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FE Volume 01 Issue 06

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People in Fires: The Real Story

Imagine that a serious fire develops in a high-rise building, initiating a full building evacuation. With ample time before the situation becomes dangerous, all occupants immediately take note of the information provided by the fire alarm, completely comprehend the situation, and move calmly and efficiently in single file lines to their nearest exit, familiar to them from recent and regular fire drills.

8 min read

Firefighter Drills Firefighter Training

Coming to Grips: Building a Foundation

The hip grip and the crooked lean

13 min read

Firefighting Structural Firefighting

The Dropkick Murphys’ Scruffy Wallace

The crowd’s been chanting, “Let’s go Dropkicks! Let’s go Murphys!” for a while now, ‘anxiously’ awaiting for the Dropkick Murphys to finally come out on…

9 min read

Firefighting

Venting the Roof? Mask up!

To wear or not to wear self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) on the roof is sometimes a contentious issue.

6 min read

Firefighter SCBA Firefighting Equipment

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Phillip Kniep

Kniep, a Lincoln, NE firefighter describes CrossFit's importance in making firefighters better, and what it entails to take it to a competitive level.

16 min read

Fire Prevention Fire Safety

CrossFit for the Fire Service

Does firefighting sound like a constantly varied, high-intensity and functional movement¹? I thought so too, so I took up CrossFit – which subscribes to varied…

5 min read

Firefighting