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The Ides of March: Learning and Remembrance

By in The Company Officer at March 7, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Take the opportunity to identify the common themes and apparent causes of some past events. Read More »

National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System; Untapped Resource

By in Command Safety at June 30, 2011 at 5:21 pm
Have you heard about the National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System (NMRS)? Have you used the NMRS Reports, or submitted a near miss event? Did you know there is a wealth of resources available on the NMRS web site or that there is a Report of t… Read More »

Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week 2011: Day Five: Near-Misses, Maydays and Floor Collapses

By in Command Safety at June 22, 2011 at 7:48 pm
[caption id="attachment_1349" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="Do you know what's underneath you as you're making entry?"][/caption] During the last quarter of 2010 and leading well into the second quarter of 2011 there has been a signi… Read More »

Oklahoma City Battalion Chief Mike Walker on ‘The Front Seat’

By in Backstep Firefighter at June 7, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Tune In! Chief Walker will discuss training to an acceptable level of performance as well as training methods and ideas he has been working with. We’ll also review several Firefighter Near Miss Reports and identify some common themes. Read More »

Complacency

By in Firehouse Zen at May 19, 2011 at 8:02 pm
Complacency is a subject that seems to surface repeatedly in our business, a business that requires constant vigilance. It strikes all of us at one point or another. The cure, sadly enough, seems to be getting stung. Read More »

Another Near Miss Floor Collapse

By in Command Safety at May 5, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Floor compromise and isolated shift resulted in minor firefighter injuries and a near miss event in San Diego (CA) Read More »

The Ides of March

By in Command Safety at March 8, 2011 at 6:53 pm
   Operational Safety Here are five (5) NIOSH Firefighter LODD Event report summaries for incidents that occurred in the March 4th through the 8th time frame in the years 1998, 2001, 2002, 2008.    Take the time to look over the e… Read More »

National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System; Untapped Resource

By in The Company Officer at February 20, 2011 at 10:08 am
Have you heard about the National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System (NMRS)? Have you used the NMRS Reports, or submitted a near miss event? Did you know there is a wealth of resources available on the NMRS web site or that there is a Report of t… Read More »

NIOSH Wants To Hear From You

By in Backstep Firefighter at February 8, 2011 at 1:55 pm
NIOSH is looking for ways to improve the Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program. Read More »

Near-Misses, Maydays and Floor Collapses

By in Command Safety at December 16, 2010 at 9:08 pm
[caption id="attachment_1349" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="Do you know what's underneath you as you're making entry?"][/caption] If you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and on the job reports these past few days, you may… Read More »

Kansas City Flashover, Mayday:
Raw Video Interview Highlights Burnt Line, Backup Line and Area of Refuge

By in Backstep Firefighter at December 11, 2010 at 11:13 am
"There's no doubt we had a serious near-miss this morning." Chief Dyer Read More »

Vinton home burns. 10 or more minutes to get an Engine on scene… 1st due is .22 miles away!

By in Iron Firemen at December 5, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Almost a week ago now (last Monday November 29th) City Engine 6 caught a fire. Now, that in itself is not news ... those guys catch a lot of work. What is news is some of the circumstances surrounding the fire. I am not going to "point fingers" here but… Read More »

A Commentary That Needs Repeating

By in Firegeezer at June 1, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Bill Carey's commentary after a near-miss confined space incident need to be shared and considered. Read More »

The National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System

By in Command Safety at October 12, 2009 at 10:27 am
Here's another prominent and important program that each of you should be visiting on a regular basis, The National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System. The National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System is a voluntary, confidential, non-punitive an… Read More »

Mentors and Mentees

By in Command Safety at October 12, 2009 at 10:16 am
Many of us may have had someone in our career that provided influence, guidance and offered reinforcement, feedback or constructive criticism when needed. You know; that chief or company officer, who seemed to take you under thier wing and watchful eye i… Read More »

Two Common Calls: Different Outcomes

By in Command Safety at October 2, 2009 at 10:40 pm
http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqAAAAPEbdexZYqODP9Nt5kZfcH34HcrE1NkMlRf1z9L5802W6MRijrAOIqO4Khc8a-iyiU21BLipII46M6bwZzj2TMNlHvVIWradMjQfMmmqAZEv905jcQfEl1E7f… Read More »

Honor & Remembrance

By in Command Safety at October 2, 2009 at 2:09 pm
The 28th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend takes place this weekend at the NFA. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Fire Administration are conducting the 28th annual National Fal… Read More »

Firefighting is Dangerous?

By in The Fire Critic at July 11, 2009 at 6:02 pm
If you already know why firefighting is dangerous have a nice day. If you do not, check out this video. More information on the incident here. Editor's Sidenote: I freakin hate youtube videos that disable embed ability (being able to put the video on an… Read More »

Flashmob – a new threat for building construction

By in The Fire Critic at July 11, 2009 at 1:36 pm
First off, if you do not know what a flashmob is... Wikipedia defines it as a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse. The term flash mob is generally applied only t… Read More »

Saturday Hotshot – Australia's Firies at work

By in The Fire Critic at July 11, 2009 at 5:43 am
This week we are welcoming the newest column (weekly post) titled Saturday Hotshot. Enjoy. [caption id="attachment_238" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="INFERNO: Firefighters battle a fire raging at Darwin River (above) and (below, right) the fu… Read More »

Firefighters Rescue Two Year Old From Peril

By in The Fire Critic at July 10, 2009 at 5:17 pm
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… Read More »

Roadside Tributes Blamed for Fatal Crash

By in The Fire Critic at July 10, 2009 at 4:43 pm
[caption id="attachment_234" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The scene after a woman died in a collision in Lynbrook this morning. Picture: Trevor Pinder "][/caption] You have seen them, I have seen them. It seems as though they are everywhere n… Read More »

Tiller Ladder Truck Overturns in Raleigh NC

By in The Fire Critic at July 10, 2009 at 1:46 pm
This morning around 10:50am, a tiller ladder truck overturned in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Three of the four firefighters on the rig were injured, two being in serious condition. [caption id="attachment_231" align="aligncenter" width="400" cap… Read More »

Safety Considerations for Buildings of Ordinary and Heavy Timber Construction

By in Command Safety at May 3, 2009 at 7:58 am
The recent structural collapse of a vacant five story building in the Tribeca section of New York City (lower Manhattan) brings to light the operational and safety issues affecting buildings of Ordinary (Type III) or Heavy Timber (Type IV) classified co… Read More »

Vacant or Unoccupied: Tactical Risk and Safety

By in Command Safety at April 10, 2009 at 11:32 am
We seem to do a lot of things at times out of common practice and repetition, you know; “We’ve always done it that way….” syndrome. There’s a resonating theme that is making its way around the fire service dealing with going to a defensive tac… Read More »

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