According to the USFA, in 2019, 62 Firefighters died in the Line of Duty, 22 less than the 2018 total of 84 Firefighters. The fatalities included 25 career firefighters, 34 volunteer Firefighters, and 3 wildland agencies w/the total consisting of one female and 61 males. There … [Read more...]
The NFFF launched its Incident Commander-to-Incident Commander (IC to IC) Network in 2020 to support incident commanders involved in a Firefighter fatality. Several of those IC's are willing to share their experiences so we can all learn. TOMORROW: THURSDAY OCTOBER 22, … [Read more...]
There is a "no cost/no excuse" training course from UL specifically related to fighting fires in basements or related "below grade" conditions. Their “Understanding and Fighting Basement Fires” course covers the results of fire experiments conducted as part of the Basement Fires … [Read more...]
Today is the Anniversary of the 23rd St Fire in FDNY that killed 12 Firefighters on October 17, 1966. There are several excellent resources from Fire Engineering to learn about this fire. ===The first is brand new, and is from retired FDNY Battalion Chief Jerry Tracy (hosted … [Read more...]
As we have all experienced the first "wave" of COVID-19, and by all indications we will be facing a 2nd, perhaps even worse wave, the IAFF has produced an excellent "after action" report that is a document of value for all personnel and leaders: From the IAFF: Not since the … [Read more...]
Jason Cortez, the San Francisco Firefighter-Paramedic who was killed during a training mishap last week, was knocked over a third-floor railing by a 1.5" water stream from a valve he had “inadvertently” opened, as per a preliminary report released Sunday. (report … [Read more...]
SAN FRANCISCO FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY-FALL FROM TRAINING BUILDING
We regret to pass on that a San Francisco Firefighter died in the Line of Duty this morning after falling three stories during a drill at a department training facility. Firefighter Paramedic Jason Cortez, 42, fell at least 30 feet, initially reported as from a ladder during a … [Read more...]
Today UL released two new flashover related videos: a short PSA and a full-length side-by-side home furnishing comparison experiment video. The PSA drives awareness of how little time there is to escape a dwelling fire and urges people to plan ahead by having working smoke … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a South Holland, Illinois (near Chicago) Firefighter died in the Line of Duty during a dive training session in Kankakee Wednesday afternoon. The incident took place at Haigh Quarry. Firefighter Dylan Cunningham, 29, of Thornton died at 2240 last night … [Read more...]
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...]