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Flir thermographic camera My team plans to buy the new Flir camera. Anybody using it already? Can you share your experience? Started by Marc Stiefer in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	6	Feb 16, 2014 Reply by Marc Stiefer
ColdCut / Cutting Extinguisher Is it something that is used by your fire department, and what is your experience with it. We started using this system 7-8 years ago. in… Started by Jesper Rossen in Fireground Tactics & Firefighter Safety	11	Feb 11, 2014 Reply by Jesper Rossen
Air Quality Monitoring I have read a lot of information from around the country in regards to departments beginning a program to monitor the air quality during in… Started by Moose in Fireground Tactics & Firefighter Safety	13	Feb 10, 2014 Reply by John Crabbe
new old guy New to the site old to the fire service.I have been on the volunteer Fire Dept for more than 25yrs.We have a very low call rate.The dept no… Started by David Jacobson in Firefighter Nation Kitchen - Meet and Greet	4	Feb 7, 2014 Reply by Norm Tindell
Fire Chiefs Handbook Hey Nation, Starting to study for a promotional exam. Anyone have some notes they'd like to share on the Fire Chief's Handbook? Started by Dan Morriss in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	0	Feb 6, 2014
2 1/2 " Hose lines I spent over 30 years with the FDNY in Manhattan and the South Bronx. I have been a volunteer FF firefighter for over 40 years. Time and ti… Started by Captain Robert Rainey in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	15	Feb 6, 2014 Reply by Don Catenacci
Warning siren Switzerland tests the catastrophe and flooding warning sirens the first Wednesday of February, every year.This year, the responsible agency… Started by Maheu in The Fire's Out - Non Duty Forums	2	Feb 6, 2014 Reply by Norm Tindell
Summer camp for kids I know many departments have manpower issues. It might be hard enough to get equipment out on runs. But if you can its time to think about… Started by Just Plain Craig Moyer in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	1	Feb 4, 2014 Reply by Timothy John Dodson
Can a 2 1/2" hose be used as a hand line for fire attack? When I first started in the fire department we had two types of hand lines 1 1/2" and 2 1/2". We were taught that when you attack a fire th… Started by Captain Kevin C. Ross in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	60	Feb 2, 2014 Reply by frans
Are We Going To Change Our Policy A recent conversation was overheard by a couple of firefighters at the station, concerning the new "recreational" use of marijuana laws in… Started by Oldman in General Firefighting & Rescue Discussion	7	Jan 29, 2014 Reply by Oldman