All Blog Posts Tagged 'fire' (259)

UPDATE ON Please help a North Carolina Fire Department WIN a NEW Fire Truck.. Please Vote by 24 April at 1 PM

As I have been told.....

Hey All,

Thanks to all of you who voted and forwarded the e-mail on to everyone else to help Powellsville Fire Department. I learned this evening that Powellsville did win the truck. It was announced this afternoon at FDIC.

Thanks to everyone for your help

Ronnie Fulcher

Added by Wolfy Lang on April 25, 2009 at 1:07pm — 3 Comments

Need some help

Hi,

I'm new to this board and it seems like it's the perfect place for me to ask this question, I'm dealing with the stages of fire, now can someone tell me when the smoldering stage occurs, yes I understand the very last stage with overhaul, but someone was telling me that it could also happen at the other end of the spectrum around the growth stage is this true and if so, any links that you could send me would be great

thanks

Added by Kurtis Bougie on April 16, 2009 at 11:10am — 1 Comment

Avoiding The Dirty Dozen on the Fire Scene

Gordon Dupont wrote an interesting artcile on Human Factors and how to avoid the dirty dozen, in relation to the aviation industry.

Check it out at:

http://www.ihst.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ciDdCM%2FClnw%3D&tabid=1784&language=en-US

These are the 12 contributing factors that can set you up to make an error no matter what your occupation and can easily be adpated to the fire scene. Consider the… Continue

Added by lutan1 on April 12, 2009 at 7:30pm — 6 Comments

A Little Lesson

As a member of our department for nearly two decades, having served as a reserve police officer and worked as a 911 dispatcher for nearly a decade, I've seen a lot and I've heard a lot, but nothing prepared me for February 12th, 2008.

Safety is critical and we all know that, but I learned a tough lesson that night that will live forever in my mind, my fellow brethren and my family.

The simple and short… Continue

Added by Chris Tomlinson on April 12, 2009 at 12:10am — 2 Comments

9 Philly Firefighters Injured in Crash

Squrt vs Aerial in Old Town Philly.

KYW-TV in Philadelphia is reporting a serious crash between two Philadelphia fire apparatus. At first it was reported that 5 firefighters were taken to the hospital, but that number has now been increased to 9.

RAW VIDEO: http://cbs3.com/video/?id=76542@kyw.dayport.com

Lou

Added by Lou Angeli on March 19, 2009 at 1:38pm — 2 Comments

interview question

I have a question about what an appropriate answer would be to an interview question,here it is: "You arrive on a house fire and your captain tells you to pull hose and make entry ,but you don't feel it's safe.What do you do?"

Added by Jason Graffio on March 11, 2009 at 1:01pm — 3 Comments

the Happy Medic in a nutshell

Here is a post from my blog the Happy Medic.

The blog is called "You called 911...for this?" and follows the adventures of me, the Happy Medic, on what people think are actual emergencies. Sometimes it's ridiculous, other times serious, but laughter is the best medicine.

Units dispatched: Engine 99, Engine 98, Engine 97, Truck 100, Truck 101, Medic 99 and units to follow...

...to investigate the smoke alarm.…

Continue

Added by the Happy Medic on February 26, 2009 at 1:56pm — No Comments

3407

From www.tigerschmittendorf.com:

Continental Flight 3407 crashed into a home in Clarence Center, NY around 10:20pm on Thursday-February 12, 2009 - killing 50 people and changing the lives of thousands more, including mine.

I responded in the first wave of emergency services personnel sent to help restore order to the chaos that the crash created.

Frankly, I’m not ready to write about this experience… Continue

Added by Tiger Schmittendorf on February 25, 2009 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

Near-Miss Reporting System & Common Voices Receive Sarbanes Award

CFSI Press Release (Feb. 20)--The Congressional Fire Services Institute and the NFFF just announced their choices for the Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award: the International Association of Fire Chiefs for its Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System and Common Voices for its advocacy efforts around fire… Continue

Added by Shannon Pieper, FireRescue Magazine on February 20, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter...February 16, 2009

A week in the life of Denise Broesler, Rookie Firefighter, RE/MAX agent and humanitarian.

People ask me when do I plan to consistently write on this blog. Writing this column has become a very safe outlet for me, and since I haven't publicized it to more than firefighters and EMS workers, I know what I say will not be admonished nor ignored.

