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High pressure versus low pressure air bags We recently had a demo on a set of low pressure lift bags and after 20 years of only using high pressure bags I came to the realization tha… Started by Mike Pflugh in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	4	Oct 4, 2012 Reply by Mike Pflugh
Did you know that the Storm King Mountain Fire was caused by a Mine Fire? Many people are not aware that the Stom King Mountain fire was caused by a "Mine Fire". While this type of fire is not common, and requires… Started by Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	8	Oct 4, 2012 Reply by Dennis chaney
Fort Worth Quint 17 aerial ladder Recently I was down with my uncle who works for Smeal Fire Apparatus of Snyder Nebraska and we picked up the quint 17 for Fort Worth. I was… Started by Kaitlin Reick in Apparatus & Vehicle Discussions	0	Oct 2, 2012
Tactical Mastery Tactical Mastery - What makes an "elite" firefighter? Well elite firefighters have invested a tremendous amount of time mastering his or he… Started by FETC in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	0	Oct 1, 2012
Fire Rescue Magazine - How do I change my address for my subscription? Hey everyone, I recently moved and need to change my address for my Fire Rescue subscription. I have looked all over the website and can't… Started by Trey Ford in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	2	Oct 1, 2012 Reply by FFN WebTeam
Fireground Communication between firefighters On a recent visit to the northeast i noticed that every firefighter wearing an airpack also gets a radio. I inquired about its effectivenes… Started by Russ in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	5	Sep 30, 2012 Reply by Russ
ART OF READING SMOKE I had the opertunity to sit through Dave Dodsens class yesterday, and was able to take alot of information away from it. My chief also atte… Started by kenny goines in Fireground Tactics & Firefighter Safety	12	Sep 28, 2012 Reply by Russ Gregston
Grants that might be available for station construction We are a very small(6 member) dept in south east Ks. We currently have no fire station, we had to demolish ours do to it being extremly un… Started by Jason Clatt in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	16	Sep 27, 2012 Reply by Andrew Richmond
Has the Integrity of "The Game" been Compromised? If you were to walk into a fire station on any given Sunday, most if not every dayroom television will probably have the big game on. Die h… Started by FETC in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	1	Sep 25, 2012 Reply by John Crabbe
Class a Foam on Wildfires Recently had a discussion at a meeting about using class a foam on grass/wilfires. I argued the point of using less water, preventing reki… Started by Sideburns in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	17	Sep 25, 2012 Reply by Jarid Jeske