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Buffalo (NY) Firefighters Reach Tentative Deal
After 11 years without a contract, a tentative deal has been reached between the Buffalo Professional Firefighters Un...
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Cal Fire Braces for Dangerous Fire Season
With scant rain locally and little snow pack in the Sierra-Nevadas, local Cal Fire officials are bracing for what cou...
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Eight SDF Teams Searching for Survivors in Moore (OK)
As night fell in Moore, eight SDF Search Teams were out on the rubble searching for survivors alongside armies of fir...
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Perrin Creates SG-09 APU for Smeal Fire Apparatus
Perrin Manufacturing -- an award-winning engineering firm specializing in the design, testing and building of heating...
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Size-Up and Plan Development at a Technical Rescue Operation
Mike Donahue reviews considerations for incident commanders sizing up and overseeing a rope rescue situation.
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Develop Your Fire Officers with Free Training
Mark Heeren reviews some free training tools that are available online and that any firefighter can use to improve an...
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NJ Firefighter Hospitalized in Residential Fire
A firefighter has been released from the hospital after he was injured in a two-alarm fire Sunday at a two-and-a-half...
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Two Autistic Children Die in IN FireStephanie Eppert was working with Habitat for Humanity to become owner of specially built home for her children. |
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Syracuse Firefighters Could Not Get Enough Water at Fatal Fire
Syracuse (NY) fire union president Lonnie Johnson said a fatal fire early Sunday couldn't get enough water, said Syra...
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Deadly Tornado Hits Oklahoma
At least 10 people were killed Monday when a powerful tornado blasted an area outside of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, rip...
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Love Is Not EnoughIt's common for firefighters to say they love the job, but Ray McCormack argues that you need something more: engagement. |
The FDIC or FDLCThe FDIC is like a giant charging station for the fire service, and it's all about learning and sharing experience and knowledge, Ray McCormack writes. |
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of CopyingIn the world of fire service authorship and tactical invention, there are originators and there are copycats, Ray McCormack writes. |
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NJ Firefighter Hospitalized in Residential FireA firefighter has been released from the hospital after he was injured in a two-alarm fire Sunday at a two-and-a-half-story residence in Washington Township, New Jersey. |
SUBURBAN FIREFIGHTING
Realistic Firefighter Training: "Do It" DrillsHow do you conduct drills that will help train firefighters with various levels of skill and experience? Jerry Knapp describes proposes "Do It" drills, a training evolution that comprises a full-scale response to a simulated incident, as one solution. |
First Due Battalion Chief
First-Due Battalion Chief: Information Is VitalWhen it comes to firefighting in modern buildings, building construction information can go a long way toward keeping firefighters safe, Dan Sheridan writes. |
From the Jumpseat
From the Jumpseat: The Safety/Identity ConflictDo the stories that make up how firefighters think of themselves actually make it more difficult for them to operate safely on the fireground? Mark J. Cotter reviews a scientific study that says yes. |
Dunn's Dispatch
Dunn's Dispatch: Rekindle Fires
Preventing a rekindle is a team responsibility. Vincent Dunn discusses the implications of a rekindle and the importance of overhaul operations.
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IL Fire Photographer Releases Book Featuring More Than 50 Fire DepartmentsNorthern Illinois Fire Ground Photography by Tim Olk, fire photographer and frequent Fire Engineering contributor, features hundreds of photos in a hardbound coffee table-style book |
Industrial Firefighting
Two Injured in West Virginia Gas Plant ExplosionsTwo workers were injured when highly flammable gas used in welding exploded at a West Virginia industrial site |
RIT
The RAPThe Rite Rescue Systems RAP (Remove and Protect) was invented by three firefighters who realized that not one piece of equipment on the market was designed to transport an unconscious firefighter. |
Structural Firefighting
NJ Firefighter Hospitalized in Residential FireA firefighter has been released from the hospital after he was injured in a two-alarm fire Sunday at a two-and-a-half-story residence in Washington Township, New Jersey. |
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NFPA's Firewise Communities Program Tops 900th Community MarkThe National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Firewise® Communities Program reached a milestone and announced the 900th community to earn recognition as a Firewise Communities/USA® site. |
HAZMAT
Rescued Dogs Search for Tornado SurvivorsWinds of up to 200 mph hammered the town of Granbury (TX). After searching over a hundred homes, baseball fields, parks and debris piles this morning, SDF Search Teams Keri Grant and Tucker and Laurel Pitman and Sonic were demobilized and returned home for some well-deserved rest. |
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Buffalo (NY) Firefighters Reach Tentative Deal
May 21, 2013
After 11 years without a contract, a tentative deal has been reached between the Buffalo Professional Firefighters Un...
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