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February 2016
Before I worked as a firefighter, I was a trainer in both…
Its the dead of winter, football season is over and spring seems so far away. This is also the excuse season, the time of the year where most people fall off the fitness wagon and start to make…
Blog Firefighter Fitness- 4 Reasons Why You’re Not Seeing Results… 1 LikeAugust 2015
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May 2015
Hello Guillaume;
My name is Bob Dubbert, and I am a Captain with Vancouver Fire Rescue. I am also the President of Firefighters Without Borders Canada. We are a nationally…
Blog Firefighters Without Borders Canada 1 Like 5 Reasons to Eat Bacon in the Firehouse…Before you go Hog wild (sorry, had to say it) on bacon please read the following disclaimer. Let me state up front that saying bacon is “healthy” does not mean it’s healthy to eat it in huge…
Blog 5 Reasons to Eat Bacon in the Firehouse… 2 Likes Mind the Hose!Stretching an attack line dry is a tactic for a set of very specific situations. A couple that come to mind are exterior stairwells, protected…
April 2015
NEW March Fire Engineering magazine cartoon: Movie Magic Mentality…
Does your size-up typically look beyond the moment you arrive? With a good working fire, this may be an obvious part of a response. But what about for those responses where we arrive and believe…
Blog Using Your Crystal Ball 1 LikeMarch 2015
Challenge what you read. Dave LeBlanc
Editor’s Note:…
Blog Of Falsehoods and Agendas on Backstep Firefighter 2 Likes Opening of Equipment Flares Feed Plant FireA fire at an Iowa feed plant Tuesday demonstrates why firefighters must be cautious and consider the effects of every action when dealing with fires in compartmented areas of manufacturing…
Blog Opening of Equipment Flares Feed Plant Fire 1 Like Check out the new podcast. 00:00 Use Left/Right Arrow keys to advance one second, Up/Down arrows to advance ten seconds. 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Podcast: …Check out the new podcast.…
February 2015
In our district, we cover a lot of highway. I-94, U.S. Hwy 12, U.S. Hwy 20 and S.R. 149, several miles of two and three lane highway is ours to protect. With a majority of our service area being…
Blog Playing in traffic...... 1 LikeJanuary 2015
So you think your actions don't effect us all in the public's eye? Think…
When it comes to facilities handling molten steel and similar substances, firefighters must understand the implications of adding water during any fire suppression activities.
While the…
Blog Water + molten steel = Massive steam explosion 1 Like My Take Away From 2014Since the end of 2014, I have been reading and listening to year end thoughts and data related to the fire service. There has been discussion on types of calls, near misses and, of course, line of…
Blog My Take Away From 2014 1 Like Buffalo FD 1+ Alarm - 65 Schreck ave
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