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The Flat Earth As a boy Christopher Columbus was holding an orange on which a butterfly had landed. He noticed that when he turned the orange around he could see the tips of its wings coming up from the backside of the piece of fruit. As he turned the orange toward him the entire...

How many clowns can you fit into a car? The answer is as many that will fit. This is a growing trend when it comes to residential housing.   Today we are seeing more single and two family houses containing up 5 or 6 families. What is the cause? Tough economic times have forced...

As we conclude our review of the #30 Dowling Circle event in Baltimore County, Maryland, we will expand on the truck company’s role in task assignments. Once again, I must point out this is a learning piece not a critique or critical piece. If you have not reviewed the...

Hopefully you have had the chance to review the information in part 1 of our series and the associated NIST and NIOSH documents. As we pointed out in part 1 this is not a critique of what the folks on the ground did or did not do that day. It is a learning opportunity....

”Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to knowledge” Proverbs 23:12 Perspective is a gift of wisdom that is often gained through life’s experiences. As firefighters, our skills and their application are enhanced though our experiences such as: Training, incidents, and...

”Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to knowledge” Proverbs 23:12 Perspective is a gift of wisdom that is often gained through life’s experiences. As firefighters, our skills and their application are enhanced though our experiences such as: Training, incidents, and...

We have all responded to the fires that just didn’t go well. In many cases, the only thing hurt was our pride and the building. In some cases, we got hurt, civilians got hurt, or we lost someone. I want to touch on one such event in this article. I want to make clear, this...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/davidsoler/018-FFTB-FireStool.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFirefighterToolbox Podcast/ Internet Radio Show Episode #18 A lesson with Joe Starnes About this Episode: In this episode Joe Starnes from Kill The Flashover Project comes back to...

Welcome back to the final part of our discussion on the quint.  In Part 1 we discussed the background of the quint and some of the thoughts a department must examine when purchasing this piece of equipment. In Part 2 we will wrap everything up by discussing the compartments and...

Modern fire apparatus comes in all shapes and sizes. From mini-pumpers that fit into parking garages to rescue’s that seem to stretch for a city block, one can let their imagination run wild when its time to spec out a new piece of apparatus. Often overlooked as an optio...