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I beleive we are talking about apples and oranges in this case. That may be true about stretching above in some other types of buildings ie. private dwellings or wood frames, but in fireproof buildings that is not the case. We always preach that y...
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I think at the rate the automobiles are changing, if you're no longer consider yourself in the "learning stage" you're likely not being safe. My FD doesn't do nearly the number of extrications we used to due to most adjacent dept's getting their o...
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Jeremy Williams

High Rise Hose Stretch debate 22 Replies

Started by Jeremy Williams. Last reply by Danny Sheridan 5 minutes ago.

Pete Forshaw

Proactive Extrication 2 Replies

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Poor Leadership 14 Replies

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Safey Officiers,On Fire Depts 5 Replies

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Brenda Tenney

Grant for add on Fire Dept

Our fire department,has did and lot of work on our fire dept. Things are looking great,and we have been putting in some kind of hours. I just got the time to be back on this site. Since i quit the care giver job,after finding out,one of the homes was eat up with Black mold and bacteria.,which i got asthma.Since i quit ,my asthma has not gave me no trouble. Since then,the lady has moved out of her home,to another home next door,which may have mold.These brick homes was built close to the ground.… Continue

Posted by Brenda Tenney on November 9, 2009 at 5:34pm

Christian Cossey

My Decision....

So as you know from my last posting that I have taken a break from firefighting. Well after I have my surgery on December 1st and recover from rehab and such I have decided to return to the department. At the age of 21 I have seen a lot of things people twice my age will never imagine of seeing, but even with that, my heart is in being a firefighter. So around the summer season of 2010 I will be returning and be back where I belong and this time it's for good. It feels so good to know I will be… Continue

Posted by Christian Cossey on November 6, 2009 at 5:38pm — 1 Comment

Shawn Longerich

FDIC Smoke Symposium

For all who missed the Midwestern Smoke Symposium, the CPTC will host a 4-hour Smoke Symposium at FDIC on April 19. For details: http://www.fdic.com/index/conference/2010-workshops.html. Instructors include Rob Schnepp, Frank Ricci, Kevin Reilly, Mike Gagliano and Bruce Evans. This is NOT to be missed.

Also, for those who haven't heard, another firefighter was saved from the toxic impact of smoke inhalation. The Cyanokit did… Continue

Posted by Shawn Longerich on November 6, 2009 at 4:21pm

Skip Coleman

Never say Never

I usually question veteran firefighters that tell a recruit or new-be “Son! Never hit smoke with a hose stream – Only the “red-stuff”!” or “Never take your gloves off”. (For those of you who are scratching your head saying “Tommie told me to never hit smoke”! If your intent is to cool unprotected steel, like the underside of a metal deck roof you are crawling under and all you see is smoke up there – it’s OK to hit smoke! I’ll discuss the glove thing in a minute.)
You see, when we tell these “mi… Continue

Posted by Skip Coleman on November 5, 2009 at 4:00pm — 9 Comments

 
 

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