Massachusetts town officials agree to fund portion of new fire truck

Posted on Fire Truck Blog 3 hours ago
After receiving a grant to fund the majority of the purchase of a new fire truck, one Massachusetts town’s officials agreed to come up with the rest of the money. The Federal Emergency Management Agency gave the Northbridge Fire Department ...
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Firefighter Fitness: What’s Your Motivation?

Posted on Model City Firefighter 21 mins ago
In the fire service, we should be expected to be in the best of shape possible. If you think about all of the activities that our job entails, a lot of it can be summed up as extreme physical exertion in highly ...
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Kingsport Firefighters Stay Busy with Two Working Fires in Two Shifts

Posted on Model City Firefighter 3 hours ago
Around 6AM on Saturday, July 19th, B-shift firefighters were alerted of a possible structure fire on Meadow Lane in the Colonial Heights community. Due to just clearing off of a medical run, Engine 6 (Colonial Heights) had an quick response time ...
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Three firefighters hurt after tower ladder failure in GA

Posted on Statter911 4 hours ago
Incident occurred at Gainesville/Hall County Joint Fire Training Facility
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Fatal Fire In Winnsboro Likely To Be Undetermined Cause

Posted on SConFire.com 5 hours ago
WINNSBORO, SC (WIS) - The Fairfield County Coroner’s Office says a fatal house fire in Winnsboro was an accident, but the exact cause will likely go undetermined due to the extent of the ...
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Baby Duckling Rescued by Bluffton Bravest

Posted on SConFire.com 5 hours ago
July 13, 2014 – BTFD was contacted regarding baby duckling being trapped in a storm drain located in the parking lot of 32 Malphrus Road.. Engine 323 arrived on scene and determined they would be able to rescue the ducks ...
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Video of cat resuscitation inspires fire department donations

Posted on SConFire.com 6 hours ago
wistv.com – Columbia, South Carolina | BLYTHEWOOD, SC (WIS) - A news story showing Columbia firefighters resuscitating a cat inspired two local animal lovers to work on providing every fire department in South Carolina with the same technology that ...
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Fatal MVA with Multiple Patients in Colleton County

Posted on SConFire.com 6 hours ago
SConFire.com CAD: 2014-07-21 09:44:00 FATAL MVA REPTD 1 FATLALITY AND 5 INJ FROM A VAN VS TREE I 95 AND MM 61 COLLETON CO| WALTERBORO SC SC-01 Colleton County Fire Rescue 21/July/2014 – Fatal MVC with two Air Evacs – ...
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Every fireground leader must be a safety officer

Posted on Fire & EMS Leader Pro 7 hours ago
Nobody can, or should, have more positive influence over the behaviors of a firefighter on the emergency scene than his or her tactical leader.
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Raw video: Evac ordered during natural gas fed duplex fire in Houston

Posted on Statter911 8 hours ago
Fire Monday on Log Hollow Drive
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Video: Burning Car Rolls Off During Car Fire Demonstration

Posted on Fire Critic 9 hours ago
This is a perfect example of something that should never happen again. If we learn from this fire departments failed demonstration it doesn't need to happen again. Some ideas: chock the wheels, flatten the tires, perform the demonstration on level ground. There is no need to bash the department, simply learn from their mistake.
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United, firefighters move political mountains

Posted on Fire Chief 9 hours ago
The blunder in D.C. was set right by firefighters exercising their political clout; something we should do for grant funding
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Fire siren sounding for half-hour brings calls to shut it down for good

Posted on Statter911 9 hours ago
Berlin Fire Company in Maryland in a battle over its house siren
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Dave Statter to launch actual porn filled fire porn blog

Posted on Call the Cops 11 hours ago
Statter 911 is likely the largest Fire Porn blog on the Internet. Big Dave is now getting set to take on normal porn with a new, yet to be named blog.
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Panasonic updates Toughbook 53 semi-rugged laptop

Posted on Fire Chief 11 hours ago
Windows 8.1 Pro Update and a battery life of up to 15 hours enhances productivity of mobile professionals
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12 Suspected Arsonists Rounded Up in Fresno

Posted on Fire Geezer 11 hours ago
SINCE MAY 1 THERE HAVE BEEN approximately 140 suspicious fires set in Fresno, California.
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Pavlok wristband uses shockwave to promote habit changes

Posted on Fire Chief 12 hours ago
Behavioral training device coming to the market in 2015
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Gesture Logic introduces muscle-monitoring fitness device

Posted on Fire Chief 12 hours ago
Wearable technology tracks fitness and helps keep wearer safe while exercising
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MediSafe introduces medication reminder smartwatch

