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  Welcome back to another 5 Minute  Clinic In today’s class, I will be discussing what we need to know about our PPE. Click here to for the PPE – 5 Minute Clinic – Part 4   For other great 5 minute clinics, check out the Firefighter Toolbox’s 5 Minute...

  Welcome back to another 5 Minute  Clinic In today’s class, I will be discussing what we need to know about our PPE. Click here to for the PPE – 5 Minute Clinic – Part 3   For other great 5 minute clinics, check out the Firefighter Toolbox’s 5 Minute...

  Welcome back to another 5 Minute  Clinic In today’s class, I will be discussing what we need to know about our PPE. Click here to for the  PPE- 5 Minute Clinic – Part 2   For other great 5 minute clinics, check out the Firefighter Toolbox’s 5 Minute...

How well do we know about out PPE?   Take a look at this 5 Minute Clinic by Bryan T. Smith PPE – 5 Minute Clinic – Part 1

We have heard countless times that the fires we encounter today are unlike the ones we responded to years ago. That being said, we need to evaluate the way we go into these fires as well as the tools we bring along. Let’s take a look at what the engine officer should bring...

In Part 1 we discussed items around the station that get us into a routine and how we can overcome this routine. Lets jump right back into the station items that are part of our “routine”. Lets continue to look at our PPE. Our PPE Ask yourself is your PPE important...

How often do you wear your SCBA and remaining PPE during all stages of firefighting operations? Do you take off your mask early during overhaul? Have you ever gotten a headache after a fire? Do you realize overhaul can be on a house fire or on an auto fire? It is called the IDLH...

We are only as strong as our weakest link. It is important to know what the weakest link in the chain is. We are only as strong as our weakest link. When is comes to today’s firefighting personal protective gear including SCBA, according to research done by NIST ( National...

There was a video that went viral recently about a volunteer fire crew extinguishing an auto fire. There were several errors in judgement and poor choice of tactics with how the incident was handled. The officer did not set a proper example of holding the crews to the proper PPE...

On our Facebook page we started a good discussion on where you carry your portable radio. The question was “where do you carry your portable radio”? Do you carry it in the radio pocket or do you use a case and strap? If you use a case and strap do you put it under...