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Local Training Information

02/10/2010

Two different groups are putting on some training around the area that we wanted to put out there for anyone interested. We have attached flyers for both of these classes where you can find further details and contact information. They should bring in some good training and I want to thank the people that have put in the time and energy towards bringing these classes to the area.

February 12th 2010, 9am till 4pm (This Friday)

 There will be a class presented in Denver titled “Developing Recipes for Operational Success”. This will be a roundtable type discussion on tactics regarding fires in many different types of building.  The instructors are from multiple different departments from across the country. 

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May 3rd 2010, 9am

There will be a class presented in Colorado Springs with two different topics.  BFD Captain Pat Nichols will present a morning class reviewing lessons learned from the LODD “Tia-ho Reasturant Fire”.  The afternoon portion of the class will cover topics and lessons on “Ladder Work”.

Click Here  for Details and Contact Information

Please use the contact information of each of the companies that organize these classes ( Found on the links)..  Please DO NOT contact, or try to register  through IronsandLadders.com. We do not have any further information and are not running the registration for the classes. We had multiple people send emails trying to register for the last set of classes we linked to and we are not responsible if you miss out on a seat. Thanks

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Baltimore Footage

01/18/2010

This footage is flying around the internet and has been suggested to us from multiple sources. We dont know who gets credit for it because it has been seen on VentEnterSearch.com, Statter911.com, and many others. The important thing is for it to reach anyone who wants to see it. Here it is off of YouTube, the writeup below is information that was obtained by Statter911.com

The original video has been removed……Here is the link for the extended version

FROM STATTER911

“STATter911.com has exchanged emails with Baltimore Fire Department Chief Jim Clack this evening. The chief has given us a preliminary run down of what happened leading up to what he says appears to have been a flashover at the fire on Northeast Avenue this morning. (I know, as is normal with these videos, there is a raging debate as to whether this was actually a flashover,  backdraft, or something else.  As usual, I will let you, and those investigating the incident be the judge.) 

According to Chief Clack the fire started in the basement of an occupied row house and appears to have been burning for “a while” before the fire department arrived.  The first engine took a line through the front door to the rear kitchen area. The chief says that crew had some trouble finding the basement stairs. They were in the kitchen when it flashed.”

Updates are still coming in from different sources, we have heard that 7 firefighters were injured, mainly minor burns and a dislocated shoulder. Updates are also coming in on the order of events. We have heard that the first truck had completed initial ventilation, and that the engine was at the top of the basement stairs when this erupted. More to come I’m sure…. There is a video on YouTube that has an extended version found here

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IRONSandLADDERS.com Site Update

12/18/2009

Some quick updates we would like to make every one aware of. We finalized ownership of the domain name ironsandladders.com.  You may have noticed before hand we were at ironsandladders.wordpress.com. This is not a big deal as both links still go to our site. You don’t have to change anything if you have it saved, however from now on you can link or save this site as ironsandladders.com

Next, If you have not noticed the Tactical Safety articles( located lower on the page) are updated weekly. If your interested in keeping up with them we post the updated link once a week with the date, under the original Tactical Safety post.

Fire Nuggets has opened their sign up for the 2010 Professional Development Series in Denver   These guys consistently provide five high quality classes with speakers from all over the country. You can receive a hundred dollars off if you sign up before February. It looks like a good line up this year and I look forward to attending all of them. If you are interested here is the link 2010 Fire Nuggets Classes

Lastly anyone still interested in the upcoming Engine Co. classes on Jan 6th must sign up soon. The guys running that (twoknuckleheads@gmail.com) have let us know that 90 out of 100 positions have been filled.

Thank you for the interest in the site, we have a ton of content still to come.

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The start of IRONSandLADDERS.com

11/12/2009

A group of us got to talking and decided they needed a way to share their experiences and training across Firehouses all over the city. IRONSandLADDERS is dedicated to the down and dirty grunt work of the fire service. We at IRONSandLADDERS.com encourage any firefighters to submit content or comment on the topics at hand. Thank you to a couple of the old guys that have been our mentors and given us the drive to learn our trade of fighting fire. To learn more about the name and vision of this site check out the “About Us” page at the top. Going to work

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