Chief Roger Securus is making some waves in this department. After suggesting some changes to department operations was met with resistance, the chief offered up response that is sure to go down as legend.
Read More »Keyboard Incident Commanders to be officially recognized as part of After-action report process
In an initiative to help make the fire service safer comments posted to fire service related blogs and Facebook pages are to be used as part of after action reports.
Read More »Fire union files grievance with police union over cop using fire extinguishers
Police officers from Junctio PD responded last week to a car fire. Armed with fire extinguishers the police had the fire out before the arrival of firefighters. Now the local fire union is upset that Police took work away from the fire service.
Read More »Release of Captain Willie Wines line of Mustache Wax delayed indefinitely
Captain Willie Wines from Ironfiremen.com is famous for both his keen observations about the fire service and his epic mustache. If you were lucky to meet him at FDIC you might have gotten a sample of his new line of mustache wax
Read More »Wife Divorces Husband of 33 Years After Discovering He Secretly Worked as a Firefighter
Lt. Stanley Singer, a decorated veteran of the Colfax Heights Fire District, was recently celebrated after serving his community for over 30 years in a gala, retirement ceremony for the ages. However, not everyone was rejoicing over Singer’s heroic service.
Read More »Family sues fire department for failing to save pets
The DuBois Volunteer fire department is facing a lawsuit from a family who lost everything in a house fire. The family claims that firefighters initially arrived on scene then took too long to make an entry. As a result beloved family pets were lost
Read More »Top five mistakes rookie firefighter make in their first year
Recently we asked veteran firefighters to provide us with a list of some of the errors they see new firefighters make. So for all the rookies out there here are five thing to think about and change if you plan to make it as a firefighter.
Read More »OSHA instituting regulations to stop firefighter from making interior attacks
Regulators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are taking steps to regulate public safety. Their first target is the fire service and the use of aggressive tactics such as making interior attacks.
Read More »Academy announces Well Trained Firefighter award recipient
Academy class 387 is about to graduate on Friday. In preparation for the graduation Academy Director Eric Eroldson has announced the recipient of the coveted prize as top of the class, or Well Trained Firefighter, WTF. This year the award ...
Read More »Exclusive run down on New Products debuting at FDIC
The Fire Department Instructors Conference officially gets underway today, April 9, 2014. Pre-Conference workshops and classes started Monday, but today starts the general conference and Exhibitors will start to show off their stuff in the vendor halls.
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