Jefferson County Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 3972, is hosting a hospitality suite at the 2008 Jefferson County Fire School in Louisville, Kentucky.



I would like to personally invite any of the members of FirefighterNation who are from Kentucky or Southern Indiana, and who are planning on attending the Fire School, to stop by and see us.



It will be on Friday night, September 26th from 1800 - 2100. Beer, Soda and Snacks will be provided. The location is at the… Continue

I don't know about the rest of you, but we are required to test our hydrants here. The water company does not do it. We do a flow test in the spring and we flush them in the fall.



In any event, you test enough hydrants and eventually you'll see something you really wished you'd never seen. For example - last year a cap blew off a hydrant and landed half way across the street. Most of our hydrants have either a 5" discharge and two 2… Continue

I just read the report issued on the Charleston incident. It's posted at Firehouse.com if anyone is interested in reading it.



It is a very well written and detailed report that covers the multitude of tactical errors that were made on that fateful day. It is almost disheartening to see that the people in charge of making sure their members go home safely at the end of their tour could be so inept at their jobs.



I would encourage EVERYONE to read this report. Get an idea of… Continue

I posted a comment in a training forum outlining a good search line drill that was easy and fun to do, and received 8 comments.



Then I see a post on whether or not blackened helmets are "cool" that received 26 comments.



I don't understand how this happens. It's not that my topic didn't receive any comments, I'm more miffed because I think people's priorities are fucked up.



That's all I wanted to say.



Remember - be safe out there, and… Continue