A crew enters a building, the passive CO alarm detector goes into alarm. The crew heads out and fires up a 3-gas meter with a CO sensor. They find 2000 ppm in the building. The estimated time that this crew spent in the structure with no respiratory protection was between 2 and 3 … [Read more...]
Free Scenario-Based Interactive Training for Residential Fires
With the funding from Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and in partnership with the fire departments from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles County, Houston, and Bloomington (Minnesota), as well as the subject matter experts from Underwriters Laboratory (UL), NYU Fire … [Read more...]
Firefighter Line of Duty Death for April 2018
The United States Fire Administration has received notice of the following 11 firefighter fatalities in the month of April: Name: Richard L. Garner Jr. Rank: Firefighter – Paramedic Status: Career Date of Incident: 04/01/2018 Fire Department: Madison Fire … [Read more...]
Over the years in writing and speaking, you may have heard me refer to my Mom, "Mrs G" "Gramma G" "Gramma GG," and her very simple, plain and sensible views and her unique way of viewing and living life. My Mom passed away last Tuesday while my entire family and I were at FDIC. … [Read more...]
For those of you that would like a free and VERY cool FireFighterCloseCalls.com "The Secret List" 20th Anniversary sticker, our friends at ISFSI have offered to handle the logistics. Simply send an email to: [email protected] ...with your name and address, requesting … [Read more...]
Current Incident Notification Services, Inc. (CINS) would like to offer FREE INCIDENT NOTIFICATIONS to your mobile device for anybody attending this year’s FDIC International Conference. Information that is sent will be from throughout the State of Indiana. Additionally, you may … [Read more...]
Firefighters at an Indianapolis fire station opened the door early Friday morning to a one-of-a-kind request for help: A frantic woman, distressed because her pet raccoon was stoned off of too much weed. The raccoon, according to Wayne Township Fire Dept. PIO Capt. Michael … [Read more...]
The widows of the 2 York (PA) Firefighters who died from injuries they suffered in a building collapse have initiated legal action against C.S. Davidson Inc., which the city contracts with for engineering services. Casey Flanscha and Allison Hoffman, who are also the … [Read more...]
Collapse of this apparatus tonight at a fire. No details from BFD as of yet. More … [Read more...]
You need to be aware of this no cost opportunity for fire department leadership to look within their own department to answer the question... WHAT'S YOUR FIRE DEPT'S SO-CALLED "CULTURE?" Drexel University*, has announced the LIMITED TIME availability of FOCUS: the Fire Service … [Read more...]
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