January 2011 Blog Posts (61)

Thoughts on a different and difficult extracation

Looking for someone who is very skilled in

vehicle extraction had a different and difficult one would like some

other opinions on this.

Had a car over a STEEP embankment in between 2 trees. was only able to open doors about 7 in on both sides..had a 3 ft + creek behind the car. The embankment was straight up, we were using a ladder to climb up and down..pt was 350 pounds plus...there was also 6+ Inches of snow on the ground and falling.....we were… Continue

Added by Tyler Williams on January 21, 2011 at 10:37pm — 4 Comments

Storm King Mountain~July 6, 1994

God Bless those firefighters lost on July 6,1994. They gave their lives on Storm King Mountain. 10 men and 4 women. May we never forget!

The nine Prineville Hot Shots:

Kathi Beck, Tami Bickett, Scott Blecha, Levi Brinkley, Doug Dunbar, Terri Hagen, Bonnie Holtby, Rob Johnson, Jon Kelso

The three Smoke Jumpers:

Don Mackey, Roger Roth, James Thrash

The two Helitacks:

Richard Tyler, and Rob Browning

Never…

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Added by Rachel on January 21, 2011 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

Get Better at Something in 2011: Resources to inspire you to safer & better fireground performance

Get Better at Something in 2011

Resources to inspire you to safer & better fireground performance

By Billy Schmidt

Firefighter safety and performance has been a topic of discussion for years now, but many previous conversations and training were focused on practicing reactionary responses, not elevating the behavior and culture of our… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 21, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

Firefighter Mark Falkenhan Called Hero By Woman Rescued From Fire; Funeral Arrangements Announced

Evangelyn Code told ABC2 that Lutherville VFC Firefighter Mark…

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Added by Dave Statter on January 20, 2011 at 9:10pm — No Comments

Fire Departments need support.

The time for a collective effort to support a major infrastructure need is way past due. I do not need to tell you many citizens want and demand tax cuts, but in reality they just want more efficient use of their money.…

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Added by Brian Cohen on January 20, 2011 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Have you ever been told your ISO rating could never be improved?

Who is ISO® and why should I care? The Insurance Services Office® (ISO) is an independent company that rates every community in the United States for fire & emergency readiness. The ISO rating is then used to…

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Added by Brian Cohen on January 20, 2011 at 9:59am — 2 Comments

Firefighters Battle Victorian Floods

Fill over 20,000 sandbags, add a few hundred volunteers including local CFA members, a huge dose of community spirit and a whole lot of hard work and you have the township of Warracknabeal pulling together as it prepares to battle the flooding of nearby Yarriambiak Creek.

Tuesday…

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Added by Alison Aprhys on January 19, 2011 at 11:30pm — 3 Comments

Crimson Is Making Headlines

INSIDE THE APPARATUS INDUSTRY

A company that’s both new & old introduced some great products & signed many new contracts in 2010

Story & Photos by Bob Vaccaro

Crimson Fire made quite a splash in 2010, announcing a significant number of orders for major cities around the country.

For those of you new to the fire service, Crimson made… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 19, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

snow emergency .

I'm in a small call fire department in mass. I would like to know how other small department handle a snow emergency ?
My department has fire fighters and EMS personal at there stations, to prevent them having to drive to the station in an emergency.

Added by Jeremy Neal on January 18, 2011 at 4:35pm — No Comments

Winter ops? Don't forget the rehab!

By A.J. Heightman, Editor-in-Chief, JEMS

Photos courtesy Patrick Swoop

On January 14, fire and EMS personnel were sent to Decatur Township (Pa.) for a fully involved house fire. They experienced heavy fire on arrival. East Derry Township Fire Chief Steve Yohn (who served as the incident commander) requested a second alarm. With extreme cold conditions, Fame EMS (Lewistown, Pa.) rapidly deployed their heated rehab tent. Approximately 70… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 18, 2011 at 1:09pm — 1 Comment

Check Out What’s on the Horizon for Employee Assistance Programs

Proposed changes to NFPA 1500 will establish guidelines for developing behavioral health assistance programs

By Chief Ronald J. Siarnicki

Following is the fourth in a series of seven articles that describe a new approach to mental and behavioral health in the fire service. Read the other articles:…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 18, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

A Great Weekend OFF!

The weekend was great, home to North Texas to visit family and friends there aren't enough hours to fit everyone in. Friday evening, discovered I didn't have the blackberry charger! I survived until home Sunday evening with it turned off!

Saturday back to the "other" family tradition. This was the 57th year our family has participated in the Fort Worth Stock & Rodeo parade. Had a great time working with my son who didn't know I… Continue

Added by Nancy Lankford McCain on January 17, 2011 at 10:51am — No Comments

Lets see I know as soon as i think of something to write the tones are going to drop but thats ok its all apart of the job and life. I like being apart of a great fire dept of c…

Lets see I know as soon as i think of something to write the tones are going to drop but thats ok its all apart of the job and life. I like being apart of a great fire dept of course its not the only dept that I like but im still glad to be apart of it.

Usually when the tones drop i think it takes me around 30-45 seconds to be out the door and in the car. I want to get into wildland fire fighting and search and rescue. In the…

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Added by Brian Sprouse on January 16, 2011 at 7:42pm — No Comments

FROM SIR LANCELOT TO WYATT EARP TO DICK WINTERS, PUTTING OTHERS AHEAD OF OURSELVES on Backstep Firefighter

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Added by Dave LeBlanc on January 15, 2011 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Tricks VS. The Trade

"What you showed me isn't in the book. What are the Chiefs gonna say if I do this? Are you gonna have my back if I do this and someone says something?" …

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Added by SAFE Firefighter on January 15, 2011 at 3:13pm — 1 Comment

NY Firefighter LODD

The Big Tree Volunteer Fire Company is saddened to announce the

deathn of one of its members. Jarrett Eleam, an active member for the

last 15 months, died Wednesday evening following a short illness. Mr.

Eleam felt ill Monday evening following a routine fire training

exercise. He was transported to Mercy Hospital of Buffalo by the fire

companies paramedic ambulance. He was admitted for observation and his

condition deteriorated. The cause of his death is… Continue

Added by Davin Eshelman on January 15, 2011 at 2:51pm — 2 Comments

Firefighting Jobs on Hilton Head Island

It doesn't work very well, it seems, to post something on the forums, as they just get buried in minutes. If you want to know more about our department and why I'm eager to share this message with you, I have spelled it out in detail on my blog at Firehouse Zen.

Added by Mick Mayers on January 15, 2011 at 10:28am — No Comments

the bible

john 3:16 for god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son for so that who ever believes in him will not parish but have ever lasting .

Added by johnnie w. specht on January 14, 2011 at 5:09pm — 4 Comments

Is It Time to Revise Your Organizational Chart?

REALITY CHECK

Is It Time to Revise Your Organizational Chart?

By Scott Cook

Do you serve your firefighters or do your firefighters serve you?

Here’s another way to ask that question: What does your organization chart look like?

If you’re like most organizations, the chief is at the top, and all of the… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 14, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

approx. 2' 4 feet snow!

So it started to snow a lot.

I am so glad a got snow shoes for Christmas!!

It was so deep our friend's truck got stuck and his truck is BIG!:)

How much did you guys get?

Added by Jonny Gordon on January 13, 2011 at 4:25pm — No Comments