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October 2012 Firefighter Fatality and Prevention Reports In October the NIOSH Firefighter Fatality and Prevention Program released the investigative reports of five on duty deaths. Below are the h… Started by FFN WebTeam in Fireground Tactics & Firefighter Safety	0	Nov 2, 2012
Urban Search and Rescue Issues If anyone is interested (and didn't know yet) we have a group for Urban Search and Rescue that really hasn't been tapped to its full potent… Started by Mick Mayers in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	5	Oct 28, 2012 Reply by Ben Waller
EMS and responsibilties Paramedics in my county are taking a beating for NOT diving into a pond to save two guys that were trapped in a sinking SUV. Bystanders are… Started by Russ in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	3	Oct 28, 2012 Reply by Ben Waller
Good Fire Stories! Hello everyone: This is Jonathan, I’m a Firefighter Medic in Southern California, and like all of you, love being a Firefighter, serving ot… Started by Jonathan Hearn in The Fire's Out - Non Duty Forums	0	Oct 27, 2012
risk assessment when conducting fire fighting training Hi fellas, douse anyone have a any risk assessments for conducting fire fighting training using fire extinguishers for wet or hot drills. C… Started by bryn hopper in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	3	Oct 26, 2012 Reply by Derek J Sinesi
Out of state Blue lights So I recently joined a fire department in another state other then what i live in, I joined one in jersey living in pa, they really didn't… Started by Carlo in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	8	Oct 26, 2012 Reply by Carlo
Foam in dwellings Does your department use foam in structural firefighting? One of my departments use foam in a lean mixture (about 1 percent) when fighting… Started by Engineco913 in Fireground Tactics & Firefighter Safety	28	Oct 25, 2012 Reply by Bob Callahan
Where do we go when recruitment becomes non existent in some communities? Where does everyone see the volunteer departments going that are no longer able to recruit people? We have had signs up and adds in the pap… Started by Chief622 in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	27	Oct 23, 2012 Reply by Derek J Sinesi
Search and Rescue There is many different ways out there to do searches. You have your traditional, rope and so on. Lets just say that your department does n… Started by Isaac in Fireground Tactics & Firefighter Safety	15	Oct 20, 2012 Reply by 55 TRUCK
Firemen's Funerals On Friday I will be attending my first firemen's funeral service as a firefighter. We take out our main engine and ambulance and all firefi… Started by Kaitlin Reick in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	3	Oct 20, 2012 Reply by Kaitlin Reick