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A Critical Case Study For Every 911 Emergency Dispatch Center

 Billy    September 18, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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STUCK IN THE MIDDLE …w/FDNY Chief of Dept, Seattle, Atlanta & Champaign Fire Chiefs

 Billy    September 10, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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Recruit Firefighter Details Burns, Bullying During Training, 56 Other Related Incidents

 Billy    September 7, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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LISTEN UP: Fireground Radio “Chatter”

 Billy    September 3, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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“WE TRAIN ALL THE TIME—THAT’S OUR JOB”… Radio Traffic & Video Of Today’s FDNY Hi-Rise Rescue Of a Trapped Civilian on the ledge of the 16th floor

 Billy    September 1, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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“UNQUALIFIED” RELATED FIREFIGHTER RECRUIT LAWSUIT

 Billy    August 11, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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WHEN AN LODD OCCURS: THE INCIDENT COMMANDERS SPEAK ( A Free OnLine Course)

 Billy    July 28, 2020    No Comments

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...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, Crashes, EMS Close Calls, FIRE & EMS CIVIL DISORDER, Fire Communications, LODD's, MISCELLANEOUS, Modern Fire Behavior, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, Pass it On, Safety and Survival, SAFETY, SURVIVAL & TRAINING DOWNLOADS, STRUCTURAL, TRAINING/DRILLS, WILDLAND

FREE ONLINE COURSE: “LT FLYNN” FIREGROUND OPERATIONS & SURVIVAL TRAINING

 Billy    July 28, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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Gordon Graham: How YOU Do’n?

 Billy    July 17, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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PROPER 360 AVOIDS A CLOSE CALL OR WORSE! (PHOTOS)

 ADMIN    July 11, 2020    No Comments

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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