There are about a half dozen seats left for this train-the-trainer program and registration closes tomorrow, Tuesday, at the close of business. The IAFC Safety, Health & Survival Section is hosting this Fire Officer Bullying & Behavior Train the Trainer program next … [Read more...]
Hopefully you will be attending Fire Rescue International, the week of August 5th-look forward to seeing you there. Here are a few things we want to pass on to you related to your personal/professional agenda while in Atlanta: ======FIREFIGHTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: A few months … [Read more...]
Well, naturally, with Spring in the air, you're stress'n trying to figure out what to read this summer. Well relax, in addition to Howard Stern's new book, here are just a few new ones that you may wanna check out: To us, fire books offer something unique: someones ideas and … [Read more...]
A Nova Scotia Firefighter who was critically injured during a training session earlier this month has died in the Line of Duty from his injuries. Firefighter Skyler Blackie was a career Firefighter with the Truro Fire Service. Firefighter Blackie, who was in his late 20s, was … [Read more...]
Once again, the FDNY, in partnership with the FDNY Foundation, is proud to invite all Firefighters, Firefighter-EMT's, EMT's, Paramedics, Fire-EMS Officers and related responders to the 7th annual FDNY Medical Special Operations Conference (MSOC). For the past seven years, MSOC … [Read more...]
Once again, a report has been released on a headline making event that resulted in the fire death of a civilian. Please take advantage of this report to be used as a template for yours/mine/our fire departments and how: -911 Call takers Would Do? -Fire Radio Dispatchers Would … [Read more...]
While most of what we write is directly related to the fire service community, we urge you, in this case, to share, forward-or copy/paste the below reports and related information so that LOCAL officials can be aware and learn from these details. This first link is a media … [Read more...]
Fantastic information thanks to Don Abbott and www.ProjectMayDay.net http://projectmayday.net/public/res/pdf/2018_Mayday_Project_Career.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0pWLp4XfiqINEVI3rz5zyTyqh8fx-BrIoH_uDu0vCRLMiAICCA3sUX7lE … [Read more...]
By Jessica Bies, Delaware News Journal: A federal judge has ordered Delaware State Police to turn over the full accident report on the death of a Lewes firefighter who fell from a helicopter during a training exercise in 2016. Tuesday's order comes after a lawyer for the family … [Read more...]
Below is a bulletin issued to our area departments-feel free to share it, cut & paste, whatever--but consider sharing with your own departments. Take Care. Be Careful. Pass it On. BillyG ATTENTION: DRIVERS, FIRE OFFICERS & FIREFIGHTERS: Re: FIRE & EMS APPARATUS After … [Read more...]