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Read More »The Cornerstone Fire – South Metro, CO Close Call Explained By the Firefighters Who Survived It
This video describes a close call at a basement fire in fall of 2012 in South Metro's district. The incident nearly trapped 4 members of our department as they narrowly escaped a collapse of the first floor into the basement.
Read More »The Secret List Isn’t Really a Secret At All
Some visitors to the site or readers of TSL think that we are trying to eliminate risk. That's ridiculous. This is a risky job and some risks must absolutely be taken. Additionally, some LODD"s are not avoidable and those who perform those are as heroic as anyone can get. That's not the ones we are talking about. We are talking about the unnecessary risks, the ones where firefighters and officers did things that resulted in nothing other than to get themselves hurt or killed.
Read More »Engine Operator – Department Policies and Local Laws
This is the second post in our series “Engine Operator”. View part one here, which was an overview of the entire series. What I want to talk about today is department policies and local laws. In order to drive, the ...
Read More »Engine Operator – what you need to know
It seems to me that all the decent fire service writers focus too much on “talking on the radio”. It is important, but so are some other things. Today, The Fire Critic will start an ongoing in-depth look at the ...
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