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Canines to the Rescue! Part 1

Canines in the Fire & Rescue Services, Part 1

By Brett Martinez

Author’s Note: The following article is the first in a series of articles on canines in the fire and rescue services. Part 1 discusses the types of K-9 teams currently deployed in the field. Parts 2 and 3 will discuss where to employ K-9 teams within our industry, how the fire and rescue services can work better with K-9 teams to ensure future capabilities, how…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 12, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter...April 10, 2010

My little guy has been on the mend from a tonsillectomy and addenoidectomy a week ago and thank goodness it all came together before I started my new job. The weather here in NJ is finally getting warmer, and this week we topped 80 degrees a few days. For me, that means I can get back out into fire duty. Our department forbids us from writing about anything fire department related anymore, but I got to do my FAVORITE I mean…

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Added by Denise Imperiale on April 10, 2010 at 2:38pm — 1 Comment

NVFC Announces 2010 Award Winners

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has named the recipients of its five national awards. Outstanding individuals and programs from across the country were nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award, Fire Prevention Award, Junior Firefighter of the Year, and Junior Firefighter Program of the Year Award. The awards will be presented during a special banquet at the NVFC’s Spring Board Meeting on April 30 in Alexandria, Va.

Recipients of this year’s awards will receive a trip… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 9, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Perpetually Late? How being late negatively impacts your crew—and your career

Perpetually Late?

How being late negatively impacts your crew—and your career

By Scott Cook

The next time you stay up late because you’re out on the town, watching a movie or doing anything that simply forces you—in spite of your best efforts and good intentions—to be late for work in the morning, consider how your… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 9, 2010 at 8:00am — 4 Comments

Forsyth Firefighters Rescue Woman Trapped in Overturned Vehicle in Creek

By Tom Vines

Photos Courtesy Forsyth County News/Jim Dean

A March 2 response to a motor vehicle accident provided north Georgia firefighters with an unusual and challenging extrication situation.

At 1544 HRS, the first of a series of 911 calls to the Forsyth County 911 Center reported a vehicle down an embankment on State Highway 306, locally known as Keith Bridge Road, near Cumming,… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 8, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Chief Bruce Evans Receives the 2010 James O. Page EMS Achievement Award

Chief Bruce Evans Receives the 2010 James O. Page EMS Achievement Award from the IAFC EMS Section

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Section announced today that it will name Bruce Evans, assistant chief of business and support services at the North Las Vegas Fire Department, as the 2010 recipient of the James O. Page EMS Achievement Award. The award… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 8, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Deadly Winds:One year later, remembering the lessons learned from the Houston double LODD

Deadly Winds

One year later, remembering the lessons learned from the Houston double LODD

By FireRescue magazine staff

April 12 marks the one-year anniversary of a wind-driven house fire that killed two Houston firefighters, Captain James A. Harlow, Sr., and Firefighter Damion J. Hobbs.… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 12, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Feeling Like I Just Drove Back Into My Old Neighborhood

The other day I flipped over to FFN and realized, I didn't know why, but I haven't really posted anything on FFN lately. I see a lot of the same names and many, many new ones, but it's so hard to be here and everywhere else, so unfortunately, I miss a lot of what is going on over here.

However, given some of the heated rhetoric I have seen, I wanted to forward something that was shared with me (Paraphrased from Dhammavadaka):

"Remember always that you are just a visitor… Continue

Added by Mick Mayers on April 7, 2010 at 5:49pm — No Comments

Know Your Emergency Vehicle

Inside the Apparatus Industry

Know Your Emergency Vehicle: We can learn valuable lessons from the tragic death of a Boston fire lieutenant

By Bob Vaccaro

I’m sure most of you have been following the news related to the death of a Boston Fire Department lieutenant who was a passenger in a ladder truck that slammed into a building last year.

