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2 Plans in 1: Creating a training action plan

By Kevin Milan

A fireground mentor once told me, “It’s OK to vary your plan, as long as you have one.” As a young fire officer, I understood the message: We can change ventilation tactics so long as we plan to vent. A secondary water supply can come from either direction, so long as it arrives. Little did I know that this mentor imparted wisdom about things far beyond commanding the initial fire…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 10, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

I lost my brother on December 28th. He was a firefighter and a member of ffn. I am looking for ideas for his head stone. I would really like for it to be fire department related, if u have any ideas …

I lost my brother on December 28th. He was a firefighter and a member of ffn. I am looking for ideas for his head stone. I would really like for it to be fire department related, if u have any ideas please let me kno. You can email them to me at jlord5134@yahoo.com.

Thanks,

John Lord 5134

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Added by John Lord on January 8, 2011 at 5:41pm — 4 Comments

Steps for Conducting a Rear Roof Rail Displacement

Story & Photos by Les Baker

A quick and easy method for extracting patients from a roof-resting vehicle involves the displacement of the rear roof rail.…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 7, 2011 at 6:30am — 1 Comment

INternal Candidiates Passed Over for Captains Test, is this right?

ATTENTION PLEASE POST — DO NOT APPLY REQUEST FROM REDLANDS FIREFIGHTERS

Internal Candidates Again Being Passed Over in Captain's Test

Redlands Professional Firefighters Local 1354 has forwarded the following message, urging CPF members not to apply for a captain’s position being offered in Redlands in solidarity with Redlands firefighters:

For the second time in less than two years, the City of Redlands has opened up a promotional process for Captain to the outside. This is… Continue

Added by Chris Adams on January 6, 2011 at 10:12pm — No Comments

Back from Haiti!!

Just came back from doing a mission trip in Haiti and it
was AWESOME!
One thing I love about Haiti is that you can ride standing up in the
back of a truck for 15 miles like I did or go up a mountain sitting up on the cab.

It was great.

Added by Jonny Gordon on January 6, 2011 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Old Fire Lookout Gets New Life as a Radio Tower

By Jane Jerrard

A Maine mountaintop is slated to be the site of a unique communications tower that combines a 1944-style structure with modern-day microwave technology.

The Maine Office of Information Technology (OIT) is…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 6, 2011 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

A Work in Progress: Tips for fighting fires in buildings under construction

QUICK DRILLS

A Work in Progress

Tips for fighting fires in buildings under construction

By Homer Robertson

Just like people, buildings have a life cycle, from the time they’re “born” (built) until they “die,” which can come in a number of ways,… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 4, 2011 at 5:27pm — No Comments

Remembering a Great Chief; Houston DC Lonnie Franklin 1/4/1983

Remembering District Chief Lonnie L. Franklin

Killed in The Line of Duty January 4, 1983

When I close my eyes and think about it, it is hard to imagine that 28 years have passed since the tragic morning of January 4, 1983 when District Chief Lonnie Franklin was killed while enroute to an arson fire on Dowling near Drew in the Third Ward. Chief Franklin was a brother-in-law to the Jahnke HFD family (Roe, Claude,Val, and Duke) and uncle to our late fallen brothers Steve and… Continue

Added by Robert G. Parry on January 4, 2011 at 10:03am — No Comments

How Fire Departments Can Influence State & Local Politics

How Fire Departments Can Influence State & Local Politics

By James L. Cubbage Jr.

During one of the Annual Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) dinners in Washington, D.C., in the early 1990s, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (then the junior Senator from Delaware)—or as we call him, Joe—made the following statement: “There are three political parties in Delaware: the Republicans, the… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 4, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

Firefighter Sets Firefighter On Fire, Charged With Arson

We are getting word this evening that an Apopka Florida firefighter has resigned from his department after being charged with setting a co-worker on fire.

Police say that 44 year old Jason Leblanc has been charged with arson and arson resulting in the injury of another.

