Fires in vacant buildings aren’t exclusive to the U.S. Neither are associated deaths.
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Sometimes, all the news seems bleak and looking around at all the current dead horse debates, the fire service looks like the day after Little Big Horn.
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A San Francisco apartment fire garnered a lot of attention from the customers about where the water was. Take this misunderstanding and turn it into a list of ‘What if…” drills.
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In a game and culture that promotes hard knocks, punishment comes on the heels of safety and player best-interests.
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A fire on this day took the lives of at least one from every rank.
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Challenging you to do more than wear a sticker or say “never forget.”
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Dave LeBlanc offers a practical solution to offset the current trend of reduced staffing and brownouts. It’s called showing up, ready to work.
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Illinois department has an amazing payoff when they use a recently practiced tactic.
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After the previous owner left, six months ago, the home was “vacant.”
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Training, education, experience and the fact that you don’t know unless you go in.
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Betcha didn’t know they had them, did ya? Even better than those bulky ones NASA wears.
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The President comes to Bowie and brings his own medic-locals.
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A tradition fades for one Massachusetts fire department.
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A working definition of an engine “company”, six members are recognized for their work in rescuing occupants and knocking down the fire.
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As future work begins to look at being “wired” for firefighting, a review of an earlier article is necessary.
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Seven years ago this day one of the world’s greatest military forces got its chops busted. Learn how some mistakes happen long before the battle starts.
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“Combat Ready” is not a slick ad slogan or an “aggressive” cliche. That call for bells at 0300 may be the only jump you get. How prepared will you be?
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Rhetorical Lesson No.3:
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After a forest of trees are cut for the reports and herds of dead horses are pummeled, some people still don’t get it.
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