Fire Apparatus Basics: Cold Weather Truck Checks
When it comes to operating in the cold, firefighters must ensure the apparatus is in working order. Mark van der Feyst reviews what to look for.
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Fireground Strategies: Winter Weather Firefighting
Hosts Jim Duffy and Anthony Avillo talk with guest Brian Zaitz about winter-weather firefighting operations.
Preventing Fire Protection Pipes from Freezing
Jerry Naylis offers tips and recommendations for steps fire departments can take to prevent freeze-ups in pipes.
Fireground Strategies: Cold-Weather Firefighting
Those of us who have braved the winters know how brutal the cold can be. Anthony Avillo discusses cold-weather fire operations.
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Podcast: Hooks & Hoses: Sean Eagen
Eric Dreiman speaks with guest Sean Eagen from the Buffalo (NY) Fire Department about training new firefighters and more.
Elderly Woman Dies, Frozen Hydrant Delays Operations at IL House Fire
The fire erupted just before 2 a.m. in the 8200 block of Cornell Avenue in the Avalon Park neighborhood of Chicago.
Two MO Firefighters Unhurt After Slipping on Ice in Low Temps at House Fire
The firefighters were evaluated on scene by paramedics and both returned to continue working the incident in Ballwin.
Photos: Lynn (MA) Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Fire
Fire photographer Ken Robishaw shared some photos of firefighters responding to a second-alarm fire.
Photos: Mayday at Chicago 2-11 Alarm
Tim Olk shared some images of firefighters working at a Chicago fire last week that forced members to scramble to escape flashover conditions.
Photos: Chicago Fire Crews Battle South Side Church Fire
Fire photographer Tim Olk shared some photos of firefighters working at the scene of a fire that burned a church building in the Roseland neighborhood,…
