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Hundreds Honor Fallen Houston Firefighter
Hundreds of emergency responders marched Saturday
morning in a procession to honor a 21-year-veteran of the Houston F...
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San Francisco Firefighters Seek Funding for Mental Health Services
When the toils of the job become too intense, San
Francisco police can take advantage of in-house mental health servi...
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Washington Firefighters Make Progress Against Mills Canyon Fire |
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Report: Fireworks Set Off in Lowell (MA) Building Days Before Fatal Fire
Fireworks ignited on July 3 inside the Lowell
apartment building where seven people perished in a fast-moving fire
ea...
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Lowell Firefighters Faced Ever-Growing Danger
The tone, the first alarm, came in from a cop named
Borden Zwicker on routine patrol, just before 4 a.m., and the fir...
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FIRE INCIDENTS
Firefighters Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Man From Tulsa House Fire
Firefighters rescued a wheelchair-bound Tulsa
man, trapped in his burning home. It happened Wednesday afternoon in a
neighborhood near Apache and North Yale.
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Chattanooga (TN) Firefighters Stop Early Morning Commercial Fire
A recent fire at a commercial structure in
Chattanooga, Tennessee, showed the value of good observational skills at
potential activated alarm calls.
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Firefighters Battle Large Oklahoma City House Fire
Firefighters from multiple agencies battle a huge lightning-sparked house fire last night in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Fire at Jersey Shore Lawyer's Office
Firefighters from a number of departments
responded to a three-alarm fire Monday at a lawyer's office in Ship
Bottom on Long Beach Island, New Jersey.
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Twelve Fire Companies Respond to Working Fire at LeRoy (NY) Farmhouse
Firefighters responded to a Fourth of July fire
that destroyed a LeRoy (NY) farmhouse that was built in 1806. One
resident had to be restrained by officers from trying to save the family
dog from the fire.
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FIREFIGHTER RESCUE
Firefighters Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Man From Tulsa House Fire
Firefighters rescued a wheelchair-bound Tulsa
man, trapped in his burning home. It happened Wednesday afternoon in a
neighborhood near Apache and North Yale.
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Chicago Firefighters Rescue People from Apartment Fire
Chicago firefighters found some residents hanging from their windows at an early morning apartment fire.
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Buffalo Firefighters Rescue Man from Fire
Buffalo (NY) firefighters pulled a man from his second-floor apartment during a fire early today.
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URBAN FIREFIGHTER
Train Like You Fight Is a Theme
Training like you fight shouldn't be merely a
slogan for one week, but rather should be the focus of fire departments
all year long, writes Ray McCormack.
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Staffing Reach
We hear a lot about staffing in the fire service.
Ray McCormack says the main consideration is whether your staffing is
adequate for the majority of your fire attack incidents.
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DICERS-VO for Extinguishment
DICERS is a fire extinguishment model utilizing
interior tactics to extinguish fires. Ray McCormack explains the
individual aspects of this firefighting acronym.
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PPE TRAINING GUIDE
Download a new new, free training guide on firefighter personal protective equipment. Sponsored by Fire-Dex.
SURVIVAL ZONE
Firefighter Technology Roundup: USAR Locator and More
Mary Jane Dittmar reviews some new technology
that may be of interest to firefighters, including a locator for urban
search and rescue operations, wall-scaling technology, and a tool for
increasing situational awareness over expansive fire scenes, such as in
wildland firefighting.
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SUBURBAN FIREFIGHTING
Big Storms, Big Emergencies
In this course, discuss the reason unusual
conditions lead to unusual problems during big storms and discover how
to preplan with your local utility. Learn the hazards bystanders pose to
first responders and how to identify critical and dangerous
infrastructure in your area.
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First Due Battalion Chief
First-Due Battalion Chief: Information Is Vital
When it comes to firefighting in modern
buildings, building construction information can go a long way toward
keeping firefighters safe, Dan Sheridan writes.
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From the Jumpseat
From the Jumpseat: The Safety/Identity Conflict
Do the stories that make up how firefighters
think of themselves actually make it more difficult for them to operate
safely on the fireground? Mark J. Cotter reviews a scientific study that
says yes.
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Dunn's Dispatch
Dunn's Dispatch: Rekindle Fires
Preventing a rekindle is a team responsibility.
Vincent Dunn discusses the implications of a rekindle and the importance
of overhaul operations.
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Engine
Fire Engineering Magazine Partners With Russell Johns to Launch an Online Career Center for Fire and Emergency Services Personnel
Fire Engineering magazine has announced that it
is partnering with Russell Johns Associates (http://russelljohns.com) to
launch a new digital employment resource named Fire Engineering
CareerCenter.
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Industrial Firefighting
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Larson Electronics Releases 300 Watt LED Security Spotlight Tower on Heavy Duty Aluminum Frame
With over 40 years as a leader in the industrial
and commercial lighting industry Larson Electronics continues its
commitment to providing high-grade lighting equipment to specialty
markets with the release of a 300 watt LED security spotlight tower.
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RIT
RIT Operations: Making the Stairs
Fredericksburg (VA) Fire Department Firefighter
Donald L. Wedding offers this Tradidions Training drill which focuses on
the sublevel removal of a downed firefighter.
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Structural Firefighting
Wildland Firefighting
Mills Canyon WA Fire Burns 18000 Acres
One central Washington wildfire has burned across
28 square miles in just two days while another has broken out in hot,
tinder-dry conditions.
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HAZMAT
Former Cleveland Firefighter Sentenced for Stealing Hazmat Equipment
A
former Cleveland firefighter was placed on probation Monday for
stealing hazardous material equipment from the city and selling it to a
scrap yard to feed his drug habit
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PREINCIDENT INTELLIGENCE
Responsibility and Response Ability, Part 2
If a fire department does not know its responsibilities, the effectiveness of its response ability will be hampered, and responder safety will be compromised, writes Eric G. Bachman.
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