Posts Tagged: Safety
First Due Friday; A Small Fire In A Strip Mall
You are dispatched to a smoke detector and burglar alarm activation in a strip center. You arrive to find this! What do you do?
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2013 Volvo V40 Pedestrian Airbag
The world’s first pedestrian airbag fitted as standard on the all-new 2013 Volvo V40.
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2013 Ford Hybrid and Electric Vehicles HV Batteries and Disconnects
The 2013 Ford Towing Guide is available online and has some good information that we can use while we await the release of the 2013 Emergency Response Guide (ERG).
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2013 Ford B-Max Body Structure (UK)
Did you know that the B-Pillar is missing in the B-Maxx?
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2005 Volkswagen Passat Airbag
So you are getting ready to cut the roof off a 2000 thru 2005 Volkswagen Passat......
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2012 Audi A3 Body Structure
Leave it to Audi to throw a twist in the advanced steel terminology! Now, the 2012 Audi A3 has Ultra-High Strength Steel (UHSS), higher strength steel, and High strength steel.
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Extrication Update
New extrication (plus a bunch more fire service info) blogger on the FireEMSBlogs.com network, X-Trication Radio, articles from Les Baker…….
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Class Announcement: Forcible Entry 1 & 2 (THIS MONTH!)
FORCE MORE DOORS IN A DAY THAN YOU HAVE IN YEARS! The Bluffton Twp. Fire District will be hosting a FORCIBLE ENTRY DAY at their fire HQ. We will be putting on a Forcible Entry 1 (Irons & Through-the-Lock) & Forcible Entry 2 (Saw Ops, Advanced Irons & High Security). REGISTRATION PERIOD IS SHORT... DON'T MISS IT!
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2012 Dodge Avenger Body Structure
Guess what you need to know about the 2012 Dodge Avenger?
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First Due Friday; You Arrive on the Truck… (Video)
First thing you see is a Truck pulling up to the scene. YOU'RE ON THAT TRUCK! Based on what you see with the building, the conditions, the Engine Co. and other crews' operations, WHAT ARE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR YOUR CREW? Compare this FD's ops to your FD and give us your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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Harry M. Archer Medal
Courage and Valor…Understated, Revisited
Special Order No. 180, which was dated October 4, 1920, reads as follows: “A medal, to be known as the ‘Harry M. Archer Medal’ has been donated...
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Thought For The Day… It’s a Circle!
Things change, they always have , they always will.
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Advanced Steel Extrication PowerPoints
Sharing the PowerPoints I presented at the Train the Trainer in Ann Arbor Michigan.
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2012 Dodge Ram Truck Side Airbag
Here is a quick look at the driver side airbag in the Dodge Ram Truck
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Class Announcement! Street Smart Forcible Entry
Irmo Fire District, in Columbia, SC, will be hosting 2 open enrollment 4-Hour Street Smart Forcible Entry 1 classes
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NFPA Commends MA for New Electric Vehicle License Plates
Rescuers can easily identify the vehicle as an electric or hybrid vehicle by the license they immediately will have an extra level of necessary information that can enhance safety.
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Globe’s WASP
Physiological and Location Monitoring on the Fireground
Just before he presses the button on his handie-talkie the EMS duty officer reaches out to him, “Check this out, Ladder 104 Can, he’s spiked his heart rate and respiration.”
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2012 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Body Structure
Here's a quick look at the 2012 Honda CR-Z Hybrid body structure and interior hazards.
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Manhattan Scaffolding Rescue Highlights Agency Rivalry and Risk Management Decisions
“We have some of the best training and the best equipment to do this.”
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Perfect Alignment
Deep down inside, we might say to ourselves, "That could never happen here." Or we feel it coming up and we suppress it, because we know, if we were ever to actually verbalize that, it WOULD happen.
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First Due Friday; Heavy Fire, Standpipe Ops & Mayday! (Video)
This video is a great training tool for size-up, radio comms & Command presence. This FD sounds very professional despite difficult fire conditions. This week we've got heavy fire & smoke on an upper floor w/ standpipe ops in progress and a Mayday called while transitioning to Defensive Ops. Compare this FD's ops to your FD and give us your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Body Structure
Stronger body structure? Mercedes-Benz claims a 2013 SL550 will be around 310 pounds lighter than its predecessor.
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First Due Friday- What Can Be Saved?
Here We Go! What would your FD's operations look like for something like this? How many and what type of resources, water supply considerations, exposure considerations, etc? Enjoy!
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BMW F10 Body Structure
I quick look at the BMW F10 Body Structure.
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First Due Friday; Transitional Attack? Pre-Arrival Video
Here is a great pre-arrival video of a house fire transitioning from serious to worse. This would be a great size-up tool for anyone riding the seat. Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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