Yesterday we had the pleasure of discussing fire department lawsuit facts (vs myth) in a webinar with long-time friend chief / fire service attorney, Curt Varone. You can get (and view) that entire presentation based upon his research of thousands of cases and related resources … [Read more...]
The National Firefighter Registry website is now active. Please take time to click the below to learn about it and how every firefighter-every firefighter - should be made aware of and participate in this important project. To better understand the link between on-the-job … [Read more...]
At least 14 NYPD officers reportedly suffered smoke inhalation or other injuries in a two-alarm fire in the Bronx early this morning. The officers were injured while knocking on apartment doors to get residents out of the building. They were transported, treated and … [Read more...]
One of the cool things about social media is that you see what other fire departments are doing. In this case, the Clearview (Ontario, Canada) Fire & Emergency Department has come up with a "comfort kit" for when their personnel are assisting people with autism. Upon reading … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Thanks to FFCC Staff Member Rudy Horist for building out this drill! FFCC - NIOSH Report F2016-18 … [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...]
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...]
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