My Union and my Fire Department in the years past have started a tradition that I would encourage everyone to consider for their own area. When multiple firefighters die in the line of duty, our Union pays to fly and lodge two of our members to the represented city. Our fire department supports us by allowing [...]
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RIP Ed Stringer and Corey Ankum
01/02/2011Multiple Firefighters Lost In Chicago
12/22/2010At least two firefighters have been killed in a multiple alarm fire this morning in Chicago. Early reports are saying multiple firefighters were trapped in a collapse with over a dozen being transported to hospitals. Keep our brothers in mind this morning. Links to the news story
Announcing John Norman, January 19th 2011
11/27/2010The Two Knuckle Heads have released their next round of classes for the 2011 year and the first one is coming up quick. They are starting it off with a big name bringing in Chief John Norman who is well known for his Fire Officer Handbook. If you sign up for the entire series they are offering a [...]
Basic Elevator Operations
10/10/2010Attached is a review of basic elevator operations. Thanks to Les Chapel for contributing another great short article on a subject we can always improve on. Elevator Controls 1
Some Worthy Events in September
09/06/2010I wanted to share a few events that will be going on within the next week or two that I feel are a worthy cause. IAFF Fallen Firefighter Memorial, Colorado Springs CO, September 11th 2010. The IAFF Fallen Firefighter Memorial will be held this week on September 11th at 1pm in Colorado Springs, CO. I gladly [...]
Burn…A look at Detroit Fire
07/21/2010This was sent in to us by a few people, and it has been beginning to show up around the fire community. A few people had asked us to help spread the word and try to support the cause. It is the story of what Detroit firefighters are dealing with on a day to day [...]
A Tip of the Hat….
07/04/2010A tip of the hat for those who are serving and have served this country…..thank you. Happy 4th.
Video Training: Smoke Explosion?
04/14/2010This video has been making the rounds for a while now. We have not posted it on here yet, and we think it is worth seeing. You can see the first companies arrive on scene and everything seems to be going pretty well. First line is being stretched and is ready to advance. Ladders are [...]
Urban Firefighter Magazine
03/12/2010Urban Firefighter Magazine Test Link
Clearing a Flooded Saw
02/16/2010This is one of those topics that usually generates many different opinions due to personal experiences. Anyone that has been around small engines, or enjoys working on 2-stroke motors will usually be somewhere along the lines of what we are going to suggest. With that said if you have different ideas or another way that is [...]
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