All Blog Posts Tagged 'primary' (3)

Protecting Lives on Backstep Firefighter

Protecting people’s lives will involve risk for us as firefighters

 

“A female occupant, in her 40’s, was unable to escape due to the intense heat and thick smoke and was quickly located by firefighters. She was removed out of the bedroom window and treated by paramedics on the scene.”…

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Added by Dave LeBlanc on February 8, 2013 at 3:33pm — 1 Comment

The Path You Chose on BACKSTEP FIREFIGHTER

Are you certain this is the job for you?

 

Depending on who you are speaking with, there seems to a gap when it comes to how to accomplish our goals and not get killed or injured in the process. Words like “cowboy”, “aggressive” and “sally” are all used when someone takes issue with how someone else is getting the job…

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Added by Dave LeBlanc on November 4, 2011 at 7:05pm — No Comments

A Tale of Two Fire on BACKSTEP FIREFIGHTER

On Thursday September 29, 2011 a Vallejo, California firefighter was burned in the rescue of a paraplegic.  The firefighter made entry into the man’s mobile home which was heavily involved in fire and dragged the man toward safety.  During his attempt he was forced to bail out after suffering burns and a second crew knocked down the fire and completed the rescue.

On March 30, 2010 the Homewood, Illinois Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in a chair in a house.  They were…

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Added by Dave LeBlanc on October 22, 2011 at 7:11pm — No Comments

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