Tomorrow - Friday July 23rd, 2021 - 09:00 -17:00 ...is the Lieutenant Nathan Flynn Fireground Leadership Training Program While some of you may be joining us in person this year, we unfortunately can't have everyone on site in Maryland. The 3rd Annual Lt Nathan Flynn … [Read more...]
Here are a couple of videos showing the new FDNY Super Pumper 1 ...along with some history that we thought you'd enjoy: =VIDEO 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbBT-Adn3Cw =VIDEO 2: https://youtu.be/D1U1zh7A6Wg =ARTICLE ABOUT THE NEW SUPER PUMPER … [Read more...]
More than 800 bereaved and survivors from Grenfell Tower and 102 firefighters are seeking up to tens of millions of pounds in compensation from organisations involved in the disastrous refurbishment in a case that reaches the high court on Wednesday. The victims of the fire on … [Read more...]
A 35-year-old volunteer Firefighter in the Philadelphia suburbs, who was on his last fire run ahead of moving home to his native Canada today, died in the Line of Duty this morning while fighting a house fire in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pa. last night. Penn … [Read more...]
MACHINE LEARNING COULD ALERT FIREFIGHTERS OF IMPENDING FLASHOVER
New machine learning algorithms could soon help firefighters forecast dangerous flashover ignition events using sensor data from burning buildings. Called P-Flash, the system was developed by Thomas Cleary and colleagues at the National Institute of Standards and Technology … [Read more...]
Today at 1017 hours in Washington County (Maryland-West central Maryland) their 911 Center received numerous calls reporting a structure fire at 17847 Carter Lane in Hagerstown, MD. Fire companies from Funkstown, Fairplay, Halfway, Hagerstown and Williamsport were alerted to … [Read more...]
Rockland County, New York State and Federal investigators conducted a raid on the Spring Valley (Rockland County, NY New York) Village Hall this afternoon, in connection with the investigative probe into that deadly March fire at the Rockland County adult home that killed Spring … [Read more...]
It’s the kind of blaze that veteran Chief Palmer Buck of The Woodlands Township Fire Department in suburban Houston compared to “a trick birthday candle.” On April 17, when firefighters responded to a 911 call at around 9:30 p.m., they came upon a Tesla Model S that had crashed, … [Read more...]
Firefighting is a race against time. But, exactly how much time? For firefighters, that part is often unclear. Building fires can turn from bad to deadly in an instant, and the warning signs are frequently difficult to discern amid the mayhem of an inferno. Researchers at the … [Read more...]
Below is a link to a number of no cost-no excuses weekly fire department basic company drills. As always, make sure that these - or any related suggested drill or training - are authorized and fall within the policies and operating guidelines of your own department, as well as … [Read more...]