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Of Falsehoods and Agendas
Challenge what you read. Dave LeBlanc Editor’s Note: The Facebook page below has corrected their post and attribute the error to incorrect second-hand information. The fire department PIO reported...
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Beyond the Door – The Risk Analysis
“So we decided to not give up on people,” Scott Corrigan The post below is shared by Scott Corrigan Risk a lot to save a lot, Risk nothing to save nothing. It is spoken and printed on many...
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Is it right? No, but it is real.
No one at all can say they operate in complete, perfect safety A video of a fireground shown through social media offers many items that a firefighter, officer and company could use for a drill...
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Heeding the Lessons
Snippets and the human factor I recently watched the movie “Sully” that starred Tom Hanks as Captain Chesley “Sully’ Sullenberger, the pilot in command of the US Airways jet the made the “Miracle...
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The Rescue Mindset
Doubling down on the fire service mission Ladder Company 175 had used their aerial ladder to ventilate this window at an all-hands fire, with reports of people trapped, at 3218 Fulton Street in...
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Selling Risk Management Poorly
Details are key for the lessons we need to learn All firefighting is local, and so is risk. To manage risk in your area you need details relevant to the area you operate in and education about the...
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“Let it Burn!”
Come on folks, we’re better than this (pixabay photo) The recent fire in Detroit that involved a collapse that injured several firefighters has prompted, as usual, the social media outcry against...
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The Minimum Standard
“To thine own self be true.” was a quote in FDNY Ladder Company 3 Captain Patrick “Paddy” Brown’s apartment. (pixabay) Most people don’t wake up and decide they want to suck. The Fire Service is a...
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I Don’t Think It’s What You Think It Is
Atlanta’s story isn’t about duty (pixabay) It was asked that this comment on Facebook be shared. I had shared the latest from work on the Atlanta fire rescue suspension story and was asked...
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Does This Helmet Make Me Look More Aggressive?
A unique poll by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD Talk, Twitter @LAFDtalk) Yesterday on Twitter the Los Angeles Fire Department asked followers which helmet should they...
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