Lead from the Front: Fireground Tactics and Leadership
March 26, 2021 at 11:00 AM EDT / 10:00 AM CDT / 8:00 AM PDT / 3:00 PM GMT
Learn tricks of the trade that “slow the fireground down” and help you stay in control to avoid confusion and chaos at incidents. The instructor presents case studies and leadership lessons from his experiences gained in a 36-year career on the Chicago (IL) Fire Department. Modern tactics are compared to traditional tactics from the perspective of what has changed and why.
A Technology-Based Approach to Preplanning Your Community for the Wildland Event
March 30, 2021 at 1 PM EDT / 12 PM CDT / 10 AM PDT / 5 PM GMT
Preplan your community for a wildland fire: identify target hazards, accurately create an incident action plan, and create an overall strategy for the local fire department and responding agencies to follow, ensuring their involvement with hazard mitigation techniques.
Preston (CT) Fire Chief: Few Volunteers Remain to Respond to Calls
With only four active and trained volunteer firefighters combined at the town's two fire departments, fire Chief Tom Casey has renewed his annual plea for increased paid staff to answer emergency calls.
St. Peter (MN) Sounds Alarm to Lawmakers for New Fire Station
The city of St. Peter is back at the Minnesota Legislature this year with a request to sign off on a $9.1 million local option sales tax proposal to replace its 92-year-old fire station.
Forecasters: Above-Normal Wildfire Threat on Tap for AZ
Drought conditions spanning all of Arizona are contributing to projections for above-normal wildfire threats this spring and summer, the National Weather Service says.
Exam Finds Multiple Cracks in Part of United Jet’s Engine
Microscopic examination supports early suspicions that wear and tear caused a fan blade to snap inside one engine of a United Airlines plane that made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff last month in Denver
First Oak Trees Selected to Replace Notre Dame’s Spire
The first eight oak trees destined to replace the destroyed spire of Paris' scorched Notre Dame cathedral have been selected from the Bercé forest in the French Loire region
ME Woman Impaled by Tree Limb has Seven Broken Ribs, Husband Says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine passenger who was impaled when a falling pine tree struck the vehicle she was riding in suffered seven...
