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    Would your training, ability and knowledge determine what is dangerous for you?
    Safety & Health

    Salka: Confronting Danger as a Firefighter

    May 5, 2014
    Doesn't your level of danger depend on conditions such as your level of experience, firefighter training, ability and knowledge?

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    Boston Fire
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    Stopping to put on your gloves or taking a few extra seconds with your size-up, may or may not have an impact on your chance of going home.
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    This early morning fire in Minneapolis killed one and left several injured. The fast moving fire spread to a second home before firefighters arrived.
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    Ambulance

    Salka: Ladder Pipe Liability

    Nov. 5, 2012
    I've written before about this subject and I've even had some good and interesting conversations about this activity but, I still see it often in the pages of fire service magazines...
    Glen E. Ellman/FortWorthFire.com
    After getting through the door, do you chock it open or close the door behind you?
    Safety & Health

    Do You Close The Door?

    Oct. 16, 2012
    There has been much discussion about the issue of closing the door. I’m talking about whether firefighters entering an apartment from a public hallway or stairway, or even firefighters...
    Steve Redick
    Who will be liable for any actions by these people? What role with the company officer have in commanding them?
    Leadership

    Stupid Idea # 98 - Detroit's Tourist Firefighters

    Sept. 13, 2012
    Just this morning I read an article that stated the Detroit Fire Department is considering allowing firefighters and/or tourists from around the country to ride with their companies...
    Blogs

    Farewell Sheriff Andy Taylor

    John J. Salka Jr.
    July 11, 2012
    Actor Andy Griffith passed away this last week. To most of the people around my age (54) Andy Griffith was more commonly known as Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry. The reason I...
    Blogs

    SOPs, SOGs & FOPs for Firefighting

    May 17, 2012
    Obviously any situation may require the officer to adjust or change any established plans, but the use or well established, tactically proven procedures, plans and assignments...