Posts Tagged: Rit
I’m alive! Half naked cowboys, firefighters down, head shaving and a lot more “catching up”
Talking about these situations in a classroom setting is one thing but getting "hands on" for actual experience is invaluable.
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The Ides of March: Learning and Remembrance
Take the opportunity to identify the common themes and apparent causes of some past events.
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Get Around
Here are some more pictures from my A Shift buddies, Jim, Bob and Dave at Florissant Valley Fire Protection District. These photos show the challenges of just getting into some of our buildings. It's a lot easier to get a good look at the…
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San Francisco FD Berkeley Way Double LODD Report Issued: Routine Fire….
This incident appeared from the onset to be a routine “room and contents” fire that the SFFD encounters on a regular basis. As the Companies were performing standard fireground operations, the incident rapidly deteriorated due to a hostile fire event. The failure of a window in the fire room allowed fresh oxygen to enter the room, providing a fire that was deprived of one of the key elements of combustion to rapidly intensify.
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Challenges Everywhere—-But We Have to Get In to See Them
Hey, here are some pictures sent to me by a Brother who is going out the DOING the job. The whole job. He and his crew are getting out and checking on things. Bob gets IT and thanks for the pics. These are in his still area and these ar…
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Expect WORK… fire or not (plus day 4 of Santa’s Sexy Helpers)
My heart rate went from 60 to 180 .... I wasn't expecting to "work" ... I SHOULD HAVE BEEN!
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Worcester firefighters trapped in collapse of residential building. UPDATED. Incident timeline as tweeted by @Boston_FF_L29.
Worchester: Structure fire with building collapse, trapping two firefighters from rescue company. As documented by @Boston_FF_L29 tweets.
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RIC Refresher Breakdown
Saws, irons, ladders and rescues were the flavor of week for our brothers in Bluffton, SC. Safe Firefighter, LLC just wrapped up a RIC Refresher for the Bluffton Township Fire District. Training included calling the Mayday, self-rescue, rapid intervention crew assignments and operations and performing proactive RIC tasks.
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Three Firefighters Injured in Residential Collapse
Floor and wall collapse at a residential fire sends three firefighters into the basement and results in RIT rescues.
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Gypsum Board Ceiling Systems, Ceiling Collapse and Firefighter Safety
We're posting the ROTW alert in it's entirety below and are expanding upon this discussion to include materials previously posted on Buildingsonfire.com from the posts that surrounded the LAFD LODD of Firefighter Glenn L. Allen
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NIOSH LODD Report Released on Fire and Collapse Which Killed Two Chicago Firefighters
NIOSH LODD Report Released on Fire and Collapse Which Killed Two Chicago Firefighters
F2010-38 Two Career Fire Fighters Die and 19 Injured in Roof Collapse during Rubbish Fire at an Abandoned Commercial Structure – Illinois
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Texas Captain; 2010 LODD Report Issued with Lessons Learned
Captain Araguz, a 30 year old, 11-year veteran of the Wharton Volunteer Fire Department made Captain in 2009.
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Remembering Hackensack and Gloucester
As we approach the July 4th holiday period, two significant LODD incidents previously occurred during this time frame
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NIOSH Findings Reported on Bridgeport (CT) Double LODD Fire; Failed to Respond to Maydays
Bridgeport (CT) fire officials' failure on nearly ever level led to the line-of-duty deaths of two firefighters battling a fire in a residential occupancy in Bridgeport, CT on July 24, 2010.
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Mayday and Rapid Intervention Realities: The Phoenix Perspective
One of the major objectives of this year's theme was addressing a variety of functional areas for the Mayday event.
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Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week 2011, Day Seven; Fire Fighter, Fire Officer and Command Training and Preparedness
As the official Fire/EMS Safety Week 2011 begins to wind down, in many stations around the country this weekend is dedicated to training, drills and evolutions dedicated toward the many facets and functional elements...
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Fire/EMS Safety, Health & Survival Week 2011: Day One- Are You Ready?
Fire/EMS Safety Week 2011
Fire/EMS Safety Week: Day One
Today is Day One of Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week 2011.
The previous week leading up to today has brought with it two significant incidents; one in Illinois, the other in India…
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Firefighter Killed In Roof Collapse at Church Fire
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A major fire took command o…
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