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I wonder what the headlines what have said if this Firefighter had been injured or killed? Who would have been held liable? Think about that for a moment.

This tactic allows us to keep a large percentage of our fires contained to the room of origin. The "trick" to this tactic is that ventilation MUST be coordinated with the attack. If not, and the fog nozzle was deployed; these types of injuries can occur.

Get your minds out of the gutter.... I said "TETS" .... not tits....LOL

I arrived at the station at about 06:30am this morning.  As I always do, I went to my gear locker, got my PPE and placed it by the rig. Everything has it’s place and something caught my eye … something out of place. It was a face piece … an SCBA mask and it was laying in the floor out in ...

The Buckaroo and I were picking up some feed in town and decided to swing by Station #3 to see what my “little buddy” Rhett Fleitz (The Fire Critic) was up to. The Buckaroo just happened to be wearing his turn out gear so he decided to add his name to the run board….LOL I didn’t even know the little ...

The deadline to enter to win a free pair of Black Diamond X2 boots is tonight at midnight! Click here for complete details and how to enter   Also take the time to visit Black Diamond Footwear to learn more about the X2 Boot and many more of their products. You can also find Black Diamond Footwear on Face Book. ...

There have been several incidents lately where “MAYDAY” was transmitted and RIT / RIC  (Rapid Intervention Team, Rapid Intervention Crew) was activated. Dave Statter has coverage of the 5 firefighters injured in Washington DC   HERE  . Chris Naum has coverage over at Command Safety on the DOUBLE MAYDAY transmission in the Borough of Queens NY. Find that article HERE . I hope everyone ...

That’s right .. the chances of winning a brand new pair of Black Diamond X2 Boots is 1 in 58 ! So far, we’ve had 58 entries in the give away and there is still time to throw your name in the hat  boot. The give away runs until midnight on  April 13, 2011. It’s easy and free to enter ...