The NFFF has released a learning video about the Boyd Street Fire, created in partnership with the Los Angeles City Fire Department. This was that fire where Firefighters were on the roof making their way down via the aerial ladder on truck 9. While they did so, they were … [Read more...]
Please see the attached and below for the upcoming 2nd annual "WHAT'S KILLING US" 2023 Firefighter Health & Safety Seminar. Please consider joining us for this very relevant firefighter/fire officer program (held in the Cincinnati / Kings Island area) - you will not be … [Read more...]
From the FOOLS International.com Facebook Page: Yesterday, brother Anthony Gillan was seriously injured during a training evolution. He was training a recruit at the academy and a haligan bar had been left at the top of an extension ladder for VES. He went to move the ladder … [Read more...]
LONG BEACH — An explosion at a Long Beach Fire Department training facility Tuesday left several people with minor injuries. The incident occurred early Tuesday at the Captain David Rosa Regional Training Center at 2249 Argonne Ave., according to the LBFD. “As coordinated … [Read more...]
The following was shared by Frank Leeb (FDNY's Chief of Training) who was the Citywide Tour Command Chief for Saturdays fire & rescue. At the FDNY, the Citywide Commander duty is rotated among the staff chiefs and each does a 24 hour shift approximately twice monthly. On … [Read more...]
A tip has been developed from FDNY training to discuss the roof rope rescues that occurred earlier today in Manhattan. FILE: https://tinyurl.com/mrcx7ud8 DETAILS: Earlier today in Manhattan FDNY units (fire and EMS) operated heroically at a serious fire on the 20th floor of … [Read more...]
Decades of defiance and ignored safety warnings regarding fire and building code violations have reached a crisis point in Rockland County, NY, where Firefighter Jared Lloyd died in the Line of Duty while fighting the fire at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults. When you open … [Read more...]