Upsala, Ontario is in the boondocks, so sometimes things work out differently than in other places. With a humble nod to Paul Combs, who is a real artist, here is one of my attempts at cartoonery:

Okay, things aren't quite that different, but you get the idea. You can read more about what I call "the peripheral edge of the…

Aerial Apparatus Makes Swiftwater Rescue

By Travis Boudrey



In late winter and early spring, the combination of weather conditions and human behavior can create a recipe for disaster, especially when roads with low crossings become flooded due to overflowing rivers and streams. Sometimes, as motorists approach these crossings, they seem to overestimate the ability of their automobile and underestimate the power of water. This serious…

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter...July 29, 2010

There is nothing like a vehicle extrication drill in full turn-out gear in 90 degrees for two hours.

Help my Dad win this contest. We really appreciate your vote!

Please forward to fire departments, we could really use your help for this dedicated firefighter! Firefighter needs votes to win Ultimate Man Cave! The contest has narrowed down to 10 finalists!! Wouldn’t it be great for a local firefighter to win? This GRFD firefighters daughters made a video for a recent Lowe’s…

So what do you do when every thing takes a turn for the worst? Me and my x arent together so therefor no engagement any more

I am interested in your professional feedback on a new fire safety product, The Mighty Safe Box (MSB). The MSB is designed to improve fire safety for construction projects. I am not a firefighter, rather a safety director and have worked with fire stations all across the country to prevent fires and would like the feedback from firefighting professionals, so Thanks in Advance.

The current methods of fire detection and alarm notification are archaic. Currently projects use visual…

New Zen:…

INSIDE THE APPARATUS INDUSTRY

4:30 the tones droped a van went off the road and airbourned in the house and exploded the driver…

I just need to vent..we lost a GREAT medic after while in route to the hosp they had a deer run out in front of them and they hit a tree the pt and on of the medics died on sceen and 1 emt was severly injured,they cut the tree down and after much pushing from the ems and fire service they put an ugly brown sign with nothing more then her name( now when we lost a state trooped she got a beautiful in memory sign) so the ems dept got togeather and had the same one made for the medic and took…

Production has begun on a television documentary dealing with firefighting volunteers. “Last One Standing” is one of the few fire-rescue documentaries that specifically deals with the subject of volunteer firefighting. The documentary is being filmed in HD and surround sound, and will take about 6 months to produce.

The synopsis for the film is posted online at…

Rochester Fire Department Promoted Four New Lieutenant’s today.

“This is a great day for the Rochester Fire Department and the City of Rochester,” said Fire Chief John Caufield. “We are promoting a dedicated group of individuals who will put their all into serving their community to the very best of their abilities.”

The new Lieutenants are:

Douglas Knapp: 12 year veteran of the RFD, most recently at Truck 5 (Gardiner Ave.); winner of several City of…