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 ...
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Being Proactive On RIT
RIT has a plan at least to start; that's powerful if routine turns to MAYDAY. At this fire we watched the working crews put the fire out without need for the RIT. Good day.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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 requiring us to drop the entire ceiling in the kitchen. No smoke inside the structure or initially showing on the exterior. The lazy officer could very easily ...
Read More »Today In Fire Service History – Cocoanut Grove – 1942
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, decorative finishes, and sub levels.
Read More »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 video of turkey assisted fires within the week.
Read More »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 stuff. There are a bunch of links throughout this post to help with a company drill or table top discussion.
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