Tag Archives: Firefighter safety

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

Talking about these situations in a classroom setting is one thing but getting "hands on" for actual experience is invaluable.

The " Illusion of death " .... HA ! There is no "illusion". Death is VERY real and nobody knows that better than those of us in the Fire / EMS service. We see it often .. sometimes daily. What we see is not the drama coated "Hollywood" death but the REAL thing. It's not pretty!

I happened across this picture over on Firefighter Nation. It was posted yesterday by  John a munch. It’s title is  “Hooking it” ….  now,  I’m no “Monday Morning Quarterback” (especially since it’s Saturday night..LOL) but I was just wondering… Whadda ya think?    Stay safe and in house… Captain Wines

This past Wednesday, a Rocky Mt. Va Grand Jury decided not to indict driver Terry Valentine on charges of vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving and failure to yield. WDBJ 7 news has the story below. The fatal accident happened this past July while Chief Dillon and Firefighter Altice were responding to a report of a structure fire. You can find coverage ...

My point here is this ... multiple fires in a single tour in our department, more often than not; has the same members battling both fires. Multiple fires in DC or PG County may not even see the same companies much less the same members.

A civilian burned and a roof collapse in South Jacksonville while firefighters were operating interior … A Cy-Fair firefighter was injured after falling through the 2nd floor. Check out the raw video .. I’m guessing this is the rescue / removal of the injured firefighter… HEADS UP Statter .. note the turnout coat, jeans and blue helmet.. KHOU.com has a ...

Fire damages East Haven pizza parlor, strip mall: wtnh.com  

Almost a week ago now (last Monday November 29th) City Engine 6 caught a fire. Now, that in itself is not news … those guys catch a lot of work. What is news is some of the circumstances surrounding the fire. I am not going to “point fingers” here but, I think there are some VERY serious issues that have arose ...

I’m sure one has some where at some time or another, I’m just not aware of it. I only used that title because Dave Statter was explaining to Rhett how a title such as this will / can draw readers. That said, I’m not even sure why I want / need to draw readers because I really don’t have a lot to ...