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Auto Fire Review
Here’s some review materials for a tabletop company drill on vehicle fires from Brent Bronner. The motivation for the review came after seeing the GM recall on the popular Cruze do to fire risk, read...
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Barn Burner, Hand In a Fish Slicer, & More Locks
October is alway a busy month with fire prevention activities, so here are a few topics to get your training geared back up. Ultimately, we have to expect fire, expect entrapments, and expect to break...
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The Turkeys Are Coming
A good reminder about what is coming and how to combat it in this post from FF Charlie Hillman. Without a doubt we will end up seeing some crazy pictures or videos of turkey assisted fires within the...
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Today In Fire Service History – Cocoanut Grove – 1942
By: Brent Bronner On this day in 1942 a fire broke out in the Cocoanut Grove Night Club in Boston Mass. This fire would claim 492 occupants and would change numerous codes dealing with exits,...
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No Emergency – Are You Sure?
We received this quick little reminder and training piece from David Walsh. From the emails it comes from Brothers at Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (Gustin and Garcia). A small fire in the cellulose ended up...
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Huge Poultry Farm Fire In China
Many reports this morning of a huge poultry farm fire in China that killed over one hundred workers. Definitely a difficult situation for first arriving crews. Watch the news for more on this one...
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Routine Car Fires – Any Such Thing?
Here are some car fire incidents to talk about with your crew. Talk about your PPE, size-up, approach, and water supply. "LIKE" FIRST DUE TACKLE ON FACEBOOK Below is a picture of a car fire on I-287...
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Cold School Bus Garage Fire
Fire broke out in the Eastwood (OH) Schools bus garage around 0730 this morning. It’s a cold, windy, and snowy morning in northern Ohio. More on this to come. From WTOL NEWS 11 in Toledo (OH)...
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Being Proactive On RIT
There are numerous classes both hands-on and classroom that cover numerous facets of the rapid intervention team. It is a part of being a firefighter that we never want to have to deploy or be in need...
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