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“Expect Fire” Part 2
Afternoon Worker in San Francisco’s ‘Haights’

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Engine Co.38 pulls up to an afternoon job that goes to four alarms.

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2010 USFA LODD Report:
Don’t Celebrate Too Soon

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It's the second consecutive drop in total deaths, but is that really cause for joy?

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“Expect Fire” San Francisco Weekend Apartment Fire over Commercial Occupancy

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Worker in Noe Valley neighborhood goes to two alarms on a Saturday afternoon.

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Has Anybody Seen Our Common Sense?

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Ron Ayotte with an easy solution to some of the latest public image problems.

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FRM: Common-Sense Ventilation on the Fireground

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Article from Jim McCormack stresses the need for "coordinated attack."

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“Expect Fire” Early Footage of Chicago Multiple Alarm on Weekday Afternoon

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Only a block away, Engine 22 has an afternoon full of fire and first line choices.

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What Is Pride?

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Ron Ayotte with some thoughts on pride while on the detail.

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9-11: What Does It Mean To You?

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This particular brotherhood is an exclusive group.

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Misguided Anger

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Sometimes reality needs to smack you like a 2 x 4 to the head.

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Lessons Learned:
Deadly Disorientation at Texas Plant Fire

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Eight contributing factors present before the fire actually started.

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Ray’s Story

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“What we saw down there, no human being should ever see.”

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The “Ins” of the Successful Fire Officer

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New contributor Ron Ayotte ups the staffing on Backstep Firefighter as a chief officer.

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Rhetorical Lesson No.8:
If We Did it 100 Years Ago, Is it Still Okay?

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Injuries during a “training” event make one wonder, what the hell?

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