Posted on Fire Chief 12 hours ago
The Google-affiliated wearable app sends an alert when it’s time to take scheduled doses, and works with electronic medical record systems
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Sportsman Mount attaches GoPro to guns, rods, bows

Posted on Fire Chief 12 hours ago
One or two cameras can be mounted on gun barrels, rod grips, and bow components
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Must see: Video shows burning car that got away from firefighters during demo

UK Somerset car fire rolls away 6 7-19-14

Posted on Statter911 12 hours ago
Firefighters try to stop runaway burning car
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New app turns cell phones into medical alert device

Posted on Fire Chief 12 hours ago
The user can call emergency services from their home screen at the press of a button to contact police, fire and EMS
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Statter: I’m the Larry Flynt of fire porn

Posted on Fire Chief 13 hours ago
After reading Monday's column on fire porn, fire service journalist and insider Dave Statter couldn't resist the urge to respond
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Statter: I’m the Larry Flint of fire porn

Posted on Fire Chief 13 hours ago
After reading Monday's column on fire porn, fire service journalist and insider Dave Statter couldn't resist the urge to respond
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20 LEED elements used at innovative Va fire station

Posted on Fire & EMS Leader Pro 13 hours ago
The Charlottesville (VA) Fire Department is opening a new fire station that uses innovative "green" technologies to minimize its carbon footprint and save money in operational costs.
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Del. mayor vetoes $500K cut for firefighters

Posted on Fire Chief 16 hours ago
City officials said they were disappointed by the veto and may get a council session together to try to override it
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Tennessee FD Accused Of Refusing to Start CPR on African American

Posted on Fire Law Blog 17 hours ago
A volunteer fire department in Tennessee is facing a federal suit that alleges that a deputy chief refused to initiate CPR on a dying woman due to her race. The Algood Fire Department has been sued by Shun Mullins, the ...
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Ariz. fire chief dies unexpectedly

Posted on Fire Chief 17 hours ago
Darrell Raburn, 64, was unresponsive when emergency personnel arrived at his home
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LAFD to hire 165 firefighters after recruiting controversy

Posted on Fire Chief 18 hours ago
Newly appointed Chief Ralph Terrazas pushed up the hiring deadline to fill vacancies and reduce response times
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VIDEO: 1927 Pirsch donated to Ohio fire museum

Posted on Fire Truck Blog 19 hours ago
It sat in pieces in boxes for years, but now, a 1927 Pirsch is coming back to life, thanks to the folks at the Mansfield Fire Museum in Ohio. The truck was donated to the museum. From WKYC.com: [Russell] Sprang ...
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Baltimore Firehouse Expo 2014: Friends, Fellowship, and Great Times!

Posted on Model City Firefighter 20 hours ago
This week, I attended the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore, Maryland for the first time in a number of years. Actually, the last time I attended this conference, I was a 16 year old Explorer with my volunteer department. It has ...
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Dave Statter “Scores” at Baltimore Expo… or does he?

Posted on Iron Firemen 1 day ago
The two beautiful young ladies by his side in the picture above right worked at what I could only imagine being some type of Sports Bar. The place was called "Scores". I assume it's one of those places that have twenty of so televisions on the walls so that their customers can keep up the "scores" of their favorite sport / game?
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5 reasons to consider a modular fire truck

Posted on Fire & EMS Leader Pro 1 day ago
While not as popular as in Europe, swap-body modular apparatus have a definite place in the U.S. fire service
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Billy D. Hayes, your friend Dave Statter is one of the Larry Flynts of ‘fire porn’ & proud of it

Posted on Statter911 1 day ago
Looking at STATter911.com will not make you go blind
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Drone Video: Huge Fire in Hunteburg-Schwegermoor Germany. 400-500 Firefighters Battled the Fire

Posted on Fire Critic 1 day ago
German firefighters battled this huge fire at a composting plant in Schwegermoor. 400-500 firefighters battled the fire. Watch drone video from the fire. The drone operator had permission to fly the drone and video the fire.
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Helmet Cam: House Fire in Camden, DE

Posted on Fire Critic 1 day ago
CWFC was called for a house and cars on fire. Upon arrival the crew from 413 found the same and made quick work of the fire.
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5 Burned When Balloon Hits Power Lines, Ka-Booms (Video)

Posted on Fire Geezer 1 day ago
A HOT-AIR BALLOON CARRYING six people struck a power line in Clinton, Massachusetts, Saturday evening....
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Group upset when they can’t get budget from local police department

Posted on Call the Cops 1 day ago
Several housewives in the gated community Sunrise Peak have assembled a group they are calling Affluent Mothers Against Suicide and set their sights on putting an end to Man Crush Monday or #MCM on social media
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