Who’s watching the kids? WHO checks the status of smoke alarms at vacation properties, sleepovers, grandparents house, hotels … anywhere and everywhere yours/mine/our kids stay.... Please keep reading.... I, like everyone else, was (and remain) stunned after learning that … [Read more...]
EVIDENCE BASED FIRE TACTICS..... for a "More Effective" Fireground A NO COST WEBINAR: TOMORROW Wednesday, March 22 at 1300 Hours Eastern DETAILS / REGISTER: https://info.lexipol.com/webinar-evidence-based-tactics-tslIn this no cost webinar, members of the Loveland … [Read more...]
Three children died early Saturday after a fire at a row home in Baltimore. Firefighters were called shortly after 0230 to the 3000 block of Brighton Street, where they rescued three children and two adults, who were trapped. Crews immediately went in and found a woman and three … [Read more...]
WHAT DO FIREFIGHTERS WANT? The Perfect Storm... Take the 2023 "What Firefighters Want" state-of-the fire service survey STAFFING? PERSONNEL? The fire service is facing a perfect storm: recruitment and retention challenges, expanding job expectations, strains on behavioral … [Read more...]
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) filed a lawsuit today against the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for its role in imposing a testing standard that effectively requires the use of carcinogens in fire fighter protective gear. The case, … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that Brady Fire/EMS (Texas, NW of Austin) Engineer/EMT William “Bill” Fore, 38, was on-duty and other Firefighters noticed that he missed roll-call at 0745 hours on Wednesday March, 8, 2023. Tragically, they discovered him severely injured from a … [Read more...]
A veteran Firefighter called a Mayday when the second-floor of a house collapsed. Charleston (West Virginia) Capt. John Hastings, an 18-year veteran, who was pinned under debris immediately called for help. He was rescued in about 10 minutes and transported to an area trauma … [Read more...]