| Firefighter Hourly Apparel |
| Fri. Mar 21st 2008 |
Firefighter Hourly now has apparel for sale @ firefighterhourly.com. Please go and purchase apparel and show your support for the site. The monies from the purchases will go to help purchase training books for firefighters....
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| Salisbury Fire Deparment |
| Mon. Mar 10th 2008 |
Salisbury Fire lost two members in the line of duty on March 7th 2008. Please keep the department and the families of our brothers in your thoughts and prayers....
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| Building Construction |
| Thu. Mar 6th 2008 |
Below are examples of building construction that can easily injure or kill firefighters. This over hang is supported by the braces above which is a parapet wall, it is also connected at joint of the awning itself. Under fire conditions this awning would probably be one of t...
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| Apparatus Maintenance: Spec it right while you can. By The Apparatus Tech |
| Tue. Feb 26th 2008 |
These days, designing a rig can rip your mind out. Picking a manufacturer is the easy part. And then there's the wait to get it built.... not a popular subject given the stories I've heard lately. One overlooked area is designing common maintenance items for easy access. There's alot of opti...
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| Engine Company Parking On Residential Fires |
| Mon. Feb 25th 2008 |
When arriving on the scene of a residential fire here is a few questions to ask yourself
Did you give the officer three sides of the structure?
Are there power lines or any other hazards above, around, below , or beside you?
If laying your own supply line where you able to ...
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| You Have Arrived! Where You Going To Park It |
| Sat. Feb 23rd 2008 |
We all know that you have to drive safely and slow down to Arrive Alive. Yesterday’s article did a great job of reminding us that if we do not take our time and slow it down we will not arrive to render aid. I want you to ponder a few things. When you arrive on the scene of a medical w...
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| Responding Emergency Traffic |
| Fri. Feb 22nd 2008 |
Every day all of us respond to calls. Some times the driver of the apparatus drives a little fast responding to the call. Regardless of the type of call or the type of weather, the engineer’s sole purpose is to SAFELY respond the apparatus and the personnel on that apparatus to...
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| Beach House Fires |
| Thu. Feb 21st 2008 |
A fire involving a beachfront dwelling presents special challenges to the responding fire department. These structure types may also be found near any large body of water. Construction and site factors may make stretching handlines, forcing entry, conducting searches, performing ventilation,...
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| Does Protective Gear Keep You Dry? |
| Mon. Feb 4th 2008 |
One of the important abilities of PPE is the ability of the garment to protect you from moisture. The accumulation of water within the PPE is known to have adverse effects on firefighters. The question becomes how much time and effort, or research and development, goes into the process by which gear...
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