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Topography and terrain play vital role during radio traffic

Communicating during emergency operations is a constant challenge for those in the fire service. Nowhere does that become more evident than during a wildland urban interface (WUI) incident. Structural firefighters who find themselves participating in these incidents for either the first time or very infrequently will likely find the communications environment challenging (for example quite different from what they are used to.) The good news is there are some basic concepts,...

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Jeffrey Pindelski

Jeffrey Pindelski
A Simple Tool for Complicated Tasks: The Rescue Loop

This articles depicts a few of the effective ways that a prussik or rescue loop can be utilized to make operating on the fireground safer or more efficient.

Today's fire service operates in a very volatile environment -- both on and off the fireground. A question that we have to continually ask is: are we ready for these challenges and how do we overcome them? type='node' cid='35419' />This articles depicts a few of the effective ways that a prussik or rescue loop can be utilized to make operating on the fireground safer or more efficient.

Frank Brannigan

Frank Brannigan
Know Your Enemy #49
Frank Brannigan continues us on his photo tour of the hidden dangers of building construction that firefighters may encounter when fighting fires.

Robert Dube

Robert Dube
Apparatus Positioning
Of all the things officers make decisions about, positioning can make or break the scene. It is the one thing that is nearly impossible to fix if done wrong to start with.
 

Recent Podcasts

Friday, March 12, 2010 - 12:54

A group of fire officers from California look at tactical and command priorities for fires involving strip malls.

Division Chief Ed Hadfield talks with Santa Rosa Captain Wes Kitchel, Riverside City Captain Jennifer McDowell and Captain Chris Vaughn from Salinas about a number of considerations for fires involving strip malls. Throughout the podcast, the panel uses a strip mall fire scenario to illustrate a number of points.

Monday, December 14, 2009 - 19:35

Cold weather brings new challenges to the fire service. If you mix snow and ice with the cold, a new dimension is created.

Join host Douglas Cline and his guest, Daniel Bernardy, training officer for the Inver Grove Heights, MN, Fire Department, as they explore responses associated with cold and inclimate weather.

 

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Upcoming TrainingLive Webcasts

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Jeffrey Pindelski

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 03:00

Rapid intervention and firefighter survival skills are often considered advanced, but do you have a firm grasp on the basic skills of firefighter removal? This webcast, based on case studies and proven statistics, will enable you to learn essential rapid intervention rope rescue concepts that can also be applied to basic, everyday fireground survival.

 

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