FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
11 hrs · 
Join us from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. CDT as we look at how fighting fires exposes the human body to myriad environmental and pathophysiological hazards, increasing the risk of occupational-related mortality and morbidity.
 · Comment · 
  • Roel Morales, Albert Dunnings, Greg Singleton and 19 others like this.
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
14 hrs · 
P.J. Norwood, Frank Ricci, and Jimmy Greene discuss the LODD fire that occurred on March 4, 2002, the lessons learned tactically, and the psychological impact of those firefighters left behind. Join us LIVE at 1:00 p.m. EST and on Twitter with ‪#‎FEtalk‬
Fire Engineering Humpday Hangout: Those Left Behind | Firefighter Nation
Join the panel as they discuss a 2002 LODD from North Carolina.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
  • Tyler Daniels, Joe Sellers, Wesley Paul Nelson and 111 others like this.
  • Eileen Mink Rodriguez SAD:(
    1 hr
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
19 hrs · 
Join us from 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. CDT and again from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. CDT as MSA Fire sponsors a live video feed of this burn scenario conducted by Illinois Fire Service Institute in partnership with UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute and NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Ask questions for Bobby and crew on Twitter using ‪#‎FEtalk‬ and watch them answered LIVE during the event.
 · Comment · 
  • Joyce Thomas, Robert Ford, Jo Kenney and 14 others like this.
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 23 at 6:08am · 
About 500 personnel were expected to be on the fire lines about 20 miles west of the Nevada border,
Hundreds of Firefighters Battle California Wildfire | Firefighter Nation
Approximately 500 firefighters are fighting the Sierra Front Fire.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 23 at 5:00am · 
Join Bobby Halton LIVE, Wednesday, June 24th at 8am CDT and again at 4:30pm CDT for "Cardiovascular and Carcinogenic Hazards of Modern Firefighting".
MSA Fire is sponsoring a live video feed of this burn scenario conducted by Illinois Fire Service Institute in partnership with UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute and NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Ask questions for Bobby and crew on Twitter using ‪#‎FEtalk‬ and watch them answered LIVE during the event.
 · Comment · 
  • Joyce Thomas, Michelle Peek, Herbert Yazzie and 183 others like this.
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 23 at 4:22am · 
Crews survey damage after strong storms moved through the area causing the collapse of a Menominee-Dunleith fire station in Menominee, Illinois.
Tornado, Storms Cause Damage Across Northern Illinois | Firefighter Nation
Firehouse in Menominee is one of many buildings damaged.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 22 at 3:55pm · Edited · 
Funeral Arrangements for Green Bay Lieutenant Miller
Sunday 6/28
Visitation 4pm-8pm
...See More
 · Comment
  • Mike Richards, Sheridan Loree Major, Elbert Estrera and 71 others like this.
  • Conrado Levario Finally we are in san antonio.
    June 23 at 9:31pm
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 22 at 3:51pm · 
A little tip for those with ladder towers,
Touching the Ground | Firefighter Nation
How a ladder tower can perform the sidewalk sweep.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
  • Gary Goldammer, Richard Karlock, Johni Shonk and 211 others like this.
  • Ron Anderson Truck E/O's would do well to read this .... Its the height of the jacks ,on ea side .
    June 23 at 6:39am
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 22 at 8:17am · 
Lieutenant Michael P. Miller, of the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, the 46th on-duty death of 2015.
USFA: Green Bay Lieutenant Collapses in Firehouse | Firefighter Nation
45-year old lieutenant was found unresponsive near his bunk.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 22 at 7:49am · 
Nice note shared by San Bernardino City Fire. Follow them on Twitter @SBCityFire
 · Comment · 
  • Niki Aztec, Roxanne Demars, Diane Bailey and 126 others like this.
  • Josh Gamble Must be the allergies, cause my eyes are leaking. Lol.
