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Women in firefighting, I know some men and depts just don't want to except the fact that women are leaving the home and their womanly duties and getting into the world. The fact is this is happening more and more, and men and depts should be aware and change their outlook on women, Especially when they come to thir chief and ...

Missouri- A temporary shutdown of a St Joseph Fire Department station Thursday caused conflict between the fire chief and some of the department's firefighters.  It was announced Thursday morning that the station would be closed for eight hours so firefighters could get proper certification for being first responders. Chief was quoted as saying "If we're going out to the street and ...

"If we fail to understand the risks in a structure built of lightweight wood-frame construction that is involved in fire, there is a high likelihood that firefighters will be seriously injured or killed as a result."   This was a very interesting article and posed some interesting points that I did not realize!

I would like to ask every citizen of the United States a question and would like an answer. Why is there a huge lack in volunteer firefighters, EMT's and other emergency responders? I live in the state of New Jersey and the dip in emergency responders has fallen to point that for the first time in history the state has to ...

"Overstating the importance of training may not be possible in the fire service." There has been talk in the groups and forums on this site of a problem that most if not all smaller departments encounter....getting people to get the training they need.  I'm hearing more and more of departments that would like to do more training, but they are discouraged ...

"Some organizations both in and out of the fire service have recognized the value of mentorship. They acknowledge the importance by creating formal mentoring programs within their ranks. However, most agencies are not this progressive; this requires mentoring to occur on a less formal basis. In order to facilitate this relationship, as either a mentor, mentee or both, certain behaviors will ...

I thought this was an interesting article to say the least.....although I'm not saying that my experience as a female firefighter has been the same as described in this article or that I agree with all of it, but it's interesting!  After reading this, I feel even luckier to have had the caliber of training that I've received!!

"Would your child know what to do if he detected a fire in your home? The right answer could save his life." Read the article about a mother who asked her son what he would do if heard a fire alarm or smoke detector sound off.  His answer gave her chills. "He said he would hide."

New wildland fire training system is nation's first single training source to provide "Red-Card" certification.

On line classes to help the fire investigator advance their knowledge.

In our department you must be able to get fully dressed in under a minute in order to go up in rank...The best way is to know what to grab first and the fastest way at getting it put on...First your pants...slide into your boots, through your staps over your shoulder and jump...Next your your noemax...now your jacket...and it must be ...

The true trainers of the fire sevice.

Rescuing a downed firefighter.

WHAT TO DO DURING A FIRE If you clothes catch on fire, you shoul : Stop,drop,and roll, until the extinguished.  Running only makes the fire Burn faster. To escape a fire, you should.   Check closed doors for heat before you open them.  if you are escaping through a closed door, use the back of you hand to feel, the doorknob, ...

The fallowing are guidelines for different circunstances in the period followind a fire.   -  If you are with Burn victims, or are a burn Victim yourself:     Call  911 cool and cover burns to reduce chance or further injury or infection -  If you detect heat or smoke  when entering a damage building , evacuate inmediately   - If you ...

A few members of my dept., including myself, attended the R.I.C.E class (Rapid Intervention Crew Exercises). The Pittsburgh Drill was part of the class. My crew did fine. It was the first time most of us did this drill and we completed it in about ten minutes. I was curious to see how many of you take part in this drill, ...

February 19, 2009   CONNECTICUT:- HER HANDS LOOKED LIKE THEY WHERE WRECKED BY A MACHINE.  EYES wonded, hair yanked out.  Face ans scalp injuries so extensive, all the blood obscured whatever parts were left.  Two of the first medical workers to treat the woman mauled by a chimpanzee in connecticut this week  described her nightmarish injuries Thursday as she was trasferred to ...

Hello and welcome back. Thank you for the wonderful comments I received on the first segment of the Journey of Grant Writing. I would like to do a quick overview of segment one of the series. In segment one you were introduced to the following: Grant terminology, Follow RFP guidelines, Basic writing skills, My favorite list of doom and gloom words. ...