Posts Tagged: Video
Alameda County Working: Rescue Company Helmet Cam Captures Rescues and More
Video from Rescue Officer answers critics about delay in getting water on the fire and shows that chasing kinks is everyone's job. Where is that firm benchmark that says you must have water on the fire by __ time?
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Must see video: Sometimes the fire just gets away from you. Australia firefighters have to chase burning box truck.
Box truck takes off as firefighters pull up to the scene.
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Black FDNY Applicants Get House Calls to Complete Applications
Some black applicants will be getting house calls by the Vulcan Society to help them complete their incomplete applications. This was approved by a Court Monitor. We are talking about over 2000 house calls! Keep in mind that 52% of the applicants are black.
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Spaghetti
You are an engine company, not an Italian restaurant.
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Best of the Rest – Short and Sweet…Fire Service Warrior, FDIC, and Social Media
Last week I posted an article from January on The Fire Service Warrior. Chief Ron Siarnicki commented on the post directly on FSW and apparently the two caught up to discuss it. This week, Chris Brennan talks about why he wrote the article and his discussion with Siarnicki. Read the original post here and the newest post here.
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Another Milestone for Willie and I at the Swoope VFC Annual Banquet
This could be make it or break it to see if Willie and I can share the same stage and talk...and make sense. I am an optimist, so my thoughts were that we would get up there and everything would work itself out.
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South Bend Firefighter Demoted for Taking Cell Phone Video
The report does not state whether or not the "impromptu video" took away from a task the firefighter was completing. When I teach/present on social media, I always remind the guys/gals that they are firefighters, not reporters. They should leave the reporting up to others. I am also a huge proponent of taking pictures of your crew when the job is done.
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Video: Apartment Fire in West El Paso from Multiple Angles. Firefighter Gets Assistance from Videographer
Apparently a firefighter needed some assistance with directions for incoming units. He got answers from the guy holding the video camera. Nice teamwork!
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Dallas Firefighters Sued After Rescuing Two Dogs from Trunk of Car
Dallas fire and police were called to the scene of a vehicle, parked in a parking lot, with dogs apparently in the trunk. The firefighters forced entry to the trunk to find two yorkshire terriers.
The temperature was 61 degrees. The call came in from two brothers who were concerned when they heard the barking coming from a car parked.
The owners were celebrating a birthday.
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Must see rescue video: French police jump into action at apartment fire.
One of Firegeezer's many foreign correspondents also comes to the rescue, providing details behind this dramatic save.
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Hilarious Video: Firefighter vs Police Officer vs Structure Fire
Here is some humor for you...perfect timing since I have been posting serious stuff recently.
Enjoy... A funny skit about a police officer showing up first at a structure fire.
Warning: Language...and no offense intended towards America's Finest. Just the Bravest having some fun...
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Best of the Rest – Rescuing Myself, Fat Firefighters, Complacency Kills, FF Certification, Kenny Hendrick Memorial, and Quick Drills
Best of the Rest - Rescuing Myself, Fat Firefighters, FF Certification, Kenny Hendrick Memorial, 2 House Blog, Complacency Kills, Quick Drills, and much more!
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Owning the Job. Part II – Past, Present, and Future
To what do we owe the men who founded our department? The honor, respect, dignity, integrity, pride, tradition, loyalty, and brotherhood that created it? Why am I sitting here almost 125 years after the first fire department in Roanoke was created seeking ways to bring back the best of what it has been? What has been lost? Where can we find it?
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Video: 6 Alarms at Cornwall, New York Industrial Complex
150 firefighters from 14 are fire companies are battling the stubborn fire. The flames are working their way through the large series of connected buildings that once housed the Firth mill company of Cornwall.
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Owning the Job. Part I – Self Evaluation
Low morale, bad attitudes, lacking leadership, loss of traditions, lack of pride, no honor, too little integrity, loss of camaraderie, too little respect, no discipline...I could go on. Hopefully the building blocks are still there and I can help salvage the hull of what is a great fire department.
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Firefighters, US NAVY Seabees, and Luck Save a Woman and Two Daughters in Daring California Rescue
Here is a decent video showing a complicated, involved, and presumably very well choreographed rescue of a woman and her two daughters. The three family members were rescued. The driver of the semi died in the collision. The incident happened in Buellton, California.
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Video: 4th Alarm Basement Fire Burns Dentist Office in Maplewood, MO…Then Rekindles
Maplewood Richmond Heights Family Dentistry burned on Thursday night. The fire went to 4 alarms. The office is located in the 3000 block of Sutton Boulevard in Maplewood, Missouri.
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Video: Bionic Firefighting Headmounted Display is Being Developed by Tanagram
Check out this video about a brand new technology being developed by Tanagram Inc. They are developing Headmounted display (HMD) Augmented Reality (AR) technology. Yeah, I know...what the hell does that mean? Watch the video!
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Video: Minor Oops Driving Through Smoke, Fire Engine Clips Mailbox
Here is a short clip. Simply a reminder to pay attention to your surroundings. This could happen to any of us. Luckily it was just a mailbox!
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Best of the Rest – Reviews, Chevy Volt, Volunteers, Firehouse History, and @Ochocinco on Twitter
I have been sitting on this story waiting for the right time to bring it up. I thought it was kinda neat that Chad Ochocinco mentioned the Peabody LODD on Twitter. Ochocinco has over 3 million followers on twitter. It is great to see someone with his celebrity offering condolences for one of our fallen. Follow Ochocinco on Twitter @Ochocinco
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Pine Bluff, Arkansas Video Highlights Quick Work by Minimum Staffed Crews
Submitter of a past Backstep article is seen on tape hustling the hoselines.
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Close Call: Amazing Video of Russian Firefighter Rescued From High Rise Fire by Aerial at Last Possible Moment
I was on the edge of my seat as this firefighter was rescued at the last possible moment as he hung outside the 4th or 5th floor of this high rise and fire burned around him.
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Video: FDNY Battles 3 Alarm Fire on Broadway in Manhattan
3 alarm fire at 4945 Broadway in Manhattan, NY. FDNY Firefighters battle this building fire that might have been started by "illegal nighttime welding". 138 firefighters from 33 units fought the fire for about 4 hours.
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Video: Fast moving Apartment blaze in Woonsocket, RI
Arriving companies found heavy fire in the basement rapidly extending to the upper floors. About 20 minutes into the fire, firefighters had to evacuate the building because of deteriorating conditions. They then quickly knocked the heavy overlapping fire down from the exterior and went back in and finished knocking it down.
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Video: Bystanders VES Exposure at Apartment Fire in Detroit
Check out this video in Detroit. You guessed it, something is burning!
Chalk up one VES, minus the V, for the bystanders...
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