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Read More »Forcible Entry Training Opportunity in Bedford, VA This Weekend!
For those in the Southwestern, VA region (or beyond) please consider attending this outstanding training opportunity being taught by two of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department's most seasoned and highly proficient instructors - Captain Dave Barlow and Lt Scott Kraut.
Read More »Let’s Talk about the Ole Radio Strap/Radio Pocket Debate. Fairfax County Releases Detailed Report on the Topic
How do you wear your handheld radio? Do you even wear one? Do you use a strap? Do you use a radio pocket on your coat? Do you care? Do you have a reason why you wear it one way or another?
Read More »Owning the Job: Video Ideas To Share With Firefighter Recruits on the First Day of Recruit School
Below are just some of the videos that were recommended by the FB Brothers. I will add that this article was a quick idea I had after all of the great examples shared...and then I sat down and watched all of the videos, one by one. I was holding it together until the Pipes started playing on the Kyle Wilson Tribute video...then I lost it.
Read More »Video: Queensland House Fire. Do You Think This Engine Lost Any Paint During This Fire?
While there isn't anything exceptional about this fire or the video of the fire. It did make me think of apparatus placement. I am guessing that the fire wasn't too big when they got there. By the looks of it in the video, that engine probably lost a little paint due to the heat.
Read More »Company Snapshot: Glove Crafters
Glove Crafters is a glove company located in Arkansas. They pride themselves on not only making products in the USA, but made out of products from the USA as well. Read more about this company as featured in this Company Snapshot.
Read More »Best of the Rest – Die-Hard Truckie, Rope Training, Reviews, FD Finds $5.2M, Imitation and much more!
Best of the Rest - Die-Hard Truckie, Rope Training, Reviews, FD Finds $5.2M, Imitation and much more!
Read More »Video: Ungrateful Citizen Needs Education in Bridgeport, CT. Irrational Rant Posted on Youtube.
I admit that when I first watched this I wanted to get on here and let it fly. Then I thought about it a minute. Why stoop to his level. What this guy needs is an education. He doesn't understand what they are doing and he is ungrateful. He needs to be educated on what we do, what those guys were doing, and why they were doing it.
Read More »Helmet Camera Video: Hang On There Bam Bam…I Got This…Try Before You Pry Works at Car Fires Too!
I could be wrong, since I wasn't there, but this appears to be a learning experience for at least one of these firefighters. I admit that at car fires, if you don't get to the hood latch before it burns or lengthens under the heat it negatively impacts the ability to open the hood.
Read More »Helmet Cam Video: This Truckie Works Like a Machine at a House Fire in Landsdowne, PA
I shouldn't have to tell you how much of a fan I am of helmet camera footage. In the video below, we get to "ride along" with an OVM (Outside Vent Man) riding the truck for the Landsdowne Fire Company (PA). Watch the deliberate and obviously learned actions by this firefighter as he sets ladders and clears windows during a bedroom fire.
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