Below are pictures of a brush truck which rolled on the way to a fire on 1-20-06 in Texas. The firefighter was responding to a brush fire mutual aid to a neighboring department. The truck left the roadway and rolled. The FF was hospitalized with a head wound and multiple broken … [Read more...]
We can't POSSIBLE take care of the folks who called 9-1-1 if we don't first take care of ourselves. FULL PPE (gear and SCBA) all the time...with NO EXPOSED SKIN at anytime. SET THE EXAMPLE. ENFORCE THE RULES. … [Read more...]
This fire department responded to a log house fire and pulled in too close to fight the fire. The water created a lot of mud and when the truck ran out of water, they tried in vane to get away from the heat and flame and had to bring a tender in to save the truck from becoming … [Read more...]
WEAR ALL OF YOUR BUNKER GEAR... The RIGHT WAY...each and EVERY TIME! Don't wanna use your suspenders? You'll get away with it - and have no problems almost everytime...but then one day...you get them caught while interior and then..... … [Read more...]
Another reason for the Placement of Ground Ladders to provide a secondary means of egress. FIREFIGHTER TRAPPED!Pictures by Glen E. Ellman/FortWorthFire.com … [Read more...]
GLOVES-Your hands go home with you after every run. NO GLOVES-Your hands and you may go to the burn unit Pick one. … [Read more...]
Below is a photo of firefighters doing some overhaul under a movie theatre marque. As firefighters and officers we must constantly determine the RISK VS BENEFIT in the actions that we take. What is the RISK we are taking....and if we take that RISK, what is the benefit? When it … [Read more...]