Posts Tagged: Sprinkler System
LAFD LODD: Hollywood Hills Mansion Investigating Building Standards
According to published reports; "The city of Los Angeles has stringent building codes, and those building codes are made not only to protect residents, but also to protect our firefighters," LAPD Chief Charlie Beck told KTLA. "So we're looking into what exactly was the situation at that house."
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Mississippi SB 2079: Attack on Residential Sprinklers
Another state selling out public safety: bill will essentially not allow local jurisdictions and municipalities to adopt residential sprinkler ordinances.
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Remember the PIV?
Remember when doing inspections to check out the fire department connection. We all do that pretty well for the most part, making sure that nothing is blocking it and noting where it is for tactical reasons. However, I have seen crews miss checking t…
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Company Training Discussion 2: Residential Fire with Exposure
This is the response from the posting from the other day. Our fried Fred commented with the following details:
Assuming wood frame construction of main structure. Challenges: fire already past egress point at patio doors of main structure. Exposure …
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Woe the Shopping Carts
With the holidays over, so to speak, the big sales days are upon us now. You might want to check on your big stores to make sure things are in order.
As we can see here, the shopping carts have taken precedent over the people inside for access to th…
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Fatal Early Morning 5-Alarmer Eerily Similar to Fire There 8 Years Ago
Eight years ago, fire struck the same hi-rise condo in Chicago with eerily similar results. That fire revived criticism by fire experts of the city's failure to enact a sprinkler system code for all hi-rise condos built prior to 1975. Here we go again.
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360 Burn Around The Fire Web
Change is the theme for today's 360 Burn: Changing seasons means prepping for sprinkler system calls; changing attitudes to thwart the rise of firefighter cheating, and the changing the life of one ex-firefighter who hit rock bottom.
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Elgin’s Bloody Turnip
In the last 12 months, Elgin, IL firefighters have faced not one, but two rounds of layoffs. Now, new cuts are being floated. One begins to wonder just how much more can be cut without affecting the safety of the firefighters and their public.
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Paul Boyer Funeral Arrangements
We've received notes from many of you having trouble locating the arrangements for Paul, so we've posted them here.
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Be This Guy
Thankfully, this helmet cam hasn't yet been banned. See it and learn from it. Be this guy.
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Stuff I Lerned Today
Today, I lerned how to make fire hoze.
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Update: Can I Be Forced to Take the H1N1 Vaccination?
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...
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