June 2010 Blog Posts (58)

To All The Fathers Out There

This Father's day should remind each and every one of you how lucky you are to come home at the end of your shift. Whoevers working tomorrow, BE CAREFUL! And keep in your hearts and prayers all the brave souls that gave the ultimate sacrifice before you. Think about your families. Be safe and gos bless.

Omnes domum cedite-Everyone goes home in latin

chino

Added by edward monahan on June 19, 2010 at 5:11pm — No Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter...June 19, 2010

Excuse the lack of proper writing style. I am letting you peek into my brain.

Last night I just couldn't get to see the homebound person and her family that I visit every Friday after work about 20 miles away. I went to bed asking God to please tap me on the shoulder and get my butt out of bed and drive early this morning before my pedicure.

As these things go, ping I was awake at 6:30 and had loads…

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Added by Denise Imperiale on June 19, 2010 at 10:57am — No Comments

In Search of Tactical Patience

Today commemorates the anniversary of the Sofa Superstore fire in Charleston, South Carolina, in which nine firefighters lost their lives while engaged in aggressive… Continue

Added by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE on June 18, 2010 at 12:11pm — 2 Comments

Safety Week 2010: Make It Personal!

Despite the fact that I wrote this piece for Fire-Rescue Magazine last year, I'm pretty sure its content is still relevant as we ponder recent and not so recent events on the eve of Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week http://www.firefighternation.com/forum/topics/usfa-reminds-you-that-safety.

As I stated in comments to another blog by John Mitchell (…

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Added by Tiger Schmittendorf on June 17, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Tactical Lessons Learned from Charleston

Tactical Lessons Learned from Charleston

By Tim Sendelbach, FireRescue magazine Editor-in Chief

The Sofa Super Store Fire is an incident that I can only hope every member of the fire service never forgets. The nine men who lost their lives that tragic night are well deserving of our fullest respect; the lessons they left behind are invaluable to us.

As a member of the fire’s Post-Incident…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 17, 2010 at 6:19pm — No Comments

If These Walls Could Talk: How would your department measure up to the Charleston investigation?

If These Walls Could Talk

How would your department measure up to the Charleston investigation?

By Timothy E. Sendelbach

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the July 2008 issue of FireRescue magazine.

For the last 10 months, I’ve had the…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 17, 2010 at 6:19pm — No Comments

3 Years Out: What's Changed in Charleston?

3 Years Out: What’s Changed in Charleston?

By Cindy Devone-Pacheco

Three years ago today, nine firefighters lost their lives inside the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C. It was an incident that many in the Charleston Fire Department (CFD) thought could never happen to them. It was an incident that, in the most savage way possible, exposed the fallacy of that mindset. Ultimately, it led to a litany of accusations, investigations,…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 17, 2010 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

Then & Now: The truth about Charleston from the last officer out

Then & Now: The truth about Charleston from the last officer out

By Cindy Devone-Pacheco

As many departments across the country know all too well, the effects of a line-of-duty death (LODD) are deeply felt, long lasting and far reaching. Firefighters and civilians alike who were alive on 9/11 will forever be able to recall precisely where they were when they heard that two planes had flown into the World Trade Center buildings.

Of course, 9/11… Continue

Added by Cindy Devone-Pacheco, FireRescue on June 17, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Reliable Firefighters: Wisdom from other high-risk professions

FIREFIGHTING 360

Reliable Firefighters: Wisdom from other high-risk professions

By Billy Schmidt

Reliability: It’s the cornerstone of the firefighting profession (I use the term “firefighting profession” to include all emergency services professionals). It’s the combination of anticipation and resilience, a firefighter’s… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 17, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Hotel Vendome: Remembering the Worst Firefighting Tragedy in Boston’s History

By FireRescue magazine staff

On June 17, 1972, nine Boston Fire Department (BFD) firefighters were killed and eight others were injured when a section of the Hotel Vendome collapsed during overhaul operations. Those killed in the line of duty were:

• Firefighter Thomas W. Beckwith (Engine 32)

• Firefighter Joseph E. Boucher (Engine 22)

• Lieutenant Thomas J. Carroll (Engine 32)

• Firefighter Charles E.…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 17, 2010 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

How the Apparatus Industry Is Weathering the Economic Storm

Inside the Apparatus Industry

Weathering the Economic Storm: The apparatus industry seems to be doing well despite the economy’s effect on other parts of the fire service

Story & Photos by Bob Vaccaro

The economy has been wreaking havoc on the fire service all around the country.… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 16, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

"The Charleston 43"

On Friday, June 18, we mark the third anniversary of an enormously tragic incident in which nine Charleston, SC firefighters lost their lives battling a furniture store fire.

