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The four steps of vehicle accident extrication

I am not going to pretend to write an article on vehicle extrication based on my vast knowledge: it would be a very short article. I am not going to "reinvent wheel;" Ron Moore has this subject covered about as thoroughly as possible. He breaks down every imaginable aspect of vehicle extrication into very detailed articles. I am going to take a step back and write a basic article on extrication as a reminder to most and a good starting point for some. For most firefighters outside of rescue...

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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.

Jonathan Bastian

Jonathan Bastian
A Final Farewell
This month will be the last in which I am the regular author for the column.

Charles Werner

Charles Werner
New Technology for Firefighter Accountability and Safety
Information, including vital signs and location, is transmitted and disseminated over a wireless hierarchal mesh network.

Burton Clark

Burton Clark
The Princess, the Governor and the Firefighter
Since the first National Fire Service Safety Stand Down Day in June 2005, too many firefighters have been killed and injured in because they did not wear their seat belts.
 

Recent Podcasts

Monday, January 4, 2010 - 20:41

Do you have problems deciding what to do for training? Does your department have a yearly comprehensive training calendar?

Host Douglas K. Cline uses this podcast to bring a help you create a comprehensive yearly training calendar. The annual calender helps maximize points for your ISO rating and is focused focused on developing sharp and well-trained personnel.

Cline also provides information on how to keep your training focused on being compliant to national standards.

Friday, September 11, 2009 - 11:32

This month on Fire Marshal's Corner host Ed Comeau looks at the landmark Vision 20/20 efforts.

Ed talks with project manager Jim Crawford, fire marshal for Vancouver, WA. Jim has been the driving force behind the project from its genesis in 2006 when he brought together an informal group of noted national experts in Florida. From this beginning, Vision 20/20 has grown to the point where it is an important part of helping to develop a national strategic agenda for fire and loss prevention.

 

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February 7, 2010:

I've washed all my work out clothes….cleaned out my car….stored all my classroom notes and textbooks on the shelf….read the newspaper reports of the graduation and the now fulfilled dreams of my classmates...

 

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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