Fire Engineering Radio Interview

Posted 02/22/2012 by IRONSandLADDERS
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We were honored and happy to do an interview the other night on the Fire Engineering Radio Show. Three of the Irons and Ladders owners (Nick Chapel, Bryan Lynch, Ryan Royal)  were interviewed by P.J Norwood and Brian Brush who are both instructors from FDIC. They interviewed us on what Irons and Ladders is doing across the State of Colorado, how we started and some basic mentality questions that we believe in. It is recorded and if anyone is interested in getting a little better idea of who we are and what we believe in check us out.

We are the second half of the show and start around the 38 minute mark if you would like to fast forward.

Fire Engineering Radio Show Episode 215

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Protected: Don’t Search A Building By Its Cover.

Posted 02/15/2012 by IRONSandLADDERS
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March 16 2012 Hands On Forcible Entry Class

Posted 02/06/2012 by IRONSandLADDERS
Categories: 1. Forcible Entry

Announcing our first class of the year. March 16th, 2012 at the Stratmoor Hills Fire Station just south of Colorado Springs. This class is open enrollment and firefighters from any department are welcome. Spots are limited, please click the flyer below. Register now to secure your spot. We have numerous other classes in the works, please contact us if you would like to host a class in 2012.

All registration information and ways to contact can be found in the flyer.

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Students of the Craft

Posted 01/19/2012 by IRONSandLADDERS
Categories: 7. Everything Else

A defining moment in your career is the point that you feel you have enough experience and training to do your job well but you don’t settle for that. A characteristic of a good tradesman is the humility to realize how much more he needs to master and to understand it is going to take the entire remainder of his career to accomplish it. – Irons and Ladders

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Pawtucket RI Firefighters

Posted 01/06/2012 by IRONSandLADDERS
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I don’t post just photos very often but these are some of the more incredible pictures that I have seen in a while. All the photos were taken by Tom Carmody. These are Pawtucket firefighters shortly after venting the roof and returning to the ladder, this happened on their way back. All the firefighters ended up with minor injuries.

Tom has a large amount of photos from this fire, these are only a few of them. Please visit his site to see the whole fire.
Here is a link to Tom Camodys webpage

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Sparky Truax Fundraiser Class

Posted 01/01/2012 by IRONSandLADDERS
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This came together very quickly and is not very far out. Sign up today! We will be presenting a half day class on Forcible Entry Door Size Up. The other half of the day will be a Ventilation class presented by Brian Brush who runs Colorado Firefighter and contributes regularly to Fire Service Warrior.  100% of the money from this class will be donated to the family of Sparky Truax, a South Metro Firefighter who died only days before Christmas. Help us take care of his family like you would want your own taken care of. This is just a small part of the Brotherhood.

This will be held at South Metro Fires Training Center. February 1st, from 9 till 5. Register and information at the following links

 the2164foundation.org

Register here: The 2164 Foundation

Facebook Event Information here : Sparky Truax Family Fundraiser

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Thru-The-Lock Time Trial (storefront doors)

Posted 01/01/2012 by IRONSandLADDERS
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Need a new years resolution. Here it is, prove to yourself and others how effective Thru-The-Lock is on storefront doors. It is hard to argue with this video. Time to quit ignoring that Rex or K-tool everyday as you check the trucks and start dedicating yourself to completely understanding it uses.

 

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Apartment Fire Behavior Video

Posted 12/26/2011 by IRONSandLADDERS
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This is a great one to show the crew and talk about some tactics. The rapidly growing fire conditions in this video are a great reminder to us all why that first water is so important. No time for complacency on this one, we need a first line that is quickly flaked and charged, we need guys that can mask up quickly and then make an aggressive push through the apartment. It also shows the importance of aggressive search crews making a quick pass through the floor above, it could be what makes or breaks someones chances in those rooms.

This seems to be one of those fires that could quickly have people worrying about everything but that first hose line, look how much fire is knocked down in a matter of a few seconds of the first line flowing.

“The Fire Goes As The First Line Goes”
A. Fredericks

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Brooklyn Mayday Video

Posted 12/20/2011 by IRONSandLADDERS
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Here is a look of the video that came out of Brooklyn yesterday. We are a little late putting it up, but better late than never. You can look at almost every fire service site out there right now to get more information.

More coverage found at Statter911

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Rex Tool 101. (Thru-The-Lock on Mortise Locks)

Posted 12/17/2011 by IRONSandLADDERS
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Finally got around to editing about 3 hours of forcible entry video we have into short training sessions. We will start off with Thru-The-Lock tactics on mortise locks using the Rex Tool. Hope it is useful.

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