Mayday Monday: Charlotte (NC) Near Miss
Tony Carroll reviews a recent firefighter near miss from the Charlotte (NC) Fire Department and offers a related training drill.
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Mayday Monday: KY LODD Sparks Change
Tony Carroll examines some lessons learned from the 1997 fire that claimed the life of Lexington (KY) Firefighter Chuck Williams.
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Mayday Monday: Firefighter Cancer Awareness
If you do not know a firefighter who has been affected by cancer, you will. Tony Carroll offers some resources to educate your crew on…
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Mayday Monday: Firefighter Mayday Training
Tony Carroll reviews the line-of-duty death of Worcester (MA) Lieutenant Jason Menard and some potential lessons learned from the incident.
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Mayday Monday: Gas Emergency Response
Tony Carroll examines a series of firefighter line-of-duty deaths stemming from gas emergencies, and offers a drill for multigas meters.
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Mayday Monday: What’s Behind That Door?
Tony Carroll examines the death of Cincinnati Fire Apparatus Operator Daryl Gordon and offers a skill/drill in his memory.
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Mayday Monday: Commercial Building Fires
Tony Carroll reflects on the deaths of two Porterville (CA) firefighters in 2020 and the issues associated with fighting fires in commercial buildings.
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Mayday Monday: Remembering Black Sunday
Tony Carroll reviews some lessons from "Black Sunday" for the FDNY and speaks with Firefighter Brendan Cawley.
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Mayday Monday: Joey Baxa
Tony Carroll invites guest Joey Baxa from Buckhannon, West Virginia, to discuss his close call and lessons learned about air and TIC use.
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Mayday Monday: Thermal Imaging Cameras
Tony Carroll examines some learning points from a 2006 Baltimore firefighter line-of-duty death and a 2021 West Virginia Mayday.
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Mayday Monday: Packaging the Down Firefighter
Tony Carroll looks at the circumstances behind the death of Frederick County Battalion Chief Josh Laird and offers a related drill.
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Mayday Monday: Are You Radio Ready?
Tony Carroll offers some thoughts on radio use and the Mayday and reflects on the line-of-duty death of Howard County (MD) Lieutenant Nate Flynn.
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