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Dead Firefighter Walkin'- the Next LODD

Thanks, John. More eyes, more thoughts...

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The Best Thing a Veteran Firefighter Told Me Was:
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We have such a wide variety of ages in the membership here at FirefighterNation.com. Such diversity offers the great opportunity to pass along nuggets of knowledge from the old, grizzled, sometime...

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Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Montpetit Nov 8.

need training material on hybrid car's

Yep. Here's my blog post from October that you may find helpful. Within that post, make sure to click on the links for a whole bunch of resource sites from car manufacturers. Don't be scared off by...

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Dead Firefighter Walkin'- the Next LODD
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I had just finished reading a depressing thought I found on facebook by Christopher Naum: “There’s an awful lot of time, energy and resources being committed and directed towards fire service safe...

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Started this discussion. Last reply by James L.Hoffman, Jr Nov 16.

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I see that NIOSH reports have popped up on the radar of the blogosphere recently. Frankly, I’m surprised at the heat a few have been giving them. Maybe I’ve been missing something (it’s happened before). So I took a closer look. We already...
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Now I feel lousy, Mick. The comment I left was my attempt at humor among my partners. I shouldn't have left it and publicly apologize to you for it. One thing I'm learning is that my dry sense of humor doesn't translate well when using ones and z...
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Marcus Albright and FireDaily.com are now friends
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We have such a wide variety of ages in the membership here at FirefighterNation.com. Such diversity offers the great opportunity to pass along nuggets of knowledge from the old, grizzled, sometimes cranky old veterans down to the younger firefigh...
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I'm the captain in the rescue squad i'm also married have 3 kids raising my nephew.. untill just a couple of months ago i did have a job . but i still took classes and didn't miss a traniing. we have training once a week usually on the weekend so ...
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"what has changed"???? Every year things are changing with fire and rescue. I am a professional fire fighter and we do way more then 24 hrs in a month training. There is no way that you are ever done training. Get out there find training or go bac...
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I know its getting harder and harder for many volunteers to meet the ever expanding and changing training requirements. Its such a comitment on your part and its going to continue to expand. Volunteer Departments play a vital role for so many area...
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I have heard the idea of posting everyone's totals before, from both in and out of my department. My concern with this would be confidentiality rules. I know that as an instructor I can not put someones scores up for all to see, but as a training ...
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Thanks, John. More eyes, more thoughts...
November 13
I alluded to this thread and your post in the "tranning" thread....maybe there could be some more comments. :-D
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bump...again.
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I see that NIOSH reports have popped up on the radar of the blogosphere recently. Frankly, I’m surprised at the heat a few have been giving them. Maybe I’ve been missing something (it’s happened before). So I took a closer look.


We already know that heart attacks and traffic accidents are the main murderers of us firefighters,
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Posted on November 22, 2009 at 2:38pm —

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The best advice I got from an old firefighter was:


We have such a wide variety of ages in the membership here at FirefighterNation.com. Such diversity offers the great opportunity to pass along nuggets of knowledge from the old, grizzled, sometimes cranky old veterans down to the younger firefighters who represent the future of the fire service.

Some are good, some are just plain funny. But, I've found that I can lea… Continue

Posted on November 7, 2009 at 4:08am — 4 Comments

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30 Minutes a Week of Training is Unfair, "Unreal"...

I had just finished reading a depressing thought I found on facebook by Christopher Naum:

“There’s an awful lot of time, energy and resources being committed and directed towards fire service safety. Is anyone really listening? Does anyone really care?” Are we just running against the wind?

Almost immediately after reading that, I find out that a downs… Continue

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 1:36pm — 8 Comments

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Update: Can I Be Forced to Take the H1N1 Vaccination?

The pandemic sweeping across the country and the world brought at least one interesting question into consideration that had previously not been considered:

If your agency is tasked with providing front-line medical care to those affected with the H1N1 virus, does your employer have the right to force you to be vaccinated or face being fired?

Many of us have already decided if… Continue

Posted on October 26, 2009 at 8:29pm — 6 Comments

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At 7:17am on November 22, 2009, Mick Mayers said…
Years ago I was told that if you don't acknowledge EVERYBODY, then don't acknowledge ANYBODY. I should have gone on longer and added the rest. You have a great site and there was nothing about the names on there other than the ones I hurriedly typed in in an effort to get that post out. Sorry.
At 6:37pm on November 19, 2009, Ed Burlingame said…
Thanks. We arefortunate, I'm only 1/2 mile from Glacier National Park
At 10:01pm on November 7, 2009, Douglas C Stewart said…
Thanks for the welcome. I am looking forward to particapating in the groups and forums. Be safe.
Doug
At 10:57pm on November 5, 2009, Jack/dt said…
One of my finer abilities, lighting things up. Great piece by the way. Keep em coming.
At 10:45am on November 3, 2009, Jack/dt said…
Thanks for the compliment(s). Though there will be those that find them abrasive or insulting, as the (very versatile) saying goes: You can always tell a volunteer firefighter, you just can't tell him much.
Stay safe,
jack
At 8:40pm on November 2, 2009, Rusty Mancini said…
Your welcome! I enjoy reading your material, it's been very educational. It's my hope that more members would take the time, and review the more serious lessons that are provided.
At 7:09am on October 29, 2009, Paul Dudan said…
Thanks!
At 6:23am on October 9, 2009, DUST said…
I lived on Montrose Ave. in the Uptown section of Chicago for a year if you know it.
At 3:00pm on September 18, 2009, Fireyladd Chief Sharp said…
Welcome to the FF Nation. I am glad you dropped in to join the group. Dont be shy. There is lots to do, read and be involved with. Your participation and involvement is important to us all. Takes a bit to kinda figure it all out but you will be glad you did. Have fun and look around.


Chief William Sharp
Southern Oregon Coast
 
 

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