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Making Johnny a Poor Rescuer and Reader
Do you understand what you ‘like’ or do you like whoever posted it? Context is defined as “circumstances or conditions in which something exists or takes place; surroundings.” It is also defined as...
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Firefighting Back to The Future
A dialogue about research in a guest post from Jim McCormack Remember when firemen wore denim jackets and three-quarter boots? Remember when there was one, maybe two, SCBA in boxes on the apparatus?...
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Putting Out Fire is Nothing New
Interesting discussion on fire science, ventilation and learning behavior The video below is of a Google Hangout moderated by Pete Lamb of Firefighter Training and www.petelamb.com. Our own Dave...
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Fire Behavior or Firefighter Behavior? Pennsylvania House Fire Video
Our views must be balanced to include what may happen, what is obviously happening and why it is happening The video of a house fire in Dunmore, Pennsylvania last week became popular as it was viewed...
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Don’t Look Now, But SomeoneBroke the Cookie Cutter
Not sure it ever worked in the first place We are in a fascinating period of time for the fire service. Never before have the resources (financial, physical and mental) been greater. We are finally...
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Slicing and Dicing with Bobby Halton
Google chat had more mnemonics than a Swiss Army knife has foldouts Fire Engineering Editor-in-Chief Bobby Halton had Lieutenant Ray McCormack and Chief Eddie Buchanan on discussing the currently...
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Nowhere But Up – A Look at Attic and Exterior Fire Spread
William Schnaekel adds on to what is burning above us. In January I wrote an article titled “What’s Burning Above You?” The intent of the composition was to ask the fire service if we can improve the...
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Who Looks After The Victims?
If you are changing the mission you better let the citizens know – Captain Dave LeBlanc So with all the discussion going on about SLICE-RS there is a lot of concern from firefighters about such...
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Easy-Button Firefighting
There is no magic bullet, by Capt. Dave LeBlanc As we read today about the incident in Woodmere New York, it drives home the point that no matter how much we train, learn, research and perform,...
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Into The Breech
Coordination of the basement attack This is like artwork. It is photographic evidence of a well orchestrated suppression effort. A diverse selection of handline lengths has, in part, made it...
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