All Blog Posts Tagged 'tactics' (24)

Things Aren't Always What They Seem







This living room looks like any other you might run across in any neighborhood. Other than the fact that it is taped off, probably to keep our dirty feet off the clean, lightly colored carpet. After all, we need to keep our customers happy. We are no doubt protecting the living room from damage after, oh, maybe a kitchen fire, an electrical fire somewhere else in the house. In fact, we might want to check the basement for the… Continue

Added by Jason Hoevelmann on January 4, 2010 at 1:06pm — 7 Comments

Collyer Mansion, Part II

Three universal fireground considerations from actual incidents



This morning, Dec. 23, 2009 news reports of two hoarding fires that claimed occupants,

Alabama: "In some cases,…
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Added by Bill Carey on December 23, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

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An Education Prompt Honoring Fallen Firefighters



Each anniversary of a fire that killed a firefighter or firefighters there are many well wishes of support for the families and friends. Intermingled are various questions, some subtle, some disrespectfully blunt. They…
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Added by Bill Carey on December 5, 2009 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

Candlemoth Syndrome



How many firefighters have experienced Candlemoth Syndrome? I know I have, particularly when I was younger and less experienced. Candlemoth Syndrome is a firefighting cousin of Target Fixation, where firefighters are drawn closely to the fire in disregard for proper firefighting tactics and for firefighter safety.



The definition of "… Continue

Added by Ben Waller on November 4, 2009 at 7:33pm — 7 Comments

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