Tag: firefighter training

The Importance of Exercising Safely

A recent study indicates as many as one-third of all firefighter injuries are exercise related in nature.  While 95% percent of these recorded in...
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Worried About Fire Training? Mobile Labs Create Lifelike Scenarios

Some departments face a residential, car, or industrial fire of some type every day.  While this is an unfortunate statistic, it can be argued th...
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Stay Safe, Stay Alive: Don’t Become a Statistic

Firefighter deaths are decreasing.  2011 may be the third year in a row LODD has decreased.   According to firefighterclosecalls.com, keep...
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Two Baltimore Firefighters Injured After BLEVE Incident

Firefighters responded to a house fire in the early morning hours last night.  A propane tank exploded, and while the two firefighters suffered o...
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Dunsmuir Fire Department Keeps Skills Sharp

Dunsmuir, CA is a town of 1,600 at the base of Mt. Shasta, in northern California. The fire department has been continuously run since 1897, and aver...
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Fire Departments are Arriving on a New Scene: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Traffic collisions are a horrific, dangerous, and stressful situation for any emergency response unit.  Moving traffic, onlookers, and the victim...
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