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A few tips today from Captain Thomas Gardner (FDNY L.113, L.11, E.255 and L.157)
* This is a vocation. Be a student of the 'game' until your very last day.
* The most fundamental skill of our job is getting water, then operating the line and getting that water onto the fire.
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A few short thoughts from
a prolific 'trainer' of firefighters, Captain John Vigiano, L.176 (Lt R.2, FF L.103)
a prolific 'trainer' of firefighters, Captain John Vigiano, L.176 (Lt R.2, FF L.103)
The Captain was known to hold extrication drills in the early hours of the morning on burned out or abandoned cars that his company came upon in Brooklyn. 'The opportunity was there and so we did it. The time didn't matter.'
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One of the 'new' discoveries about today's fires, we are told, is that they are hotter. Here's Tom Brennan, in his July 1993 edition of Random Thoughts.
Fire Hooks Unlimited, Inc. Founder / FDNY Captain,Bob Farrell shares a bit of fire service history...
Another one from Tom Brennan, this time the November 1991 edition of Random Thoughts, on what they knew then.
The current trend in the fire service seems to be the discovery of "new" tactics or procedures. Much of what we do today was developed by members that came before us. They were aware of the changing nature of the fire ground and operated accordingly. Experienced and intelligent, their "labs" were the actual fire ground and thru the combination of these things, they developed sound practices that are still applicable to today's fire ground.
Here's a quote from Tom Brennan, in his May 1989 edition of FE magazine's Random Thoughts:
"The use of windows for horizontal ventilation must be CONTROLLED and COORDINATED based on the location of fire, movement of the interior line(s) and the exposure problem."
A brief reminder from FireRescue Magazine on the importance of solid nozzle / engine work.
Thanks to the members of BCFD Rescue Company # 1 for showing us some love.
Found this pearl of wisdom on a student feedback form after a basic FE class today. Maybe training would be a little less "taboo" if all senior men had this approach.
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