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UPDATE: SAFETY REVIEW AFTER LODD LABELS DEPARTMENT AS “DYSFUNCTIONAL” – FLORIDA

 Joe Knitter    February 2, 2023    No Comments

APOPKA, Fla. — A new top-to-bottom safety review of the Apopka Fire Department sheds some light on the firefighter who died in an accident on duty. The report calls the department “dysfunctional” and says changes must be made. Now, his father hopes the report will lead to major … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, LODD's, MISCELLANEOUS, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, Vehicle Safety

FIRE POLICE OFFICER STRUCK AT DELAWARE CRASH SCENE

 Billy    January 30, 2023    No Comments

Blades (Delaware) Volunteer Fire Company was operating on scene of an accident with reported entrapment in the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department’s district (Sussex Highway & Norman Eskridge Highway) During the alarm, Blades Fire Police Captain Bobby Wingate was hit by a … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, Crashes, MISCELLANEOUS, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, Safety and Survival, SAFETY, SURVIVAL & TRAINING DOWNLOADS, Struck By

Firefighting During Civil Unrest (The Secret List)

 Joe Knitter    January 27, 2023    No Comments

All, Due to recent events in Memphis and in anticipation of possible civil unrest starting on 01/27/2023, the FDNY Bureau of Training and the Safety Command have reissued three previous tips on Civil Unrest. Additionally, there are links to IAFC and United States Fire … [Read more...]

 MISCELLANEOUS, News, RESCUE/EMS, Safety and Survival, Training

FIREFIGHTERS WORRY ABOUT CHEMICALS IN THEIR GEAR, BUT ALTERNATIVES COULD PRESENT PROBLEMS, TOO.

 Joe Knitter    January 25, 2023    No Comments

Firefighter Jason Burns appreciates the attention that firefighting foam has received recently because long term exposure to it has been linked to cancer. However, he says he’s rarely used firefighting foam in his nearly 20-year career. “I tend to focus on our gear because … [Read more...]

 Firefighter Cancer, MISCELLANEOUS, News, Safety and Survival

A MUST LEARN: FATAL FIRE APPARATUS CRASH: Firefighters Own Personal Insurance Pays Out, City Drops FF’s Legal Protection…And Much More

 Billy    January 20, 2023    No Comments

If you drive any vehicle "emergency" status, and/or supervise people  you will want to learn about this case. Please keep reading, carefully, as there are many factors.   PLEASE NOTE: We have also linked below to attorney & Chief Curt Varone on this as he has additional eye … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, Crashes, MISCELLANEOUS, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, Pass it On, Safety and Survival, Vehicle Safety

NON-WORKING PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE LEADS TO FIREFIGHTER INJURY

 Brian Kazmierzak    January 20, 2023    No Comments

An old spare pumper was being used for training in a basic pump/ops drill. I was a Hoseman with a little less than 2 years on the job. At this point in my career, I had never held a charged 2.5” hose line in my hands. The Lieutenant conducting the training saw that I was wearing … [Read more...]

 MISCELLANEOUS, News

THIS MESSAGE: “….probably the best thing you could do is drop a ladder down in this hole and put the fire out, and I’ll walk out….”  THE DEATH OF A FIRE CAPTAIN

 Billy    January 17, 2023    No Comments

There was this radio transmission: “....probably the best thing you could do is drop a ladder down in this hole and put the fire out, and I’ll walk out....”  Captain Joshua D. Laird-Frederick County, Maryland. On Aug. 11, 2021, Frederick County, MD, Fire Capt. Joshua D. Laird … [Read more...]

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