A Tale of Two Fires
At what point do we add so much to our “incident evaluation” that we handcuff ourselves into inaction? On Thursday September 29, 2011 a Vallejo, California firefighter was burned in the rescue of a...
View ArticleTale of Two Fires, And One Big Question
If the occupant dies after the fire, we don't worry about the rules so much, right? The Vallejo, California fire[i] from September brings to mind another similar fireground incident. As Dave LeBlanc...
View ArticleMark My Words
Is 'Legal Counsel' going to be the newest riding position? On 2 December 2010 in Union City, Pennsylvania fire destroyed the Cherry Hill Division plant of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. The building had...
View ArticleRhetorical Lesson No.10Profiling and Pets
If VSP is to reduce risk of injury and death it should apply to searching for the Golden Doodle, right? This month NIOSH released the firefighter fatality investigation report of the Worcester,...
View ArticleSo What Are We Supposed to Do?
You'll die if you go in. They will if you don't. Decisions, decisions. After reading the NIOSH Investigation report for the Line of Duty Death of Firefighter John Davies that occurred in Worcester,...
View ArticleA Profiling ScenarioDo you know what your next move is?
Scenario should worry you and lead you to look into what might happen. O400 hours… “Communications to Engine 7, Truck 4, neighbors are reporting that there are people trapped inside 604 Smith Street.”...
View ArticleProtecting Lives
Protecting people’s lives will involve risk for us as firefighters “A female occupant, in her 40’s, was unable to escape due to the intense heat and thick smoke and was quickly located by...
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