To mark the incident, there will be no shortage of written and video tributes to experience, no shortage of “ALWAYS REMEMBER”s and… Continue

Added by FireDaily.com on June 15, 2010 at 6:24pm — 4 Comments

North Carolina Firefighters Save Brother Firefighter Experiencing Cardiac Event

Story & Photos by Bob Bartosz

From left to right: West Edgecombe Paramedic Daniel Walker, Paramedic Kenneth Campbell, Rocky Mount Firefighter James Bridgers, Kevin Farmer, Rocky Mount Fire Engineer Todd Joyner, Fire Captain Michael Roupp and Senior Firefighter Steven…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 15, 2010 at 4:59pm — No Comments

Why I'm Who I Am

In the early morning hours of May 2nd 1991 I came into this world at Latrobe Area Hospital (Latrobe, Pennsylvania). My Mother told me when i was born she could tell I had a special gift but, She never thought that I would live to help people.

Growing up I was Always Fascinated by fire trucks and my childhood dream was to become a Firefighter. I have 3 Uncles in the Fire Service and one of them Particular (My Uncle Raymond) would take me every so often to the fire station. I…

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Added by Shane Palmer on June 15, 2010 at 2:57am — 1 Comment

fire

Fire destroyed 12 apartments in Dauphin County early Friday morning, leaving 22 adults and 17 children homeless.

It happened at the Quail Run apartments on Rawleigh Street in Lower Paxton Township. The fire started in the back of the building on the second or third floor around 5 a.m.

"Everything in the back is just demolished, like the patios fell over and everybody's stuff is just like wet over there," said witness Jacquise Navedo.

State and local fire… Continue

Added by Ted McAfee on June 14, 2010 at 11:21pm — No Comments

Canines to the Rescue, Part 3: Can that dog hunt?

Canines to the Rescue, Part 3: Can that dog hunt?

By Brett Martinez

Author Note: This the third article in FireRescue magazine’s rescue canine Web series. Part 1 discussed the type of K-9 teams currently deployed in the field, while…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 14, 2010 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Tragedy to a Benefit

A tragedy occurred in January of 2008 in our county. Torrential rains had washed out a section of road over a creek in the northern part of our district. Traveling home, a mother and her 2 year old son went off into the creek and perished. Her sister, trying to locate them, also goes off at the same area into the swift flowing water. She and her passenger survived.

Two long years have passed for this family. Instead of being bitter at the fire departments for any multitude of reasons, the… Continue

Added by Tandy Young on June 13, 2010 at 2:12pm — No Comments

New Web Site for IAFF local 3107

Hello Brothers and Sisters, The career firefighters from the City of Biddeford Maine have a new Web site. www.biddefordcareerfirefighters.org I hope you visit the site and leave comments.

Be safe

Ken

Added by Ken Thorpe on June 12, 2010 at 5:58pm — No Comments

Ganging Up: To deliver effective flow from a fill site, you may need to join several portable pumps together

RURAL FIRE COMMAND

Ganging Up

To deliver effective flow from a fill site, you may need to join several portable pumps together

By Patrick Pauly

I had the opportunity recently to review pictures from several rural fires in which portable pumps were… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 11, 2010 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

What Happens Online…Goes Everywhere

What Happens Online…Goes Everywhere

Be conscious of what you post online as it may affect your career

By Scott Cook

I’ve written about this before, but it’s becoming a bigger issue. In fact, you’ll recall that around Feb. 11, Firefighter Jason Brown from Colleton County (S.C.) Fire-Rescue was fired for something he posted on his personal Facebook page. According to Brown’s termination letter, he was fired for…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 11, 2010 at 8:00am — 3 Comments