Firefighters Rescue Oklahoma Boy, Tongue Frozen To Pole
[fblike]Yep, it happens. FOX affiliate in Austin is reporting this morning that an Oklahoma boy is recovering today after his tongue became frozen to a metal pole. Firefighters responded early...
View ArticleAmateur Video Of Attic Fire, Rochester NY
[fblike]Overnight amateur video posted on YouTube by guyz65 (Guy Zampatori) shows a vented attic fire in an old 2 story house. Looks like they also have about 6-8″ of snow to deal with. The weather...
View ArticleNY TIMES: FDNY Firefighter Roy Chelsen Recalled As A Leader On 9/11
[fblike]This past Sunday, FF Roy W. Chelsen of FDNY Engine Company 28 died as a result of multiple myeloma, a cancer that many link to his incredible work on 9/11. He is also the first firefighter to...
View ArticleDallas Fire-Rescue’s Website Has A Funny Way Of Promoting Respiratory Safety
[fblike]For the record, we LIKE Dallas Fire Department. This is not meant to take a cheap shot at them whatsoever. That said, we were searching around fire department websites on another article...
View ArticleBrotherhood Instructors Quick Video: Forcible Entry Using The Rex Tool
[fblike]Our friends over at Brotherhood Instructors posted a new, very quick :44 second video demonstrating how to properly use the Rex Tool as a method of ‘through the lock’ forcible entry. Their...
View ArticleVIDEOS: The BEST and WORST Methods Firefighters Talk Safety To School Kids
These videos were posted over the weekend by regular, everyday citizens and their Android phones. It shows two COMPLETELY different methods of delivery the safety message to kids at school. The beauty...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Firefighter Quick Dress Drill, How Fast Are You?
We got caught up in watching YouTube videos (yeah, we were bored) of firefighters doing the Quick Dress Drill. Basically, it’s putting on your protective gear CORRECTLY, no skin showing and breathing...
View ArticleMayday Audio Of Baltimore County Firefighter Tragic LODD In Fire 1/19/2011
Firefighter Mark Falkenhan, 43, was killed last night after becoming trapped and calling a mayday during an apartmentment fire where he suffered massive burns. He leaves behind his wife and 2 children....
View ArticleSHOT OF THE DAY: Ontario Firefighters Brave Cold To Extinguish Snow Plow Fire
[fblike]KAWARTHA LAKES, ONTARIO, CANADA (Jan. 19, 2011) – Little Britain division firefighter Kevin Cunningham works to put out a fire that razed a City of Kawartha Lakes plough on Little Britain Rd....
View ArticleSan Antonio Fire Captain Gets 60 Days Suspension Over Reckless Fire Response
Fire Chief Charles Hood of the San Antonio Fire Department suspended three firefighters for traveling at an unsafe speed and not buckling up while racing to a fire on the Northwest Side last year....
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