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Sunday, September 25, 2011 THINK!
Macon Bibb County FD Prank Video
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Hopefully someone looses their jobs over this stupidity!
Monday, September 19, 2011 THESE CLOWNS WILL NEED ONE WHEN ONE OF THEM FALLS OFF THE ENGINE! GET A CLUE GUYS - ITS NOT WORTH IT!
Monday, September 19, 2011 PACK UP (No reason to breathe that stuff, NONE)SECURE YOUR ROOF POSITION (No reason to fall thru the roof, NONE
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 ...
Thursday, September 1, 2011 This is a TRAINING PHOTO, but we need to make sure are firefighters were SCBA at all times, SMOKE causes cancer, plain and simple - PROTECT YOURSELF!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 ...
Sunday, August 28, 2011 BUT YOU STILL NEED TO WEAR YOUR PPE!
Thursday, August 25, 2011 Why can't we seem to GET IT?
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Jeeze people.. HIGH RISK EVENT WITH NO BENEFITS!
Monday, August 15, 2011 Mike Gurr from Pompano Beach (FL) sent in these pictures that were passed on from the off-going crew. The photos were taken by M. Callahan on a typical power line down call. On arrival, the crew encountered a downed power line onto a chain link fence. The crew decided to use the TIC to determine what was going on with the fence. as you can see from below, the fence was approximately 300 degrees, and clearly shows up on the TIC. Even more interesting, the power line was actually found to be touching the fence approximately 200 yards away from where the picture was taken. The TIC can be used in much more than fire situations, and power line down calls are no exception. These situations can prove to be an excellent training opportunity for everyone on the crew. The interesting thing about this particular training opportunity is that an actual heat source is present. Many times, firehouse TIC training does not involve any heat sources and simply involves finding another member in a darkened room. This is in fact training, but it may be teaching the TIC operator bad habits. In the darkened firehouse room (without fireground heat sources) the person shows up as the heat signature in the room, exactly the opposite of what it would appear in real fireground situations. Everyone who has ever trained with a TIC should already know that, but unfortunately, that sometimes isn’t passed n during training. TIC’s are an amazing tool, but its important to remember, just that… It is only a tool. It takes a skilled operator to use it effectively, and like most other tools, can actually be dangerous in the hands of an untrained operator. It is absolutely essential that we all know how to use a TIC, but it is even more essential that we never totally rely on a TIC.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 WHY CAN'T WE AS A FIRE SERVICE SEEM TO GET IT?
Saturday, August 6, 2011 This picture was submitted to us from a recent close call where a FF was operating a hose line and was struck by lightning. The FF was injured and the hose outer jacket melted but not the inner jacket. Quite an interesting close call.
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