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Ya like that quote? Great! Now get off your ass and get some training going for you and your crew...
EVERY DAY IS A TRAINING DAY. No More Whiney Assed Excuses!

GOT WATER?

BE PREPARED!!


THE ABOVE HYDRANT IS AT A LARGE UNIVERSITY


THE ABOVE HYDRANT WAS FOUND & USED (luckily by a Veteran FF) AT A FATAL WORKING FIRE


WITHOUT A MARKER POLE-HOW WOULD YOU FIND THIS HYDRANT?

WHO is responsible to MAKE SURE
YOUR hydrants are accessible and that they actually FLOW WATER?

FIND OUT NOW....As far as WE are concerned?
FIREFIGHTERS are the ONLY ONES who can genuinely look out for FIREFIGHTERS...and without water, we are in trouble.
Check your hydrants and make sure they flow!


"Take it from me lady, BE PREPARED"

 



I WANT YOU TO
... think about the opportunity to NOT repeat tragic firefighting history.


News and related Updates
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Ambulance Collision in NC
   
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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SHALLOTTE—An ambulance and a car were involved in a wreck Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Mulberry and White Streets in Shallotte.

Shallotte Police and the N.C. State Highway Patrol were investigating the cause of the accident that injured four people.

Two people from ...  [  more  ]  

 
REMEMBERING THE WORCESTER 6: Worcester Cold and Storage Warehouse Fire December 3, 1999
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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On December 3, 1999, a five-alarm fire broke out in an abandoned cold storage warehouse 5 blocks east of the downtown business district, near the Union Station train station. Fire companies from throughout the city and neighboring towns were called in.

Due to reports that homel...  [  more  ]  

 
   
   
UPDATE: MASS. FIREFIGHTER CHARGED WITH D.U.I. IN FIRE APPARATUS WRECK
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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Police have charged a Provincetown VFD Firefighter with driving under the influence of alcohol, stemming from the wreck of a ladder truck on Nov. 9.
Police issued the citation to Elias Martinez, 21, of Provincetown today after receiving his Cape Cod Hospital medical records from the day...  [  more  ]  

 
   
   
UPDATE: GERMAN FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY - Difficult recovery of 24 year old Firefighter continues...Others remain in hospital.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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Special services have started the recovery of the Firefighter killed in the Line of Duty in Germany last weekend. Sadly, his body is still within the debris inside the silo. The recovery is very difficult as there is significant danger of collapse and/or falling down of...  [  more  ]  

 
   
   
CHINESE FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY DURING RESCUE ATTEMPT
   
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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Volunteer Firefighter Fu Chia-sen was killed during a search and rescue mission at a landfill construction site in Taichung City early on Sunday. Fu was pronounced dead after he was pulled out of the dirt at the site.

Taichung Deputy Mayor Hsiao Jia-chi said that although Fu was...  [  more  ]  

 
UPDATE: SYRACUSE NY Firefighter describes MAYDAY situation at working fire
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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Syracuse FF Richard Barone is back to work at Fire Station Number 5. Just last week, he and his partner, Harry Dodge, were completing the roof ventilation of a burning apartment building, but things didn't go according to plan. "Unbeknownst to us, the attic was full of fire. Usually it'...  [  more  ]  

 
   
   
MAYDAY! CT FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN FATAL FIRE CEILING COLLAPSE
   
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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A woman was critically injured, two firefighters were hurt and more than 30 people were displaced when an early morning fire Sunday destroyed a 112-year-old building in Norwich.

The woman, who was not identified, was dragged by her feet out of her apartment kitchen by her son and a nei...  [  more  ]  

 
TENN FIREFIGHTER STRUCK WHILE DIRECTING TRAFFIC: Civilian claims... failed to see the Firefighter
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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A DeBusk (TN) volunteer firefighter was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic near an accident scene on the Newport Highway on Sunday afternoon. Firefighter Michael Wayne McKinney, 27, was helping direct traffic on U.S. Highway 321 when he was struck by a pickup truck driven by Dale...  [  more  ]  

 
   
This MIGHT help THAT!
   This MIGHT help THAT!
CLOSE CALL: DETROIT FIREFIGHTER SURVIVES ELECTRICAL SHOCK AT HOUSE FIRE
   
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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The Detroit Fire Department almost lost another firefighter in a suspected arson fire when power lines fell across the top of a ladder truck on Sunday, shocking a 7-year veteran.
“Sparks were flying,” arson investigator Steve Varnas said this morning.

Engine ...  [  more  ]  

 
FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN GERMANY, 3 FIREFIGHTERS REPORTED TO BE VERY CRITICAL/LIFE THREATENING DUE TO SILO FIRE/EXPLOSION (Also-Silo Fires Link)
   
Sunday, November 30, 2008
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We regret to advise you that 1 Firefighter has been killed and 7 Firefighters were injured in the Line of Duty when a malt silo exploded in western Germany.  Rescue companies are still attempting to remove the lost Firefighter. Word is that firefighters responded ...  [  more  ]  

 
SYRACUSE FIREFIGHTER IMPROVING FOLLOWING MAYDAY
Sunday, November 30, 2008
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Firefighter Harry Dodge is in fair condition in the burn unit at University Hospital. He and another firefighter were rescued from the roof of a Syracuse home Thursday night.Just yesterday he was listed in serious condition. Meantime, Dodge's colleague, Richard Barone suffered and was tre...  [  more  ]  

 
UPDATE: FIRE CHIEF DESCRIBES EXPLOSION IN STRIP MALL SHOPPING CENTER FIRE: Propane Tank Suspected
Saturday, November 29, 2008
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Brodheadsville (PA) West End Assistant Fire Chief Eric Hoffman and his crew didn't sense it coming. Hoffman and eight other volunteer firefighters were fighting Thursday's blaze inside the building housing Chocolateers, the New Winner Chinese Restaurant and Mike's Pizzeria on Route 209 in Brod...  [  more  ]  

 
   
   
Maxed Out: Firefighters throughout the city are facing new alarms, and it's personal.
Friday, November 28, 2008
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Sandra Chapman/13 Investigates Indianapolis - Firefighters throughout the city are facing new alarms...  [  more  ]  

 
   
   
ROOF CREW TRAPPED AND THEN RESCUED IN NEW YORK
   
Friday, November 28, 2008
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2 Syracuse firefighters were hospitalized after operating at an overnight fire. The fire started around 11:30 p.m. and Syracuse firefighters arrived to find all three floors of the home in flames. The 2 Firefighters were hurt cutting a hole in the roof after they reali...  [  more  ]  

 
ANOTHER AERIAL DEVICE CLOSE CALL: Montreal Ladder Company Water Way Failure
Thursday, November 27, 2008
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In what reminds us of the recent LODD of Lawrence Park (PA) Asst Chief (and Erie career FF) Mike Crotty, this recent incident happened to Montreal (CAN) FD Ladder Company 423 - a 1994 NovaQuintech SkyFive (100 ft 5 section) . They were setting up for elevated master stream ope...  [  more  ]  

 
   
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