A long report put together by an outside consulting firm stated that the department had a poor maintenance… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 7, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Household Hazmat - Not In My Back Yard

From this weekend at All Hazard Contemplations

In the world of preventing the occurance of harmful incidents, the fire-rescue community has few peers and often excels. Innovative ways to prevent and reduce harm have included smoke detector programs, fire…

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Added by Ben Waller on April 4, 2010 at 8:26pm — 5 Comments

NVFC, FDNY & Virginia Fire Chiefs Association Receive Paul Sarbanes Award

NVFC, FDNY and Virginia Fire Chiefs Association Receive Paul Sarbanes Award…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 2, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Natural Disasters: Are we prepared to respond anywhere, any time?

FireRescue magazine's Technical Rescue Web column

Natural Disasters: Are we prepared to respond anywhere, any time?

By Harold Schapelhouman

The recent earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, Japan and Turkey have people understandably wondering what’s going on with our planet, as seismic activity seems to be at an all-time high in many regions of the world, and whether an area near them may be…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 2, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

The Mind/Body Workout: A walkthrough of basic asana yoga practice

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

The Mind/Body Workout: A walkthrough of basic asana yoga practice

Story & Photos by Jeff & Martha Ellis

Editor's Note: May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month! Visit…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on May 4, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

The 19th Watchout: Treating a WUI fire like a structure fire

The 19th Watchout: Treating a WUI fire like a structure fire

By Brad Mayhew

This article originally ran in the April 2010 issue of FireRescue magazine.

Author's Note

The 18 Watchouts are designed to help firefighters recognize warning… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 30, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

What do your words say about you?

Please excuse my delay in continuing the “communications” blog. The Chief was out of town for 2 weeks. Why is it when he goes outta town and leaves me the keys to the caddie, things get busy. I’m not complaining though…Anywho, back on topic.…

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Added by Capt.Alex Arnold on March 27, 2010 at 1:35pm — 4 Comments

First Blog

I have never blogged on the internet before.

I only socially network here on FFN.com and jems.connect.com.

I have posted on view points on training or opinions of ideas, but never on my thoughts.

I'd like to say thank you, and a genuine thank you to everyone who have helped advance my knowledge over the past 10 months or so.....I have been pursuing my FF1...and am within a few months of that now...with my FF essentials being done for about a year,…

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Added by blair4630 on March 26, 2010 at 2:19am — No Comments

Mt. Rainier Rangers Rescue Skier from Snow Cavern

By Tom Vines

On Jan. 31, Mt. Rainier National Park rangers received a report that a woman had fallen into a deep “hole” in the snow while skiing and was unable to get out. Mt. Rainier National Park, located in Northwestern Washington State, includes Mt. Rainier, the tallest volcano in the Cascade Range.

A ranger followed the reporting party about three-quarters of a mile from the trailhead to a “moat,” a snow cavern created… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 25, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

History in the Making: Response to the 2009 North Dakota flood

History in the Making: Response to the 2009 North Dakota flood By Captain Leon Schlafmann

Editor's Note: For more information on Fargo's 2010 flood preparations, check out FireRescue's interview with Captain Schalfmann.

When it comes to fire…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

COAL WAS WEALTH: Size-up basics you need to know, part 2

FireRescue magazine's Fireground Operations column

COAL WAS WEALTH: The basics of size-up, part 2

By Freddie LaFemina

Editor's Note: For the complete 13-point size-up strategy, be sure to read part 1 of this article.

Last month, I addressed the first seven points of a 13-point size-up strategy (COAL WAS WEALTH) for evaluating problems… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 22, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

USFA reaches out to FFN PIOs to take advantage of free resources

FROM THE FFN PIO GROUP:

At first I was a little confused about the following message because I wasn't sure where it originated from and where it was intended to go.

As I read it a second time, I realized that it had come from the US Fire Administration and it was meant specifically for us - the PIO group on FFN. Now, that's pretty cool that DHS has recognized our group as a target audience and partner for…

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Added by Tiger Schmittendorf on March 22, 2010 at 9:14am — No Comments