http://www.firehouse.com Firehouse.com http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10716056/the-vigilant-hose-company-a-family-visit/blog/10716056/the-vigilant-hose-company-a-family-visit Knowing how much auxiliary groups often times struggle for support from their firefighters, I felt honored to be in a place where spouses are as dedicated and respected as the firefighters. Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10716056/the-vigilant-hose-company-a-family-visit/blog/10716056/the-vigilant-hose-company-a-family-visit http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10623757/fire-wife-preppers/blog/10623757/fire-wife-preppers If being a prepper is crazy then I take solace in my own insanity. I have peace of mind knowing that in a hurricane, we have plans, food, and water and we'll be okay without panicking or depending on anyone else to meet our needs Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:44:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10623757/fire-wife-preppers/blog/10623757/fire-wife-preppers http://www.firehouse.com/article/10623665/developing-a-functional-fitness-plan-for-firefighters/article/10623665/developing-a-functional-fitness-plan-for-firefighters Fitness is crucial for the safety of the firefighters and for the people dependent on them in a time of crisis. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/article/10623665/developing-a-functional-fitness-plan-for-firefighters/article/10623665/developing-a-functional-fitness-plan-for-firefighters http://www.firehouse.com/article/10617932/community-service-creating-public-access-to-defibrillation-programs/article/10617932/community-service-creating-public-access-to-defibrillation-programs Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. The survival rate for witnessed, out-of-hospital, sudden cardiac arrest is approximately 5 percent in most communities. But in communities with public access... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:36:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/article/10617932/community-service-creating-public-access-to-defibrillation-programs/article/10617932/community-service-creating-public-access-to-defibrillation-programs http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10619434/words-can-mean-so-much/blog/10619434/words-can-mean-so-much I can't express how that one message means so much to me. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:44:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10619434/words-can-mean-so-much/blog/10619434/words-can-mean-so-much http://www.firehouse.com/news/10614536/study-obesity-rate-for-firefighters-higher-than-public/news/10614536/study-obesity-rate-for-firefighters-higher-than-public According to the NVFC study, the number of firefighters who are overweight, obese, and unfit has risen to alarming levels in fire departments, both volunteer and career. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:05:00 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10614536/study-obesity-rate-for-firefighters-higher-than-public/news/10614536/study-obesity-rate-for-firefighters-higher-than-public http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10455639/time-to-vent/blog/10455639/time-to-vent OK, so this isn't a blog about vertical or horizontal ventilation, it's a blog venting about an article that was recently published on Firehouse.com. Seemed to be a bean counters view of physical fitness training. It stated that physical training is... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:22:19 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10455639/time-to-vent/blog/10455639/time-to-vent http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10456812/information-regarding-kitchen-and-rta-cabinets/blog/10456812/information-regarding-kitchen-and-rta-cabinets The newly developed cabinetry models have not only enhanced the glory of the entire house but added to the charm and beauty of the kitchen as well. The RTA and kitchen cabinets have worked wonders with different and varied designs to offer. Within a short... Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:37:36 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10456812/information-regarding-kitchen-and-rta-cabinets/blog/10456812/information-regarding-kitchen-and-rta-cabinets http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10456787/rta-flooring-various-types-of-flooring/blog/10456787/rta-flooring-various-types-of-flooring Flooring helps you to make your home look elegant and pleasing. It can totally change the look of the room in which it is done. Not only is this, it also enhances the value and ambiance of a home. Talking about the types of flooring, there is a vast... Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:40:28 -0600 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10456787/rta-flooring-various-types-of-flooring/blog/10456787/rta-flooring-various-types-of-flooring http://www.firehouse.com/podcast/10456456/the-leaders-toolbox-the-residual-impact-of-firefighter-injuries-deaths-part-2/podcast/10456456/the-leaders-toolbox-the-residual-impact-of-firefighter-injuries-amp-deaths-part-2 Winninpeg Firefighter Lionel Crowther and his wife, Joanna, return to talk with Dr. Richard Gasaway about their story when Lionel was seriously injured at a house fire. Two 2007 fire claimed the lives of Capt. Thomas Nichols and Capt. Harold Lessard... Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:05:54 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/podcast/10456456/the-leaders-toolbox-the-residual-impact-of-firefighter-injuries-deaths-part-2/podcast/10456456/the-leaders-toolbox-the-residual-impact-of-firefighter-injuries-amp-deaths-part-2 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459405/heart-attack-vs-cardiac-arrest/blog/10459405/heart-attack-vs-cardiac-arrest Sudden cardiac arrest is not the same as a heart attack. Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when electrical impulses in the heart become rapid or chaotic, which causes the heart to suddenly stop beating. A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to part of... Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:44:09 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459405/heart-attack-vs-cardiac-arrest/blog/10459405/heart-attack-vs-cardiac-arrest http://www.firehouse.com/video/10460425/presumption-law-helps-family-of-iowa-firefighter/video/10460425/presumption-law-helps-family-of-iowa-firefighter DES MOINES, Iowa -- Battling flames and smoke is part of the danger of being a firefighter, but there are other dangers, one of which cost a Des Moines firefighter his life.Kirk Pederson spent 15 years as a member of the Des Moines Fire Department. He... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:45:57 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/video/10460425/presumption-law-helps-family-of-iowa-firefighter/video/10460425/presumption-law-helps-family-of-iowa-firefighter http://www.firehouse.com/news/10460424/presumption-law-helps-family-of-iowa-firefighter/news/10460424/presumption-law-helps-family-of-iowa-firefighter DES MOINES, Iowa -- Battling flames and smoke is part of the danger of being a firefighter, but there are other dangers, one of which cost a Des Moines firefighter his life.Kirk Pederson spent 15 years as a member of the Des Moines Fire Department. He... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:45:57 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10460424/presumption-law-helps-family-of-iowa-firefighter/news/10460424/presumption-law-helps-family-of-iowa-firefighter http://www.firehouse.com/news/10460592/texas-volunteers-recall-fighting-big-wildland-fire/news/10460592/texas-volunteers-recall-fighting-big-wildland-fire The Heart of the Pines Volunteer FD was right in the middle of the Bastrop County fire. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:06:33 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10460592/texas-volunteers-recall-fighting-big-wildland-fire/news/10460592/texas-volunteers-recall-fighting-big-wildland-fire http://www.firehouse.com/news/10460958/pa-fire-lt-collapses-and-dies-at-fire-school/news/10460958/pa-fire-lt-collapses-and-dies-at-fire-school Keith Rankin was a big man. A real "teddy bear of a guy" who constantly did for others. For his fellow firefighters, that's the tough part. "He would do absolutely anything for anyone, and in the end, when it was our turn to do something... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:35:42 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10460958/pa-fire-lt-collapses-and-dies-at-fire-school/news/10460958/pa-fire-lt-collapses-and-dies-at-fire-school http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459410/a-pile-of-shift/blog/10459410/a-pile-of-shift Good afternoon from the jumpseat. I just finished a webinar on the effects of shift work on the average worker and was blown away. The amazing information about rotating shifts, sleep deprivation and dealing with these issues was an eye opening... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:43:41 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459410/a-pile-of-shift/blog/10459410/a-pile-of-shift http://www.firehouse.com/podcast/10457501/the-leaders-toolbox-the-residual-impact-of-firefighter-injuries-deaths/podcast/10457501/the-leaders-toolbox-the-residual-impact-of-firefighter-injuries-amp-deaths Lionel Crowther shares the details of a blaze where he was critically injured and two firefighters were killed. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:52:59 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/podcast/10457501/the-leaders-toolbox-the-residual-impact-of-firefighter-injuries-deaths/podcast/10457501/the-leaders-toolbox-the-residual-impact-of-firefighter-injuries-amp-deaths http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459397/time-to-remember-september-12-2001/blog/10459397/time-to-remember-september-12-2001 After a day of remembering the horrible events that unfolded on 9/11 some 10 years ago I believe it is time to remember what it was like on 9-12-01! We had been attacked on our soil by some foreign cowards and America had responded! On Sept. 12 we all... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:39:42 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10459397/time-to-remember-september-12-2001/blog/10459397/time-to-remember-september-12-2001 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10460330/phoenix-fd-launches-crisis-line-to-help-prevent-suicides/news/10460330/phoenix-fd-launches-crisis-line-to-help-prevent-suicides The department and the Crisis Response Network created a help line for firefighters. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:06:17 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10460330/phoenix-fd-launches-crisis-line-to-help-prevent-suicides/news/10460330/phoenix-fd-launches-crisis-line-to-help-prevent-suicides http://www.firehouse.com/video/10460331/phoenix-fd-launches-crisis-line-to-help-prevent-suicides/video/10460331/phoenix-fd-launches-crisis-line-to-help-prevent-suicides The department and the Crisis Response Network created a help line for firefighters. