Firefighting Operations

We are killing our profession with poor fire service marketing. Over and over we see articles, white papers, and opinions on the negatives of the fire service. No wonder there is a recruitment and retention challenge. The fire service will provide you a great career with solid pay, benefits, a second family, and retirement. Check with those that came before ...

It's a elevator rescue in a blind shaft with heavy rigging (griphoist), metal cutting on rope (plasma cutter and saw), and a pick-off.

The next few paragraphs and pictures are from Andrew Brassard. The prop he built to talk about fire behavior worked great. Check it out and talk about the stages of fire with your crew. What are you looking for when, where, and why as you crawl into each building.

Training is not busy work. I hope this mentality is not true and trust we will not let it be the norm for our craft. If this is truly the unions stance; it is hogwash, B.S. and an injustice to the service.

Today is the fourth anniversary of the successful rescue of Columbus Division of Fire Lt. Polaski. Spend some time with your crew talking RIT, Maydays, and S&R.

Sit this pic on the kitchen table and talk about how the smaller line coming into our standpipe connection may affect pressure and volume.  Then get out and look at a few of your systems. “LIKE” FIRST DUE TACKLE ON FACEBOOK Pass it on!

The weather guessers are predicting more snow for our area on Sunday with wind and near record setting low temperatures. If they are correct...it will be an above average challenge on the fireground.

Here are a couple pictures to talk about with your crew. Discuss what your first moves are and what you will need in addition to your immediate resources.

The Toledo Fire & Rescue Department responded to what was dispatched as a car crash on July 3, 2013. Upon arrival they found a huge sinkhole that swallowed up a car with the driver still inside.

Registration is open for the 2013 EHOVE Aircraft Rescue Training Expo in Mansfield, Ohio. You only have until July 14th to register. The event's registration has been light and cancellation is possible without more enrollment.