Always do a 360 before your initial attack. The initial scene size-up was heavy smoke showing from the first floor. Lt. Michael Yoder was the officer on the first-in engine & did his job by the book. His 360 revealed vital information & allowed for key steps to be … [Read more...]
Chief Don Abbott is the "father" of MAYDAY facts in North America. His Firefighter based research has provided all of us with the reality of what causes maydays and what happens when maydays are transmitted-so we can best train & prepare. Specifically and most recently, he … [Read more...]
30 year veteran, Farmington (Maine) Fire Captain Mike Bell was killed in the Line of Duty, other members were injured last September in that commercial building explosion, that leveled the business, destroyed nearby homes and scattered debris for more than a mile. HERE are … [Read more...]
The NFFF has postponed the annual Fallen Firefighter memorial weekend as per NFFF Chair Troy Markel. This is due to the pandemic situation and related logistics. While disappointing, it is important to know that the nation's fallen Firefighters will not be forgotten. On October … [Read more...]
A garden style apartment building on Spa Road partially collapsed on firefighters Thursday afternoon in Annapolis as they were battling a blaze that had enveloped all three floors, city fire officials said. One Anne Arundel County firefighter was injured in the fire, Capt. Aaron … [Read more...]
A quick update on Fallen Iaeger (W VA) Firefighter Russ Roberson. FF Roberson died in the Line of Duty yesterday from injuries he suffered trying to stop an individual from going back into a burning house. He was part of a multi-department response around 0245 hours yesterday at … [Read more...]
This new video provides a brief overview of the “Study of Coordinated Fire Attack Utilizing Acquired Structures” experiments conducted inside multi-family residential structures by Firefighters. The "Coordination of Suppression and Ventilation in Multi-Family Dwellings" report … [Read more...]
Details, resources and EVERYTHING you need to have a great drill & training session this week are HERE: https://www.safetystanddown.org/ … [Read more...]
The widow of a Clinton firefighter killed in an explosion at Clinton's Archer Daniels Midland plant in January 2019 is suing ADM and two other companies in connection with her husband's death. Kellene Hosette, wife of the late Eric Hosette, is joined by Clinton firefighter … [Read more...]
3 CANADIAN FIREFIGHTERS INJURED FOLLOWING EXPLOSION AT DWELLING FIRE. 3 Firefighters from Scugog Island (NE of Toronto, Ontario) were hurt (minor injuries) when they were stretching an exterior line to the rear of a dwelling fire. Scugog Fire & Emergency members were stretching … [Read more...]
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