Firefighter Safety & Health

Great Lake Rip Currents – A Bit Of Awareness…

The Sandusky Fire Department shared some information about the Great Lake rip currents the other day. It just so happens that the weather is right and a North East blow is making the southern shore of Lake Erie treacherous today in our area (Huron, OH - halfway between Cleveland and Toldeo).

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Glass Bulb In The Fire Service – GRENADE…

Below is an article from Victoria Williams of the Gloucester County Times on the old school glass bulb fire grenades. All credit to Victoria for the history lesson write-up. Just another great piece of fire service history to keep us tied to our roots and encourage further training as things change...Enjoy the read.

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Let The Snow Fly

For the last several weeks we have given away a bunch of great products in the Before The Snow Flies Giveaway. Somehow, Smitty over at Boron Extrication and the FDT crew have managed to juggle what goes to who. We certainly couldn't have made it without the help of Shane at the National Firefighters Endowment. Consider joining the Officers Club.

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Helicopters, School Buses, & Automobiles

The sites main goal is to give you the best possible information on how to quickly identify what type of aircraft is in front of you, gain access, shut-down aircraft systems, and remove aircrew members during an emergency incident and/or accident in your response area or community.

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Glass Management Idea From Across The Pond

We spent a morning with Packexe Smash CEO Andrew Orchard at a scrap yard in Michigan to demo a glass management product. Mr. Orchard is not a firefighter, but seems to get what we do. He put his money where his mouth is by flying in from the UK to show us what his product is all about and to make sure we understood the application.

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