reb”
A Backstep Firefighter double-header looks at Ogden Utah's live burn opportunity.
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38 Buildings To Burn:
“Billy Yank”
A Backstep Firefighter double-header looks at Ogden Utah's live burn opportunity.
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FF’s Request First Responder Training
DENMARK -- “When the fire department pulls up on an accident scene people expect us to do something,” Denmark Fire Chief Charles Breland told Denmark City Council members at their August 16, meeting. Breland said for that reason several members of th…
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Which Way is Out?
This may seem a bit simplistic, but I am always surprised when I ask someone to close their eyes and hand this prop to them. After I hand them the hose I ask which way they would go to get out of a building?
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Illegal Renovation Kills FDNY Lieutenant and Probie, 2006
"Save my probie," he urged. "He's underneath me."
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Gearing up for Tak Response
A first of it's kind conference, only a few weeks away. San Jose, CA Sept 14th-16th.
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Firefighter Training Event
SPARTANBURG -- Firefighters from across Spartanburg County began a three-day training event Tuesday at the Montgomery Building downtown. The City of Spartanburg fire department invited firefighters throughout the county to attend the exercise, which inc…
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Too Much Information For a Paramedic?
Our friend Greg Friese was told that a class he taught was "too much information for a paramedic". Now there's three bloggers ranting, good job there, Anonymous Student Evaluation.
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Around The Fire Web
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Firehouse Zen - Roto-Ray and Feder…
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OSHA Considers Safety Violations
BREAKING NEWS>>
NORTH CHARLESTON - State workplace safety investigators are mulling possible citations against the North Charleston Fire Department for its handling of a July house fire that left three firefighters injured.
MORE: OSHA Considers…
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Things Aren’t Always What They Seem
What you see in this picture is just a row of windows, right? Well, they are labeled, which is nice because if they weren't there could be big problems.
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Grab A 24, We’ve Got A Victim
Many will argue the first due will throw a ladder and “rescue” the victim. A life saved, our goal is complete. The answer may not be that simple.
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Upcoming Netcast
Check out Taking it to the Streets with Christopher Naum on Firefighter NetCast.com Thursday night August 19th at 9pm ET with a live online radio call-in show addressing the most current issues affecting the Fire Service.
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Byrne Not Happy With FD Direction
BEAUFORT - Former Beaufort Fire Marshal Dan Byrne said that for seven years, he helped build award-winning public-education programs that drew praise from departments throughout South Carolina and across the country.
But when changes in the department…
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EMS: Is what you do the Best You Can Do?
"Is that the best you can do?" Those seven words are so simple, yet when asked of ourselves and others, can become so powerful. Is what you're doing in your EMS career the "best" you can do? Think of what we could accomplish if all simply "tried our best".
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Positive Training
The fire department (Vigili del Fuoco) specialty squads use this work as both a public service obligation and an opportunity to hone their skills.
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Automatic Window Roller Uppers and Other “Great” Ideas
Wanna hear about a time I thought I was smart but when I was actually stupid? It happens about as often as you'd think. Thanks Car Company Engineers!
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Learn Something
Let's learn something that will keep us safe and make us better and thank the guy who filmed and posted the video for the experience.
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FF’s Receive Paramedic Training
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Sometimes firefighters are the first to respond to an emergency, but they don't always have the training to care for a patient on the scene, according to local fire and rescue officials. Putting a highly trained medical professional …
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FD Tackles New Challenge
CHARLESTON -- Charleston's Fire Department tackles one of its biggest challenges since the Sofa Super Store fire. On June 18th, 2007, a fire ripped through the Sofa Super Store. In the year following the fire, experts from around the country dissected wh…
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UPDATE: Virginia ladder hits 230,000 volt line during safety check. 3 firefighters slightly hurt. 31,000 lost power.
"We don't like that this happened, especially to us, but thankfully, nobody was seriously injured," said Dan Schmidt, a spokesperson for the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.
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Excuses