    June 23 at 7:10am
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 22 at 7:27am · 
Firefighters working amid sweltering conditions in steep terrain were aided by a fleet of water-dropping aircraft in attacking flames in the mountainous wilderness about 90 miles east of Los Angeles
Fire Crews Slow California Wildfire | Firefighter Nation
400 structures threatened, but none lost.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 22 at 5:20am · 
Three Manchester firefighters injured this morning while trying to rescue an occupant trapped on a second-floor porch.
New Hampshire Firefighter in ICU after Rescue | Firefighter Nation
Three Manchester firefighters injured during house fire rescue.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 21 at 7:32am · 
Watch this helmet cam video from a call to a house fire that started on a deck.
Helmet Cam: Havre de Grace, MD House Fire
Chad Myers - At 1813hrs on 6/11/15, the 560 Fire Box was struck for the reported house fire at 103 Tidewater Drive. Quint 535 (w/8) was first on scene with smo…
MY.FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 20 at 4:59pm · 
Green Bay lieutenant passes away,
Green Bay Metro Fire lieutenant found dead
Green Bay firefighters at a west side station found a lieutenant dead Saturday morning
GREENBAYPRESSGAZETTE.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 20 at 7:30am · 
The city says it is part of the department’s function as hazardous materials protocol.
The union president says it was retaliation.
New Orleans Firefighters Union Upset Over Cleanup Detail | Firefighter Nation
Firefighters were sent to cleanup waste from homeless people under expressway.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
  • Most Relevant
    Joe Sellers, Joyce Thomas, Sherrie Chafin and 357 others like this.
  • Lenora Dickens Sorry, but the city is Wrong!!! Firefighters are not HazMat Crews!!!!!!!
    June 22 at 3:44pm
  • Paul R Tate Jr Firefighter's are first-responders to handle emergencies....not clean up contractors. The mayor needs to be recalled and the fire chief needs to be fired
    June 23 at 1:14pm
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 19 at 1:57pm · 
Blast reportedly lifted the entire roof approximately four feet
Explosion Injures Connecticut Firefighters | Firefighter Nation
Six injured during Waterbury fire.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 19 at 11:44am · 
Apparatus contributor Bob Vaccaro takes to Tennessee and the Jack Daniel’s Distillery Fire Brigade
Pierce Delivers a Pumper/Tanker | Firefighter Nation
Bob Vaccaro looks at the Jack Daniel’s Distillery Fire Brigade in Tennessee and its plan for a new apparatus.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 19 at 10:19am · 
"A building is best identified during preplanning, but there are distinct features that will help firefighters identify the building type as they pull up on scene."
Understanding Building Construction Types | Firefighter Nation
Randy Frassetto breaks down the differences among the various types of building construction, offering...
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
  • Maria Sanchez, Jeffrey R. Abejar, Amanda Gail Conner and 315 others like this.
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 19 at 9:03am · 
"We fail to appreciate the differences between the two and understand how these differences impact our tactics and strategies."
Commercial vs. Residential Fire Attack | Firefighter Nation
Baird outlines the major differences between residential and commercial structures explaining changes we should make to our fire attack and search and rescue tactics in the more-dangerous enclosed...
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
  • Jeffrey R. Abejar, Heather Johnston, Lee Raath-Brownie and 225 others like this.
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 19 at 8:18am · 
The majority of the fire was found in the attic/roof area,
Firefighters Evacuated as Roof Sags at Maryland Restaurant Fire | Firefighter Nation
Seat of the fire inside an Upper Marlboro restaurant was discovered to be in the roof area.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
  • Most Relevant
    Umar Waqas CH, Jeffrey R. Abejar, Eduardo Chavez and 575 others like this.
  • Ed Lottermoser What the hell were they on the roof in the first place.
    2 · June 19 at 2:50pm
  • Gregory Johnson Kentland tower 33 PGFD. Big shock they get all of the big calls. As well get media spotlight more than any other county department in America. I think this might prove they are just a little to aggressive on their attacks in PG county Maryland
    1 · June 19 at 10:50pm · Edited
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazineshared Wisconsin Fire Service Training's photo.
