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First Due Friday; Heavy Smoke from a Commercial

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at January 13, 2012 at 8:25 am
Check out this "soupy" commercial job in PG County, MD. Give us your RECEO breakdown, initial actions and initial rig placement. Ready...Go! Read More »

First Due Friday; 2-Story Balloon Frame Rockin’ on the Peninsula

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at January 6, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Watch the video of this heavily involved 2-story balloon frame house. Note the wind and the exposures. Give us your RECEO breakdown, initial actions and initial rig placement. Have fun! Read More »

2012 Class and Event Planning In Progress

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at December 19, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Make training, professionalism and pride part of your New Year's resolution! We're in the process of building our 2012 calendar with intense, realistic hands-on training, interactive classroom events and good old-fashioned brotherhood. Read More »

First Due Friday; Truck Arrives First at a House Fire

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at December 16, 2011 at 8:30 am
Share your strategies, tactics and experience! Every Friday we'll post a picture or video and want to get your take on the situation. This week, you are the Officer on the 4 person TRUCK company who ARRIVES FIRST at this single-family house fire. Due to other call volume, the FIRST DUE ENGINE is 5 minutes away. Read More »

First Due Friday: “Big Box” Search

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at December 9, 2011 at 10:13 am
Share your strategies, tactics and experience! Every Friday we'll post a picture or video and want to get your take on the situation. Read More »

The Next 100 Feet of the Attack Line

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at June 8, 2011 at 7:52 am
When discussing attack line tactics, one of the most important points to remember is for the Nozzle Firefighter to always show up at the door with, at least, 1 section of hose often referred to as the “working length”. What about the 100 feet or so behind the working length? Who manages that hose and how? There are certain objectives, or good practices, that all engine companies should try to accomplish that will aid in advancing the attack line into the structure. Read More »

What Is Your Favorite Attack Line & Nozzle Setup and Why?

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at April 18, 2011 at 7:04 am
Please share with us your tool of choice. You know, the setup that, when the S#!T hits the fan, is your GO-TO line. You can also share your (constructive) opinions on someone else's favorites. Read More »

Which Way is Out?

By in A Firefighters Own Worst Enemy at August 27, 2010 at 1:30 pm
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? Read More »

Stuff I Lerned Today

By in Fire Daily at October 27, 2009 at 9:43 am
Today, I lerned how to make fire hoze. Read More »

Update: Can I Be Forced to Take the H1N1 Vaccination?

By in Fire Daily at October 26, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Citing the "public health emergency", can your employer force you to get the flu vaccines? We bring an update on the cases in New York... Read More »

BTFD Standpipe Hose Pack Demo

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at April 24, 2009 at 1:09 pm
A few months ago, a group of Bluffton firefighters was asked to re-evaluate the Bluffton Township Fire District’s “high-Rise Packs”.  They were tasked with creating a standardized and cost-effective portable hose pack system that is user friendly,… Read More »

Tradition, Motivation & Training

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at April 13, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Why do you do this job?  What makes you tick?  For me, it’s the tradition, brotherhood and challenge of the job and the excitement of not knowing what the next shift will bring.  These may seem like clichés, but they are all true and undeniable.  … Read More »

RIP Tillerman Bob

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 8, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Last week my neighbor passed away after an ongoing battle with respiratory and cardiac illnesses.  His name was bob.  Bob retired from the new Rochelle (NY) fire department in the 80’s and moved, with his wife, to South Carolina to be with their kids… Read More »

Understaffed Truck Work: Forcible Entry

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 3, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Most fire departments, if they are even lucky enough to staff a truck company, often struggle with how to maximize the tasks that the truck can accomplish on the fireground.  Since times are tough and budgets are tougher, increasing staffing is unlikely… Read More »

Brotherhood 101

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at February 15, 2009 at 1:19 pm
BROTHERHOOD 101 (CLICK HERE) I found this Powerpoint on the Indy Metro FOOLS website and thought that it needed to be shared.  It talks about pride, integrity and mentoring in the fire service.  It questions how we do the job.  Do we take the good … Read More »

Understaffed Truck Work: Ladders

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at February 7, 2009 at 8:01 am
Most fire departments, if they are even lucky enough to staff a truck company, often struggle with how to maximize the tasks that the truck can accomplish on the fireground.  Since times are tough and budgets are tougher, increasing staffing is unlikely… Read More »

Fire Attack: Nozzle Firefighter Basics

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at January 25, 2009 at 8:10 am
Once you’ve scene the video from the “Straight Stream vs. Fog” post (January 13, 2009), you may have a new appreciation for using a straight stream during interior fire attack.  Next we’ll look at a few ways to make the interior fire attack more… Read More »

New SCBA Technology

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at November 6, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Check out this link!  This is a prototype for a new SCBA design that could significantly improve firefighter safety while operating at building fires and, hopefully, improve firefighter health through stress reduction. As we all know, the only reason… Read More »

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