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First Due Friday; A Small Fire In A Strip Mall

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at May 25, 2012 at 11:33 am
You are dispatched to a smoke detector and burglar alarm activation in a strip center. You arrive to find this! What do you do? Read More »

Class Announcement: Forcible Entry 1 & 2 (THIS MONTH!)

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at May 15, 2012 at 12:25 am
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! Read More »

First Due Friday; You Arrive on the Truck… (Video)

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at May 11, 2012 at 9:54 am
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! Read More »

Class Announcement! Street Smart Forcible Entry

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at May 2, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Irmo Fire District, in Columbia, SC, will be hosting 2 open enrollment 4-Hour Street Smart Forcible Entry 1 classes Read More »

First Due Friday; Heavy Fire, Standpipe Ops & Mayday! (Video)

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at April 13, 2012 at 10:27 am
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! Read More »

First Due Friday; Transitional Attack? Pre-Arrival Video

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 30, 2012 at 9:55 pm
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! Read More »

This Ain’t The Burn Building

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 27, 2012 at 10:11 pm
DO WE TRAIN OURSELVES INTO MEDIOCRITY? I see more pack rat houses than "Better Homes and Gardens" houses. Yet we train in nearly empty buildings. Is this the root of complacency? Are you and your crew trained to identify and overcome obstacles in our path to complete the task at hand? Read More »

Video: Responding & fighting fires driver only in Security, Colorado.

By in STATter911.com at March 19, 2012 at 7:32 am
TV station on the scene when one man band arrives to fight house fire. Read More »

First Due Friday; We’ve Got a Hot One in the Desert (Video)

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 16, 2012 at 7:52 am
What would your FD do for this attached garage fire? Would your FD make entry through the front door and push the fire out OR knock it down from the outside, then go in? What would you do to address the extension issues? Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy! Read More »

VES Class Wrap Up

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 15, 2012 at 1:56 pm
This past weekend, we were fortunate to be able to teach our "Ventilation, Entry & Search Techniques" class at the South Carolina Fire Academy's annual Southeastern Fire School. We had a great weekend both teaching (& learning), spending time with old friends and making new ones. Here are some of the highlights... Read More »

Thinking Outside The Box May Kill You

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 6, 2012 at 7:45 am
Thinking “outside the box” is a perfectly appropriate goal for someone when faced with a unique challenge. Yet firefighters get hurt and killed at what some would consider less-than unique fires. Sometimes we have to keep it simple and put people in areas not only to perform efficiently, but also get us the most accurate information prior to making a dangerous decision. There are six sides to every fire and it is our job to see them all. Read More »

First Due Friday; “Houston” We Have a Problem!

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 2, 2012 at 11:03 am
THE SCENARIO: HEAVY FIRE from the attic w/ extension to TWO other houses! If this one doesn't test the strength and discipline of your crews and alarm assignments, congratulations! Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy! Read More »

First Due Friday; Attached Garage with Heavy Fire & Extension (Video)

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at February 24, 2012 at 9:33 am
What would your FD do for this attached garage fire? What would you do to address the extension issues? Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy! Read More »

First Due Friday; Responding from the Firehouse (Video)

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at February 17, 2012 at 10:23 pm
This is a cool video responding in on the first due Engine. Today, you're the Officer. What you see is what you got. Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Have fun! Read More »

Staffing is important in Honolulu. No more driving ambulances.

By in Fire Truck Blog at February 13, 2012 at 6:29 am
Driving amb ulances will no longer be in the job description for Honolulu firefighters. Read More »

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 »

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Video Highlights Quick Work by Minimum Staffed Crews

By in Backstep Firefighter at January 7, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Submitter of a past Backstep article is seen on tape hustling the hoselines. 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 »

Everett Firefighters Prevail in Staffing Related Unfair Labor Practice

By in Fire Law at December 21, 2011 at 12:04 am
The Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission has ruled in favor of Everett Firefighters IAFF Local 46 on an unfair labor practice claim against the City of Everett. The December 2, 2011 ruling concluded that it was improper for the city to… 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 »

A HUGE “LET DOWN”

By in Iron Firemen at November 3, 2011 at 7:15 am
Our strategies and tactics must change and adapt to the environments in which we are placed. I'm not so sure that our training methods and text books shouldn't be changed as well. I mean we may as well be teaching single firefighter techniques right? Why teach and drill into a rookies head the "team concept" when in reality, they are gonna end up on the nozzle or searching alone? Read More »

Real World Staffing
Required Reading for The Front Seat Program on Firefighter Netcast

By in Backstep Firefighter at October 27, 2011 at 7:55 pm
We'll be talking about the nation's only 2-man ladder company. What? You say there are other minimum staffed companies out there? No way! Read More »

Two and Three-Man Crews Entry No.1:
Gastonia, North Carolina

By in Backstep Firefighter at October 9, 2011 at 8:00 am
NC engine company sets up their hosebed to make the best use of not only their three-man crew, but the second-due three-man engine company as well. Read More »

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