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:06:17 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/video/10460331/phoenix-fd-launches-crisis-line-to-help-prevent-suicides/video/10460331/phoenix-fd-launches-crisis-line-to-help-prevent-suicides http://www.firehouse.com/news/10461878/nm-recycling-plant-fire-causes-health-concerns/news/10461878/nm-recycling-plant-fire-causes-health-concerns ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A fire at a South Valley recycling plant in Bernalillo County has some residents worried about potentially dangerous fumes wafting from the plant. Fire crews said the fire at the Albuquerque Metals Recycling... Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:51:34 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10461878/nm-recycling-plant-fire-causes-health-concerns/news/10461878/nm-recycling-plant-fire-causes-health-concerns http://www.firehouse.com/article/10461880/biggest-loser-challenge-ends-for-minnesota-firefighters/article/10461880/biggest-loser-challenge-ends-for-minnesota-firefighters The summer rolls on and with the passing of the Fourth of July begins to let us know that summer is heading towards its peak. The North Saint Paul, MN, Fire Department completed its "Biggest Loser" competition with the final test for the leaders... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:31:47 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/article/10461880/biggest-loser-challenge-ends-for-minnesota-firefighters/article/10461880/biggest-loser-challenge-ends-for-minnesota-firefighters http://www.firehouse.com/news/10461960/pa-firefighters-ems-treated-for-co-exposure/news/10461960/pa-firefighters-ems-treated-for-co-exposure SPRINGDALE, Pa. -- County officials said two residents of a house in Springdale Borough reported feeling light-headed and dizzy. An elderly man and his mother live in the 400 block of Chestnut Street. The son visited a... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:13:30 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10461960/pa-firefighters-ems-treated-for-co-exposure/news/10461960/pa-firefighters-ems-treated-for-co-exposure http://www.firehouse.com/news/10461977/oregon-firefighters-kin-sues-city-over-suicide/news/10461977/oregon-firefighters-kin-sues-city-over-suicide The family of a Salem firefighter who killed himself two years ago is suing the city, claiming wrongful death and negligence. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:23:43 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10461977/oregon-firefighters-kin-sues-city-over-suicide/news/10461977/oregon-firefighters-kin-sues-city-over-suicide http://www.firehouse.com/news/10462065/colo-firefighters-exposed-to-asbestos-at-fire/news/10462065/colo-firefighters-exposed-to-asbestos-at-fire LONGMONT, Colo. -- A fire broke out early Sunday morning in a Longmont home undergoing asbestos abatement. At about 2:45 a.m., the Longmont Fire Department was called to a home at 50 East Fifth Avenue, Assistant Chief... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:16:09 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10462065/colo-firefighters-exposed-to-asbestos-at-fire/news/10462065/colo-firefighters-exposed-to-asbestos-at-fire http://www.firehouse.com/article/10462185/biggest-loser-firefighters-keep-shedding-the-pounds/article/10462185/biggest-loser-firefighters-keep-shedding-the-pounds As June rolls along and summer officially arrives, the North Saint Paul Fire Departments Biggest Loser competition continues. This segment is going to look at their weight loss, diets, and workout programs. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/article/10462185/biggest-loser-firefighters-keep-shedding-the-pounds/article/10462185/biggest-loser-firefighters-keep-shedding-the-pounds http://www.firehouse.com/article/10462528/the-biggest-loser-firefighter-style/article/10462528/the-biggest-loser-firefighter-style Like many fire departments, North Saint Paul Fire Department (NSPFD) in Minnesota was looking not just for a little internal competition, but also a way to get in shape for summer, and a way of launching what it hopes to be an ongoing commitment to... Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/article/10462528/the-biggest-loser-firefighter-style/article/10462528/the-biggest-loser-firefighter-style http://www.firehouse.com/news/10462626/gas-explosion-levels-baltimore-house-1-hurt/news/10462626/gas-explosion-levels-baltimore-house-1-hurt BALTIMORE -- A man was being treated for second- and third-degree burns Thursday after a house explosion rocked a northwest Baltimore neighborhood. The blast occurred about 1:45 a.m. in the 5800 block of Key Avenue off... Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:34:51 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10462626/gas-explosion-levels-baltimore-house-1-hurt/news/10462626/gas-explosion-levels-baltimore-house-1-hurt http://www.firehouse.com/news/10462688/iowa-station-battles-bedbug-infestation/news/10462688/iowa-station-battles-bedbug-infestation DES MOINES, Iowa -- A fire station in Des Moines has been dealing with bedbugs. They are usually called on to put out a blaze in a burning building, but at station number 4, firefighters had to call in for help to stamp... Thu, 26 May 2011 23:33:38 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10462688/iowa-station-battles-bedbug-infestation/news/10462688/iowa-station-battles-bedbug-infestation http://www.firehouse.com/news/10462721/fla-firefighter-suffers-chest-pains-battling-fire/news/10462721/fla-firefighter-suffers-chest-pains-battling-fire BOCA RATON, Fla. -- A firefighter suffered chest pains while battling a fire above a Boca Raton deli early Tuesday morning and had to be taken to a hospital. A firefighter was hospitalized for chest pains while battling... Tue, 24 May 2011 23:36:37 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10462721/fla-firefighter-suffers-chest-pains-battling-fire/news/10462721/fla-firefighter-suffers-chest-pains-battling-fire