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A firefighter’s guide to fireground search and rescue – Part 2 Detailing primary and secondary search techniques and various methods of rescue

The Essentials of Residential Vertical Ventilation Gibby Gorman speaks to size-up, ground ladders, roof operations and communicating with interior crews in his article on residential vertical ventilation.

Warren County fire department makes history as all-female interior crew responds to call The department recently added three certified fire fighters to its volunteer roster; all are women.

This Is Bob Falzarano, He is one of your instructors in your class number 86.
He is now a fire equipment salesman in Warren County. He would like to come out to your department and drop off a catalog on your drill night if possible. In order to arrange it, he can be reached at 908-963-1016 or email him at
[email protected] .

Good luck all you new Firefighters and stay safe.

And now the words you finally get to hear, "Packup, you're going in."

Back to Basics: Pulling the Flat Load Off the Rig - Fire Engineering Mark van der Feyst takes a look at one of the more common hose loads found on fire apparatus.

A great read. Something to remember.

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday... - Fire Engineering - Firefighter Training No one can promise that you will never hear a Mayday again. The best prevention—and chance for survival—is training and discipline, writes Dennis Walton.

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Firefighter Rescue: The Drag Gauntlet - Fire Engineering In this Training Minutes video on advanced firefighter drags and carries, Paule Capo and company demonstrate the rope-assisted drag and the pike pole/roof hook carry. They also show firefighters completing the "drag gauntlet" drill.

Rapid Response: LAFD officer likely saved lives by noticing ‘scene sickness’ Seeing the signs and signals of environmental change is like recognizing the signs and symptoms of a stroke or heart attack

'I am your local volunteer firefighter' A volunteer firefighter from North Carolina shares the ups and downs of a day in the life of a volunteer

Overhaul is Ventilation: Providing Air to Concealed Spaces - Firefighter Training Appearances can be deceiving. Nick Papa shares lessons learned from a 2016 structure fire.

Drill Development: It’s Not Rocket Science, But It Is Science Bob Carpenter offers a summary of five “Laws of Adult Learning” that have become the blueprint for many productive departmentwide initiatives and company training.

Don’t just be safe, make it safe.

USFA: Backdraft and Reading Smoke - Firef Dynamics and Fire Behavior The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) released a training bulletin dealing with recognizing the dynamic fire phenomenon known as backdraft.

Back-to-Basics Drilling for the Engine Company, Part 1 Engine work is critical for success on the fireground. In part one of this new series, Nick Papa reviews some of the initial considerations for the engine company and offers some simple company-level…

A great read. How do you see yourself?

Who You Were, or Who You Are? - Firefighter Retirement How will your time in the fire service be remembered? To successfully navigate your career, it is imperative to hold on to the person you were before you became a firefighter, says Mike Morse.

Errrrr. I not so sure about this. But take a look anyway.

The next cultural shift: When to wear structural gear The fire service looks to expanding PPE options for non-structural fire incidents

Mitigating the Growing Risk of Hearing Loss - Firecom Consider these important factors when your department creates or modifies its hearing loss prevention program.

Essential radio skills for new incident commanders How to control emotions, use technology and “practice perfect” to enhance fireground communications

Training Minutes: OV Firefighter and Size-Up Nick Papa and Pete Morotto review some indicators the the outside vent firefighter ought to look for that would suggest a fire inside the building.

NH first responders to receive up to $300 weekly during pandemic New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced full-time, part-time and volunteer first responders will be eligible to receive stipends allocated from CARES Act funds