Posts Tagged: China
A Chinese fire drill. No, really.
Ingenuity or stupidity? Or both?
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Firefighter Innovations…This is not a good idea
Check out this video from China apparently. It just doesn't seem to be a good idea.
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Guest column: Lawyer/former firefighter tackles the trooper vs. news photographer video.
An attorney, who is a former volunteer firefighter who grew up in the spot news business, sorts through the legal issues of first responders telling photographers what they can shoot.
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Early raw video: View of deadly Shanghai fire as firefighters arrive. See first lines deployed.
Twelve-minutes of video shows what firefighters saw as they pulled up to burning high-rise.
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Must see video: Dramatic rescue during deadly high-rise fire in China. More than 40 people killed as flames race through 28-story Shanghai apartment building.
Tower ladder crew uses ground ladder to bridge gap to scaffolding.
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“Toilet Bites Man”
You won't see THIS on STATter911! Extrication of man stuck in toilet while trying to retrieve a dropped cell phone.
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Bus Fire Kills 24 Riders
There were 24 people burned to death and another 19 injured, including three suffering burns over more than 50 per cent of their bodies.
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Don’t Embelish the Negative
When we brief a Chief or department official on what to expect if a media interview appears that it will have negative connotations two of the simplest techniques I offer are:
1. never repeat a reporter's negative language in your response, and
2. try to frame all your answers using positive language.
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You’ve heard of a chinese fire drill, check out a chinese confined space rescue
The rescuer could not fit down the pipe.
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Building Behaving Badly
Buildings Behaving Badly; Ok, it's been a very quiet morning. Nothing much in the way of any work or excitment. The bells come in....Your company gets a dispatch for a report of walls showing signs of cracking and movement in the building. You arrive at …
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Report From Haiti
US&R teams from around the world are engaging missions in Haiti: New York TF 1, Florida TFs 1 and 2, Virginia 1, California 2, and Colorado 1 are working in country, as well as teams from Jamaica, Costa Rica, Salvador, Peru, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Luxemburg, Canada, Russia, Spain, China, France, Iceland, St. Domingo, Mexico, Netherlands, the UK and Colombia.
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Death Toll Soars in Chinese Mine Disaster
THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES IN THE CHINESE mine explosion Saturday morning has risen to 104 with 4 miners still missing.
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China Mine Blast Kills 46
CHINA'S MONTHLY COAL MINE DISASTER RIPPED THROUGH A STATE-OWNED mine in the northern province of Heilongjiang,
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Challenging Rescue in China
He had fallen a few stories and was so tightly trapped between the two walls that it took rescuers five hours to get him out.
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1 Million Flee Typhoon in China
[caption id="attachment_443" align="alignright" width="320" caption="The Hotel Chin shuai lies collapsed in floodwater during typhoon Morakot in Chihpen, in southeastern Taiwan's Taitung county on August 9, 2009. STR/AFP/Getty Images"][/caption]
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Keba's a volunteer for life – 35 years and going
Keba Dranivasa has been volunteering for St. John Ambulance for 35 years. Her dedication to serving her fellow man has even begun her own free of charge Medics center.
Fast-forward two decades later and she is doing exactly what she wanted to do, and e…
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Should Felons be allowed to be Firefighters?
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Should Felons be allowed to by Firefighters? That is the title of a forum thread I started over at Firefighter Nation. I started …
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VACATION!!!
The Fire Critic is on vacation this week with the family. We are up in Waterford, Connecticut on the Niantic River just up from the Long Island Sound. I just did a little search to find out what fire stations are around me and here are the links. If I se…
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Tuesday Morning Job Security Check – The Rear End Collision
Check out the rear end collision on this video. They might have hit the breaks before impact.
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Engine Operator – Department Policies and Local Laws
This is the second post in our series "Engine Operator". View part one here, which was an overview of the entire series.
What I want to talk about today is department policies and local laws.
In order to drive, the operator must know what is legal and …
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House Fire in Jerusalem – Call 102
That is right boys and girls, we are headed to Jerusalem today. Not really a virtual vacation, but for a quick look at a house fire overlooking the City. You can read about Israel Fire and Rescue Services on Wikipedia here. You can also check out the I…
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Around the World Fire Report
Good Monday Morning everyone. Today I bring you an Around the World Fire Report. This is not a normal column by The Fire Critic, but you will see it time to time.
California - Calif. fire burns 2,000 acres, forces evacuation
A lightning-sparked wildfire…
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Monday Morning Shoutout – The Bravest Online
Today's Monday Morning Shoutout goes to The Bravest Online. The Bravest Online is one of those best of the best sites. They don't post anything but the cream of the crop. By that I mean the best fires videos and photos. They also put together video compi…
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Fighting Fires in Vacant Structures
I recently came across a forum post on Firefighter Nation by Christopher J. Naum. The post titled "Firefighter Safety at Vacant Structures" got me thinking. Does your department or more importantly you assume that vacant structures are unoccupied?
Don't…
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Firefighters Rescue Two Year Old From Peril
A man holds his two year old child out the window of an 8th story apartment building threatening to jump. Who are you gonna call. Where I live, more than likely the firefighters and EMT's are going to wait while the SWAT team mitigates the emergency. I i…
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