This piece starts with an article from the Washington Post about a tragic death. Please take time to read it as well as pass it on to your communication center leaders. It is also important that Fire Officers in the field have a thorough appreciation and understanding of the … [Read more...]
There will be a Lexipol & IAFC webinar next week, Wednesday, September 16, 1 pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific and it will be featuring: -FDNY Chief of Department John Sudnik... -Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins... -Chief of Champaign IL Fire Chief Gary Ludwig (Immediate Past … [Read more...]
NEW ZEALAND: A former professional firefighter recruit received serious burns and blistering to both hands during a live fire training exercise because the trainer failed to identify that his gloves were too small. And in another example, a recruit firefighter stubbed out a … [Read more...]
As a warning, this is an absolute commentary about fireground radio use, so if that's not something you're interested in, skip to your next page-or change channels. See what I did there? And in addition, I'll start out with a disclosure. I have a significant history of … [Read more...]
A team of FDNY firefighters used a rare “roof-rope” maneuver to rescue a panicked woman from a high-rise apartment fire on Tuesday (today). The blaze tore through an apartment on the 16th floor of a building on Lenox Avenue, near West 134th Street, around 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday, … [Read more...]
While not a Firefighter "close call"-it could easily be a situation where the fire recruits-and the other Firefighters-are set up for a close call-or worse. A whistleblower lawsuit filed Monday accused the St. Paul Fire Chief (Minnesota) and Assistant Chief of favoritism and then … [Read more...]
NO COST-ONLINE FIRE INCIDENT COMMANDER TRAINING: The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, in cooperation with Stonehouse Media, is pleased to present When an LODD Occurs: Incident Commanders Speak. This new proactive one-hour training module will prepare officers for the … [Read more...]
On July 23rd each year, fire service members convene at a day full of interactive and relevant training in tribute to Howard County (MD) Lieutenant Nathan “Nate” Flynn, who died in the Line of Duty on Monday, July 23, 2018, while operating at the scene of a house fire. Nate’s … [Read more...]
How you do'n? When asked-do we really mean it? Do we really care? Here's a PERFECT 30 second response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhEYXcCB1Qw Actually, we do mean it in most cases and quite frankly, these days, my answers are: "Generally, I'm OK and and if it … [Read more...]
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...]
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