On the scene in Buffalo,
B-43 while enroute can see heavy smoke. Engine 21 on scene with Heavy fire on 2nd floor and attic. B-56 updates with 2.5 story dwelling fire in 2-3 corner on 2…
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  • Dotty Grifone Hope everyone stay's safe!
The UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute needs to hear from YOU! Take a few minutes to let them know how your department has, or has not, changed tactics based on the new research.
Your feedback is needed as we continue our research.
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Come support the inaugural NATIONAL Fallen Firefighters Stair Climb!
Stair climb will honor all of America’s fallen firefighters.
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Two-alarms in Pewaukee
Pewaukee Fire Department in Wisconsin responded to a multi family apartment building fire around 1 am...
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On the scene in Livingston, Texas
Raw fire video of a cafe' fire in Livingston, Texas. The video was posted by willie preston and description is below. Also below are a few fire photos from
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  • Brandon Davis Good job with the limited firefighters on seen
Be Seen - Be Safe
Steve Austin breaks down the new high-visibility vest regulation, explaining how departments can comply...
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  • Joseph Schultz Having done highway work, I can say first hand its not about visibility, drivers do not care to slow down and be careful. I have worked inches away from tractor trailers doing at least 65 mph. They see but do not give a dam that your their.
  • Jeremy Crocker I'll wear it because that is what I have to do. However, if the enormous trucks, multiple emergency vehicles, slowed traffic and most of the time a traffic guide doesn't make the water heads pay attention and drive safely, neither will the safety vest....See More
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We have the aptitude for the job, but that’s not enough. It needs to be nurtured and constantly challenged. There is a word for what needs to be done to ensure competence: TRAINING!
We love this job and thank the good fortune that was bestowed upon us that we ARE firefighters. And what’s not to love? We eat like kings, occasionally get
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  • Jamie Karras I hate the what ifs. Laid many nights in bed with what ifs going through my head.
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  • John Saylor Train like it's the REAL thing
Be safe while you're filling to boot this weekend,
Nozzlehead responds to a letter about the need for risking firefighter safety with the IAFF’s Fill the Boot campaign.
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The fire has burned 134 square miles east of Fresno. It is 25 percent contained.
Fire east of Fresno has burned 130 square miles.
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Chiefs, are you there for your men and women?
Hooks & Hooligans encourages you with some self-reflection
A Fire Chief’s Call to Action May 1, 2015 1 Comment 2,162 Views Who am I here for? The protection of my community first and my firefighters second! As the...
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  • Dennis Jackson Amen my firefighters and support personnel are always first that's my job to make sure they are good before, during,and after every call, meeting, and event.
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On the scene in Huntington, WV
engine2ladderschannel - Structure fire at 0657, just before shift change. A-Shift Engine 2, Tower 2, Engine 5, Engine 10, Rescue 11, Deputy Chief 45. All compa…
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"Rescue is still a high priority, and will always remain our highest priority. We don’t have to make it into a separate tactical objective"
Two of our bloggers had a opportunity to attend a training with UL/NIST and clear up some troubling misconceptions...
Ryan and I had the honor of sitting in on a UL/NIST class today on Fire Dynamics Research to Tactical Solutions. We appreciate the time and effort that was put into the class and the fireground application examples that were given. These help to bridge the gap between the “Scientific Lab Stuff” and…
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Not Just Another Fire with news of, not just another fire, from Missouri.
A biodiesel plant in central Missouri went up in flames this week, shooting flames “taller than the town’s grain elevator”.
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  • Judy Melius Oh my prayers for firefighters
  • MaryAnn Woodard How awful my prayers go out to the fire-fighters and their families. Amen, Amen. Dear Heavenly Father please protect all whom are fighting the fires all around the country. I ask this in Your Sons Holy Name Amen, Amen.
Education and Training
Not really the same and sometimes that is forgotten. Are you instructors hearing this?
Ronny J. Coleman looks at firefighter training and education can be interpreted in different ways by different people.
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