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*This view is expressly my own and does not necessarily align with any agency where I am currently or was previously employed* The appropriate use of Rescue & Squad co’s is to lubricate the fireground. They should be utilized to...
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Warm air, long shadows, evening tension in the urban center knowing a BBQ at 6 will be a shooting at 8. Summer nights in the firehouse are special. Sitting out front until late in the lingering cigar smoke, the apron...
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Even with the best tool care and preparation, things can go sideways on the fireground. If my notes are correct, I’ve had four saw failures due to either blown chainsaw chains or debris binding on rotary saws. They were each...
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When I was younger I wanted fire photos. Now all I care about are the photos with my friends. The brothers and sisters who walked alongside me through so much. In two recent conversations, I was reminded about how the...
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Engine Companies should bring their own water. Period. It is a common practice for many Fire Departments to take several lines, or all the lines, at a given fire off the first in engine. Later arriving engines simply beach their...
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