After all the months it has taken me to get my daughter to the proper… Continue

Added by Denise Imperiale on February 16, 2009 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Customer Education

From my latest article at Firehouse Zen:

Every time I hear someone use the term “fireproof”, it makes me think of something my dad (a retired Fire Marshal) used to say: “Nothing is fireproof; a cinderblock at the bottom of the ocean will burn if you can get it to the right temperature.”

When you have teachable moments in your community, it is imperative that you capitalize on them. If your… Continue

Added by Mick Mayers on February 14, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Final Stimulus Package: $210 million for fire station construction

The full text of the compromise stimulus bill was finally released today, and the House has already passed it; Senate voting starts at 5:30 eastern and the bill is expected to pass. As reported by the IAFC, the compromise bill includes several items of interest to the fire service:

• $210 million for fire station construction via the firefighter assistance grants program, with no grant exceeding $15 million.… Continue

Added by Shannon Pieper, FireRescue Magazine on February 13, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

woman in the fire dept....

My husband and I have been a part of our fire dept for over 30 years...
What are some things that the women can do to help the men ?

please comment :)

If I am not your friend please invite me :)
Ruthie
http://Ruthietalk.ning.com/

Added by Ruthie Appleby on February 8, 2009 at 9:18am — 6 Comments

Resolving fire ground issues

Fire ground conflict in the Philippines was a all time issue plague the career vs. volunteer units for a long time. Volunteer units which is approximately 70 % more than the gov't counterpart - majority of which in the national capital region which is Metro Manila. Although, we get the job done most of the time. Fighting fire side by side with our career counterparts has the cold and uneasy feelings is still there. But the question of efficiency, liability, dormant resources, injuries, and… Continue

Added by Michael Vito on February 3, 2009 at 10:30pm — 7 Comments

Japanes Fire Station Burns

Taken from KCMQ.com.

A Japanese fire station burned to the ground after a firefigher forgot to turn off the stove before responding to an emergency call. Ten trucks from other stations were called to put out the fire. A fire department official said “since we should be in a position to educate people about fire, we are are extremely sorry that such an incident happened.”

Other links to this story:

Japanese Firs… Continue

Added by Bruce C Ziebarth on February 2, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

A Healing Story

I was at a birthday party when I received an urgent request from another chaplain to take a call for him because he was to far away to respond in a timely manner. Because of the excellent rapport we have in each others districts I was more than happy to fill this request.

When I arrived, the engine company filled me in on the events of this code. The captain told me that the patient had been struggling to breath then began having chest pain before collapsing. After several attempts to… Continue

Added by Joel Peterson on January 20, 2009 at 1:08am — No Comments

PATCHES

anyone sell or trade patches?
want to?

Added by josh edwards on January 15, 2009 at 5:29pm — 4 Comments

A debt is owed to all who volunteer to fight fires

This is my response to a stinging series of features recently published in the Wilmington, DE News-Journal regarding the failure of the volunteer system in the state. The News Journal writers printed a great many inaccuracies, manipulated response times and, in general, skewed their stories to place the volunteer fire service in as bad a light as possible.

Here is letter to the editor -- published as the series was being presented.

"America’s volunteer firefighters and… Continue

Added by Lou Angeli on January 13, 2009 at 8:46pm — 6 Comments

Woman Hurt In Morning Blaze

One woman was injured in a blaze at Gall Hill, Christ Church, that destroyed one house and damaged another yesterday morning.

Cordella Burgess reportedly sustained burns to her shoulder, back and leg, after the rented two-bedroom house she shared with her sister Carmen and their five children caught fire.

Neighbour Jamar Bayne was one of the first people to offer help to Burgess as she dashed from the house with her clothes on fire.

The next-door house owned by… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on January 12, 2009 at 7:17pm — No Comments

5th Alarm and we missed out!

Paint and soft furnishing shop, plus others lost in a major fire last night in Dargaville (North Islands, New Zealand)

This fire went to a 5th Alarm with over 100 firefighters attending. We were put on station cover but didn't get to roll, just sit and listen. No injuries to firefighters or the public, just property damage.

A firebuff friend happened to be visiting relatives in Dargaville when the fire started and has captured some wonderful… Continue

Added by Mark Montgomery on January 6, 2009 at 5:45am — 2 Comments