June 19 at 6:30am · 
Wisconsin Fire Service Training
Earlier this week we mentioned the research being conducted at the Illinois Fire Service Institute by Underwriters Laboratory. Kenosha F.D Battalion Chief Matt...
See More
 · Comment · 
  • Richard Karlock, Jeffrey R. Abejar, Balantain Lopez and 512 others like this.
  • Christie Fuller Cuties
    June 19 at 6:35pm
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 19 at 6:13am · 
Here's a look at the latest hotspots and what crews are doing to control them.
Wildfires Burns across Four Western States | Firefighter Nation
Fire crews are hard at work from Alaska to Southern California.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 18 at 1:34pm · 
National fire service figures Christopher Naum, SFPE and Asst. Chief Doug Cline offer a small but valuable series on developing the company officer. You can find more of their work from their blogs and on Buildingsonfire
FireEMS Blogs: The Company Officer | Firefighter Nation
The critical roles and development you need to be aware of.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
  • Umar Waqas CH, Eduardo Chavez, John Jarrell and 488 others like this.
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 18 at 12:41pm · 
Rough scene for Fresno firefighters,
Homeless California Man Dies, Trapped Inside Burning Bus | Firefighter Nation
Victim was banging on a window begging for help.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
  • Most Relevant
    Chaminda Perera, Wendi Phillips, Moe Moe Pyae Sone and 248 others like this.
  • Jessica Krause 'Witnesses say...' So, they watched him bang on the window and cry for help, but they were too pansy as$ to bust out a window and help pull him out. Disgusting. In my eyes, this is as bad as murder. this was not a raging building fire. It was a bus, likely with no fuel in it. Absolutely awful.
    1 · June 18 at 11:39pm
  • Christine Whitten-Petty So sorry .
    June 19 at 2:23pm
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 18 at 11:18am · 
It's more than showing up and getting on the rig.
What Is Experience? | Firefighter Nation
In and out, day after day, but what are you doing on each run?
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
  • Michael Perata, Elizabeth Gay Register, Kaden Bockelman and 216 others like this.
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 18 at 9:41am · 
“It’s getting ready to go. Leave the line Jay, let’s get out of here,”
Video from crews as they battle the Card Street fire, one of several wildfires burning in Alaska.
Lightning Sparks New Wildfires in Alaska | Firefighter Nation
Two new fires begin to burn as more firefighters arrive.
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 18 at 8:55am · 
"I can confirm that there is a suspect in custody," U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch
Nine Killed Inside Charleston Church
Pastor and eight other people shot to death during prayer meeting.
JEMS.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 18 at 8:27am · Edited · 
Such a terrible incident Fire, EMS and Police responded to last night in Charleston. More details on JEMS - Emergency Medical Services
Nine Killed Inside Charleston Church
Pastor and eight other people shot to death during prayer meeting.
JEMS.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 18 at 7:40am · 
Read, Learn, Remember
Honor the 9 By Learning and Living | Firefighter Basics
Please take the time to remember the Husbands, Fathers, Sons, Brothers, and Uncles lost on this day. Attached are the reports associated with the death of this Brave Men. Please study and know their story...
FIREFIGHTERBASICS.COM
 · Comment · 
FirefighterNation.com and FireRescue Magazine
June 18 at 6:18am · 
"As a captain with the CFD and the operator of the first-due engine on that tragic day in 2007, I have shared in a process of change over the past seven years that most firefighters in this profession will never experience. It is my hope that no one has to experience this significant amount of change from losing members of their organization."
Learning from the Charleston Sofa Super Store fire,
Learning from Others' Experience | Firefighter Nation
David Griffin looks at Never Forget and teaches class attendees to train until they have unconscious competence in everything that they do so they will Never Forget their profession, the job that we do....
FIREFIGHTERNATION.COM
 · Comment · 
  • Most Relevant
    Chaminda Perera, Michael Perata, Heather Johnston and 432 others like this.