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SOP on the Fire Scene (CrazyVideo)

Found this on LiveLeak ... looks likes its from Russia. Talk about a Close Call!

Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on December 30, 2007 at 1:09am — 1 Comment

Great Video: Corndog Firefighter (Literally)

Found this on YouTube this morning. Funny stuff. Happy Holidays!

Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on December 24, 2007 at 12:18pm — 2 Comments

Goldfeder: Booze, Drugs, Us & Them

CHIEF BILLY GOLDFEDER

www.FirefighterCloseCalls.com

By now you have probably read the media reports where some undisclosed sources say that autopsy results showed that a Boston Firefighter who died in the Line of Duty while operating at a restaurant fire in August…

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Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on October 17, 2007 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Former Morning Pride President Passes Away

From Billy Goldfeder:

It is our sad duty to advise you that our former President Larry Grilliot passed away peacefully in his sleep early the morning of 9/29/07 (while

recovering from knee replacement surgery on 9/21).. He had remained in the

hospital until Thursday 9/27/07 due to a blood clot, but was released home on

9/27.

Larry was President of Morning Pride…

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Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on September 30, 2007 at 1:35pm — No Comments

Goldfeder: The Truth Hurts

By BILLY GOLDFEDER

FirefighterCloseCalls.com

The Randolph (MASS) Board of Selectmen suspended their Fire Chief Monday evening for telling the truth...following

comments he made at a fire in May that trapped and killed two boys.

Randolph Fire Chief Charles Foley truthfully said his staffing was short-handed,

which didn't help their ability to effectively do search and rescue

that night. He said if they… Continue

Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on September 12, 2007 at 3:08am — 1 Comment

Preview BETA News Gateway

Hey there, we're going to be adding new content and the first step is going to be a news center that automatically compiles all the latest headlines, blogs and features from around the fire/EMS service web.

You can preview it at

http://content.firefighternation.com/news/

Please post your comments here. This will replace the 'Top News' and 'News Video' tabs at the top of the page and continually expand with… Continue

Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on September 11, 2007 at 2:22am — No Comments

The Next Step: Charleston Facts -- Part 2

CHIEF BILLY GOLDFEDER

Courtesy FirefighterCloseCalls.com & The Secret List

Clearly, the fire in Charleston that took the lives of 9 Firefighters shook all members of the fire service-in one way or the other. Most Firefighters were shocked, saddened and upset-why wouldn't we be? We have lost 9 "more" Firefighters-in a situation that some folks feel was avoidable. From looking at the video and… Continue

Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on August 2, 2007 at 5:44pm — 1 Comment

Alcohol, Firefighters STILL A Bad Mix

Andee Huber, Rest in Peace In 2003, a beautiful, intelligent, driven 16-year-old student firefighter -- Andee Huber (pictured left) -- was killed when the fire truck she was riding in crashed thanks to a drunk driver.

Sadly, that driver was driving the fire truck! (Read…

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Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on July 31, 2007 at 9:52pm — 9 Comments

National Volunteer Fire Council Launches Junior Firefighter Program

The National Volunteer Fire Council has launched its Junior Firefighter Program, in partnership with Spartan Motors.

I was proud to have been an early participant in the development of the program, which encourages and promotes youth participation in the fire and EMS service.

There are thousands of local junior firefighter programs nationwide. The National Volunteer Fire Council and Spartan Motors have…

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Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on July 30, 2007 at 11:59pm — No Comments

Two California Firefighters Killed in Rescue Attempt at House Fire

An early morning house fire Saturday

killed four people, including two firefighters trapped by surging

flames while trying to rescue one of the home's residents, authorities

said.

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