Posts Tagged: Firefighter Safety
Why We Search: Dropping the Hammer in Lewiston and Dead in Vegas
The public becomes upset when occupied “unoccupied” buildings burn in Maine and Nevada.
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To Go… or Not To Go… (That is the question)
During my recent trip to the S.C. Fire Academy for the 2013 Kill the Flashover research fires, I came away with one aspect as to the importance of thermal imaging and the fire attack that rocked my paradigm. It is referred as the GO..NO TEST. T…
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Contradictions in Atlanta
Fox Street rescue challenges those who cling to absolutes in fear and tradition.
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Flashlight throwing former VT chief has bigger problems. Joseph Hayes & wife accused of embezzlement involving Bennington Rural FD raffle.
Newspaper says former chief also faced embezzlement charge six-years-ago.
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Protecting Lives
"We must constantly evaluate the environment we are in and try to determine if the conditions will allow us to continue with our task."
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Close the Door for Life!
From our very beginning in New Amsterdam, the role of the fire service was to be proactive and save lives through fire prevention. In 1647 Fire wardens would inspect houses and chimneys, fining the owners for potential hazards, to prevent fires from happ…
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Must read memo: Detroit Fire bans firefighters from climbing city’s aerial ladders unless immediate life threat. Ladders out of compliance with NFPA testing requirements.
Only exception is immediate life threat to the public or firefighters.
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THE I-STAIR – A NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION HAZARD
I would first like to give a special thanks to the staff at Firefighters CloseCalls for sending this information to me. So I could share it with you all on Green Maltese.
Also a special thanks goes out to Lt Steve Dykema City of Wyoming Mi. Fire…
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Why We Search:
Jumper and Rescue at Chicago Abandoned Building Fire
Man also in critical condition after being rescued from South Side home.
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Guilty plea: Vermont chief admits throwing flashlight at vehicle.
Chief Joseph Hayes decided to get this behind him and move on.
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Obligations
If your department is unable to meet the mission they are tasked with, you have the obligation to tell those you are responsible to protect that you can't.
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Building Construction for Today’s Fire Service
Here's the starting line-up of the New 2013 Buildingsonfire Training Programs and Seminars
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Doomsday!!!! Are you prepared for those who are preparing?
ANNOUNCING DISASTER PREPPERS!
Rather the world ends on the 21st or not this is a growing concern that just adds one more thing for the fire service to be prepared on.
Please spend a few minutes with us and watch this very informative module on wh…
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Fire Safety Challenges of Green Buildings Report
Fire Safety Challenges of Green Buildings
Author: Brian Meacham, Brandon Poole, Juan Echeverria and Raymond Cheng, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Re-posted by permission of Brian Meacham NFPA
Introduction
Many new commercial facilities are…
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Analysis of Firetruck Crashes and Associated Firefighter Injuries in the United States
Approximately 500 firefighters are involved in fatal firetruck crashes each year and 1 out of 100 of these occupants dies as a result of the crash.
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The Creation of a Firefighter
When the Lord was creating Firefighters, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, "Your doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."
And the Lord said "Have you read the specification on this person?
Firefighters have to b…
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Solar Panel Safety for Firefighters
The Fire Training Program at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), in partnership with the Washington County Fire Training Association (WCFTA), recently hosted a one-day class on Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) Safety for Fire F…
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Why We Search:
Abandoned House, Hospital and Projects
Take away the vacant building, the vacant building problem goes away.
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Senseless in Indiana
How's that pledge thing working out for you?
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Why We Search: Australian Squatters
The occupied "vacant" building down under
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Before The Snow Flies Giveaway – MN8 Fox Fire
MN8-Foxfire is a firefighter owned company that develops, markets and sells revolutionary photoluminescent coatings and products that provide illumination for several hours and stay visible in complete darkness for up to 17 hours.
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Is your Fire Prevention message up to date?
As most firefighters should know this week is National Fire Prevention Week . I am sure many of you are out spreading the message of Fire Prevention this week. I would like to say thank you for serving your communities and you will probably never kno…
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Lesson Not Learned
Texas, Tennessee and Emmitsburg
Why Does Johnny Not Read?
Everyone went home so who the hell cares?
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Air Management & More
Greetings to all,
This post will not be about Green Construction however I wanted to take the time and share some other things I am also involved with.
My good friend Christopher Huston from EngineCo22 and I have partnered on another project. T…
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Never Ask The Dead