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Mayday? Name It! A new mnemonic for effectively calling maydays

Mayday? Name It!

A new mnemonic for effectively calling maydays

By William Burns

Recently, the fire department I work for mandated that all company officers review with their companies reports from the Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System (www.firefighternearmiss.com). Report… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on July 12, 2010 at 8:00am — 8 Comments

A facelift for FirePSG

Hey everyone, it's been a while.

FirePSG (Fire Prevention|Survival Guide) has a fresh new look, check it out!
http://firepsg.blogspot.com

I've moved out to a new apartment, so times have been busy, but exciting nonetheless. I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer, stay safe!

-Dan

Added by Daniel J Rocha on July 11, 2010 at 6:52pm — No Comments

Fire blankets at Notre Dame and other observations while abroad

I recently returned from two weeks in Paris and Dublin. Now, this was a personal vacation, and since my husband isn’t affiliated with the fire service, he has only so much patience for chasing foreign ladder trucks down narrow streets. So I didn’t make any trips to fire stations or go on any ridealongs with the “sappeur-pompiers.”

But I did find myself thinking about how fire must be fought in these places that are so different than U.S. cities, and I did find myself… Continue

Added by Shannon Pieper, FireRescue Magazine on July 10, 2010 at 10:07pm — No Comments

Not so sweet "Sound of Music!"

Doe, a deer a female deer

Ray, the medic on the call

Me, the name I call myself

FA, the start of what was said….

SO, what will my penance be?

LA, it was the newest in the fleet!

TI, it’s technically not my…

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Added by Peter Lupkowski on July 9, 2010 at 10:13am — 1 Comment

Competent vs. Proficient

Competent vs. Proficient: It's important that every firefighter masters certain basic competencies, but you need to go the extra step to ensure they become proficient at those skills

By Scott Cook

Competent and proficient.

As firefighters, we tend to look at these two words as being one and the… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on July 9, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Funeral Information for Tom Wright, Son of Fire Fighter Sonny Wright (Station 312 "D")

Tuesday July 06, 2010…

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Added by Brad Duncan on July 8, 2010 at 12:19pm — No Comments

Scania

Wow?? How do you come up to Scania Trucks???

Greets

Tom

Added by Tom Krauter on July 8, 2010 at 9:57am — No Comments

Tractor-Trailer vs. Sedan Incident Offers Lessons Learned

By David Cone

Photos Courtesy Old Lyme Fire Department and Old Saybrook Fire Department

The view from the highway. The trailer is rolled onto its left side, and the cab is beyond the wooden sound barrier. An…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on July 8, 2010 at 6:30am — 3 Comments

Deep Impact: Going the extra mile to help someone can affect your entire community

Deep Impact

Going the extra mile to help someone can affect your entire community

By Ray Gayk

Have you ever thought about the impact your department has on the community you serve? Sometimes the impact is very clear, such as when we help save a life or make a great stop on a fire. We train hard for those moments, and when… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on July 7, 2010 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Leadership Skills: Opportunity's Knocking--Will You Open the Door?

Leadership Skills: That Noise You Hear … It’s the sound of opportunity knocking—will you open the door?

From the June issue of FireRescue magazine

By Chief Marc Revere

There’s a fable about a lumberjack who was purported to be the best in the land and had won numerous competitions. The edge of his axe blade was honed to perfection;… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on July 6, 2010 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Fire on the Mountain: FireRescue recalls the South Canyon Fire

Fire on the Mountain: FireRescue recalls the South Canyon Fire

By FireRescue Editor-in-Chief Timothy E. Sendelbach

The South Canyon Fire is perhaps one of the most controversial fires in U.S. history. To this day, it sparks conversation and concern about firefighters’—and commanding officers’—understanding of entrapment situations, situational awareness, LCES, etc. In short, it stirs emotion because it was an avoidable…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on July 6, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

4th of july

hi all. hope your forth of july was safe and fun. Here in central kansas .We received rain.

that didn;t slow down alot of folks in enjoying the day . but i am sure it kept the fires down .

our wheat harvest is pretty well wrapping up and out of the way for another year. with only one grain elavator {storage facility} colapsing . it put a damper on some grain storage . but the facility was biult many years ago. this don't happen often . but when it does it's a tradagy. two young…

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Added by evon gallant on July 5, 2010 at 4:07pm — No Comments

Toronto fire chief pass away

Norman Law

(Died July 2, 2010)

Law: Norman William McKay - District Fire Chief (retired 1997) for the City of Toronto Fire Department Peacefully on Friday

July 2nd, 2010, at Hannah Walker Place, Owen Sound. Norm Law of Owen Sound in his 69th year. Beloved husband and best friend of Wendy (nee Harris). Loving father of Michael of Dorchester. Grampa to Maggie and Kellie. Lovingly…

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Added by Brad Duncan on July 5, 2010 at 2:23pm — 10 Comments

emergency plan guide

I am planning to make an emergency plan guide for the aviation airports is there anyone can help? as i know that NFPA 424 has covered this part and also the FAA 139 but those guys from the airport requires ICAO

so what am thinking is to make one from all

and maybe i can use some help

Added by Mohammad Salem on July 4, 2010 at 7:10pm — 3 Comments

The Charleston 9 - Another Perspective, Part 2

On our way from the staging area to the Coliseum, one person in particular stood out from the crowd of people lining the streets. Once we exited I-526 and turned onto the city streets, I noticed a woman kneeling on the sidewalk. Her right hand was held over her heart and her left hand was held aloft giving the …

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Added by Ben Waller on July 3, 2010 at 6:42pm — 1 Comment

Eleven Minutes to Mayday; What You Need to Know

Eleven Minutes to Mayday; What You Need to Know

By Christopher J. Naum, SFPE

CommandSafety.com

The Colerain Township (OH) Fire and EMS Department under the leadership of Director and Chief G. Bruce Smith recently released its final report…

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Added by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE on July 3, 2010 at 7:16am — No Comments

4th of July

Happy 4th to all my Brothers and Sisters, Have a great holiday, Be Safe

Added by John on July 2, 2010 at 8:46pm — No Comments

Somethings I think I think ( July, 2010 )

Several years ago, one of my favorite writers, Phil Musick, wrote a column for the Pittsburgh Press. He titled it as I have titled this. This is how I pay tribute to him and his work. May he rest in peace.

With fireworks and lightening bugs, July is a very sparkly month.

Our country's independence was and is very costly.

A moment of silence to honor the fallen just doesn't seem fair.

The loyalty of a good dog and a good bartender just can't be beat.

Having… Continue

Added by Andy Marsh on July 2, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Put It All Together: Integrate multimedia into post-incident analyses to solidify lessons learned

By Brett Bowman & Jennie Collins

Photos Courtesy Prince William County (Va.) Department of Fire and Rescue

Have you ever participated in the experiment where a person reads a group of people directions to fold a piece of paper in half, fold it in half again, tear off the upper right-hand corner, etc.? By the end of the exercise, there are usually multiple versions of the end product because there was no visual reference to ensure…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on July 2, 2010 at 4:30am — No Comments

WNY Emergency Services Day

The 1st Annual WNY Emergency Services Appreciation Day at Darien Lake is on September 11, 2010 from Noon to 10pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $13 for Children. All proceeds are going to charities to benefit Firefighters & Families in WNY.

For full details please click the link below

lake.pdf

Added by Davin Eshelman on July 1, 2010 at 6:46pm — 1 Comment