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5 Key Points to Highlight During Your Size-Up

The Size-Up or Situation Report (Sit-Rep) is designed to be clear, concise and brief. It paints the picture of the emergency scene for dispatchers and responding companies. Almost as important as what we say during our Size-Up is how we say it. It is imperative that we are calm...
Posted On 30 May 2016
, By Jeremy K. Rhode

3 Keys for Engine Company Hose Line Success

Our most important mission for us to perform is to protect lives. As an engine company, that means we place the hose line between victims and fire to stop or extinguish impending danger. This vital task needs to be done as efficiently and quickly as possible. This means that our...
Posted On 23 Feb 2016
, By Walt Lewis
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4 Steps to Overcoming Frozen Hydrant Chains

Many hydrants have a simple chain that connects the cap to the hydrant to keep them from being lost or stolen easily. However these chains tend to seize in place with years of lack of maintenance, and when encountered during a fire operation, make the user frustrated in the...
Posted On 20 Feb 2016
, By Walt Lewis

3 Reasons Why Having A Rear Mounted Pump Panel is Dangerous

A trend in apparatus design in recent years, has been placing the pump panel and hoses all at the rear of the fire apparatus. This is a terrible idea. For years, being struck by a vehicle is one of the top reasons firefighters are injured or killed on a fire ground. We are taught...
Posted On 10 Feb 2016
, By Walt Lewis
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Fundamentals of Hydrant Procedures – Part 2

In part one we started discussing fundamental hydrant procedures to ensure a positive water source to our apparatus. Today we will continue on with the discussion… Step 2 – Remove Supply Hose From Apparatus Remove enough hose from the rig to reach the hydrant as well...
Posted On 27 Jun 2015
, By Rob Fling
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Fundamentals of Hydrant Procedures – Part 1

Water supply is an important consideration for an incident commander as well as the engine company officer and chauffeur. Since establishing a water supply is needed in almost every fire operation a well-trained firefighter should be able to make a hydrant connection blind...
Posted On 20 Jun 2015
, By Rob Fling
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The Rookie Firefighter’s Top 10 Tools – Part 2

Rookie firefighters are expected to know all of the equipment that is on their fire truck.  The great rookie firefighter knows the following about their truck’s equipment: how to use it, when to use it, and where everything is located.  It takes time, effort, and consistency in...
Posted On 14 May 2015
, By Jim Moss
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The Rookie Firefighter’s Top 10 Tools – Part 1

Rookie firefighters are expected to know all of the equipment that is on their fire truck. The great rookie firefighter knows the following about their truck’s equipment: how to use it, when to use it, and where everything is located. It takes time, effort, and consistency in...
Posted On 07 May 2015
, By Jim Moss
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Fundamentals of Air Management – Part 2

In part one we discussed some background on fundamental air management, today we will look at some action items that can be taken to teach the subject, realize the importance of it and to make your firefighters safer in that respect. Click Here to read part 1 3 Factors of...
Posted On 21 Apr 2015
, By Rob Fling
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Fundamentals of Air Management – Part 1

Few will argue the fact that one of the most important tasks we can do as firefighters on a daily basis is train.  One of the things some departments do not train on enough is their SCBA. There are many aspects to the SCBA but the one will will spend some time with today...
Posted On 07 Apr 2015
, By Rob Fling
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