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National Firefighter's Journal

Rick Lasky's Retirement Celebration

08/31/2011 - National Firefighter's Journal
Today August 31, 2011 is Fire Chief Rick Lasky's last day as chief of the Lewisville Texas fire department. For 11 years since June 5, 2000 Rick has stood at the helm of the Lewisville fire department. Yesterday at 3 PM friends and family of R...

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The Love of the...Stress?

02/05/2012 - FE Blog Network - Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich
    You can goto the many fire service-related outlets or social media sites every day andread comments left by firefighters as to why they love being firefighters.   The firstbook that I read on this subject was Dennis Smith's &qu...

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Journal Entry 15--The Ray Downey Medal Selection Process; "The Apps, The Acts, The Facts, The Ax, and--oh yeah, I'm glad it ain't me!"

02/01/2012 - FE Blog Network - Ron Kanterman
Each year I have the honor and privilege of assisting with the selection for the recipient of the Ray Downy Medal of Valor. In case you didn't know how it's done, here's a little behind the scenes stuff for ya.Pennwell/Fire Engineering advertises ...

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More Building Construction for Size Up

02/03/2012 - Jason Hoevelmann
Here is a quick look at a building that offers more than one considering in regards to construction characteristics. The building in the photos is currently a resale shop. This building has been a tack shop, lawn equipment, sold boats and trailers...

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Hating up Close

01/30/2012 - Politics & Tactics
Politics and Tactics by Frank RicciFebruary 13th 2012 showHating up Close, It has been said that it is hard to hate up close. Many times we often avoid situations that make us feel uncomfortable to our own detriment. I learned this lesson the hard...

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Good Days, Bad Days

01/30/2012 - Drowning in Flame
Bad days happen - we all have them now and then. It is acceptable to have a bad day, but it is unacceptable to let bad days become bad habits. It is unacceptable not to train and exercise all resources at your disposal in order to improve per...

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Traditions Training

Winter Standpipe Operations

12/22/2011 - FE Blog Network - Dan Shaw
Water supply is vital for the completion of our job of extinguishing fires. It really is as simple as that. Arguably, no incident demands for the quick actions of a competent driver as much as a Highrise building. They are tasked with establishi...

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The Attack Line is not Magic

11/21/2011 - FE Blog Network - Ricky Riley
Over the past few days, compliments of the Internet, several videos have been posted that show the “lost art” of getting the first attack line in service. There has been plenty of talk about the first line, from numerous training compa...

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Equations or Effectiveness? Have We Become So Smart We’re Stupid?

05/19/2011 - A Return to Effectiveness - Joe Brown's Fire Engineering Blog
The following entry is a scaled down (censored) version of the original from my personal blog, which can be read HERE.In article after article and blog post after blog post I gaze with soft eyes at the material being placed into the hearts and min...

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Triad Locks & "To Shock or Not to Shock"

01/03/2012 - Combat Ready Firefighting
Size-up is the first step of forcible entry for a reason - without a thoughtful size-up, proper selection of the appropriate tools and techniques is left to be a matter of luck rather than an informed decision.  Unfortunately, size-up at a fi...

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Check your Dance Card

01/11/2012 - FE Blog Network: Doug Mitchell, Jr.
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PL Vulcan

Welcome !!!

03/18/2011 - FE Blog Network - Mark Gregory
Welcome Brothers and Sisters to my Blog Site. This is a first for me but, we should have a fun ride. Let's start off with FAST Paks (aka RIT Paks). What modifications have your company made to this great piece of equipment? In my company we ha...

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Open up tools; there are choices....what do you prefer? In Boston our open up tools consist of a halligan and an eight or ten pound short handled maul.

04/18/2011 - FE Blog Network - Pat Nichols
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Hoarder Patrol

09/28/2011 - FE Blog Network - Gabriel Angemi
While the list of faux pas fire service no-no's grows larger and longer, consider why you felt the need to become a firefighter in the first place. Then, think about what you would or wouldn't do on the fire ground once you arrived to handle your ...

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FETC Services

Snow Loaded Roof Considerations

12/08/2011 - Tap the Box
Snow Loaded Roof ConsiderationsWith the recent multiple snowstorm incidents in the Northeast, the fire service needs to take a look up before we commit to an interior or exterior operation. The type of structural material, design and condition all...

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Urban Firefighter Magazine

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The Night Before Christmas, Legally Speaking

12/22/2011 - john-k-murphy
Whereas, on or about the night prior to Christmas, there did occur at a certain improved piece of real property (hereinafter "the House") a general lack of stirring by all creatures therein, including, but not limited to a mouse.A variety of foot ...

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Fireground Strategies

Maximizing effectiveness on the roof

08/13/2011 - Fireground Strategies and Other Stuff from the Street
When you go to the roof, what tools do you bring? The usual answer is the saw, a set of irons, a hook or pike pole, and life-saving rope. Is that all? The tool that might serve us best when conducting roof operations is often left on the rig: the ...

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Pride & Ownership

Fire Engineering Talk Radio

04/16/2011 - Pride & Ownership
Join Chief John Salka and I as we move from the podcast format to a live venue with Fire Engineering Talk Radio. We should be on the air soon, Thursday nights at 1930 hours (eastern), hopefully next week! LIVE, where you can call in, jump in on ...

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“The outcome of the 1% of the time we spend on the fireground is based on the actions, discipline, and leadership we display the other 99% of the time in the soft environment.” - Anthony Avillo

07/01/2011 - Conversations with Eddie Crombie
For those of you who do not know, Anthony Avillo, a 25- year veteran, is a deputy chief in North Hudson Regional (N.J.) Fire & Rescue, assigned as 1st Platoon Regional Tour Commander. Chief Avillo has a B.S. in Fire Science from New Jerse...

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