It all started at a Christmas party back on December 18 when Leblanc poured lighter fluid on rookie firefighter Jack Shumate's leg and then lit him on fire. Shumate suffered… Continue

Added by SideCharlie on January 3, 2011 at 7:12pm — 5 Comments

Recent Fitness Trends: Which one is the best?

By Michael Ong

Fitness is a big industry these days. Companies spend millions of dollars competing for consumers while nutritional supplements, fitness equipment and various workout programs flood the market with the endorsements from big-name athletes. Advertisements even include testimonials from firefighters and their success stories that came about as a result of using the products. Video workouts, Web-based workouts and “boot camps” are all the rage at the firehouse…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 3, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

Tales from a tailboard fireman: clam chowder

Tonight I made clam chowder for the family. It is a firehouse recipe I learned from my first Captain 37 years ago at Station 10 T10. In those days the light unit took all the EMS and the hose wagon took all the small fires. Being a Captain at a big 4 unit house was a good deal.This was before 911 came into use and people only called for an emergency. Claire Evans was my clam chowder teacher, he was anal about how the potatoes had to be cut all the same size. In those days the cooks always had… Continue

Added by mike simms on January 1, 2011 at 9:17pm — 2 Comments

choices

When I created my profile for Firefighter Nation, there was no "fire inspector" listed as an option. I would like to see that added because that was my role with the fire department. I had to check "other".

Added by Dani Waters on January 1, 2011 at 12:36pm — No Comments

Best way to approach a brother FF (also a friend ) about pulling their weight...

This person is good guy, with respected family in the Department. I think this causes him to have a sense of entitlement, and he honestly doesn't contribute much around the station.

Added by marc arnaud on December 31, 2010 at 8:40pm — 11 Comments

THE 2011 FIREFIGHTER on Backstep Firefighter.

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Added by Dave LeBlanc on December 30, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Thirty (30) Gary, IN Firefighters To Be Cut Friday- December 31, 2010‏

"With the four (4) that were laid off Dec. 18, 2010 union official says that's about 20% of city's firefighting staff"

My Brothers and Sisters Under The Maltese…

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Added by Michael J. Gregory on December 29, 2010 at 3:32pm — No Comments

A December to Forget?

I've written about the event but I'm ashamed to say that I've never visited the memorial site before last night. Nonetheless, I'm glad I attended the brief, quiet remembrance for the five Buffalo firefighters who were killed in the line of duty on December 27, 1983.

Here's a story of my experience at the corner of Grosvenor and North Division Streets and what happened there almost 30 years ago.

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Added by Tiger Schmittendorf on December 29, 2010 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

You CAN Fight the Same Fire Over Again

By Kriss Garcia

Today’s structure fires are becoming more infrequent yet more aggressive all the time. This, along with the fact that we’re in a construction era where building materials are becoming less resistant to the damage fire can cause, makes it imperative that we get the most experience and education possible out of the fires we do have. How do we accomplish this in a manner that translates to real learning, where we can make decisions based on real-life…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on December 29, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Thomasville Rescue Squad Places a Call for Help

Thomasville Rescue Squad is a 501c3 volunteer organization, specializing in 10 different types of Rescue, and has been serving the community for 40 years. Thomasville Rescue Squad is completely a volunteer organization, staffed with over 40 men and women who give their time to serve the citizens of this community. With the alleged financial infidelity of a former member and the current economic times, Thomasville Rescue has found itself in a position where it can no longer meet… Continue

Added by Brandon Warr on December 28, 2010 at 9:39pm — No Comments

New photos in my profile

I added a couple photos of my Brother during happy times because just pictures of the blast and memorials is too depressing. I wanted everybody to know Mike was a well rounded person who loved every minute of his 39 years here and according to my dad planned on being a firefighter from the time he could speak.

Added by Timothy AUSTIN on December 28, 2010 at 11:31am — No Comments