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So nearly all replies talk about closing the street. In our area most of my canyons have 1 way in or out. If I close that street, No one comes or goes , there is no alternative route. Not that I am against closing the street if needed for safety r...
Without question we always close the road not only for the hose but also for the firefighters and commotion that will come from an incident that requires 5" supply. Besides, when the State Troopers arrive it's always fun to watch them run around l...
This may sound like a no brainer, but if you get a K-12, make sure you have a blade specifically for Metal. You will still go through them, but some of the multi-purpose blade will just get eaten up too easily. It's far less likey that you will ne...
We carry STIHL. Easy to repair and have had no problems with any of them.
We only have dry hydrants, so we use 5" supply line. We are usually never fortunate enough to be able to stay on the same side of the road as it's laid out. Once the hose is on the ground, where ever it crosses a street, that street is now CLOSED....
k-12 with a good blade like the piranha more on the metal cutting side. they work good on car fires also cutting the hood from side to side and pop it open. used the cutters edge chain saw for lite metal (mobile homes) and it does the job but heav...
it was a small honda, and I didn't notice any pressure/flow changes. i don't doubt that a larger vehicle, say a tender, would have an impact.
In Ohio it is illegal to drive over fire hose, but like you said it dosen't stop it from happening.
We try not to lay hose in the road, not just to prevent people from hitting it, but also allowing us another route to bring in more resources (if ...
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- Hometown:
- High Rolls
- I Live: (City, State)
- High Rolls NM
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 19 1/2
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- Help local community that I had just moved in to
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- High Rolls VFD
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Fire Chief / Chief of Department
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 19
- Second Department (if appl.)
- Sunspot VFD
- 2nd Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- Captain
- Years With Second Department/Agency
- 17 1/2
- My Training:
- Mechanical Engineer
FFI
Fire Inspector I and II
Wildland FFT1 and ENGBT
- About Me:
- Family, Job and Firefighting/SAR is my life
Love classic trucks and oldies music , recently got into crossover country music
- Day Job:
- Observatory Manager
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- Member of NM SAR for 17 years , finally had to get out due to work commitments but also the structure went way down hill. Taught Sunday school for a year and coached girls softball for 2 .
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Having enough dedicated volunteers willing to go through the training and stay with it.
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- Helping those in need BUT also a confessed adrenaline junkie
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What is the best way to slow traffic ?
We do a lot of traffic control in our area. We have a major single lane US highway, lots of blind curves and over 6 % grade. One of the first things we do on a scene is set up a safety zone. Sometimes that means stopping traffic but often all we have to do is slow traffic ahead of the accident so the guys around the curve at the scene can direct them around. We carry the requisite vests/wands/signage but often folks still just fly past us. Stopping traffic is easier because we can block the lane… Continue
Posted on August 23, 2009 at 12:37pm — 4 Comments
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- At 8:36pm on May 20, 2009,
chrissy said… - Thank you for all you help it was every helpful
- At 11:06am on March 9, 2009,
Mick Mayers said… - Mark,
Re: my blog "Life Changes"; I'm sorry if you thought I was placing blame, because that was certainly not what I was after. I was actually trying to illustrate that no matter what we do sometimes, even if we are doing everything right, sometimes things go wrong. I don't have any facts other than what was presented in the articles. What I do want, however, is for drivers to not take their responsibility for granted (which we all do after years in the seat, including myself).
My prayers are with all of the parties involved and in the hope that they all can recover from this extraordinarily tragic event. Thanks for your comments.
Mick Mayers
- At 3:25pm on February 28, 2009,
Goddess of Command and Control said… - Unfortunately, the CFD wants to join the consolidated dispatch authority, but the City Counl won't let them...we're still working on it! I promised them I wouldn't give up on them and we're working closely with them to assist, whenever their dispatch is too busy or can't hear them.
- At 10:03am on February 28, 2009,
Goddess of Command and Control said…
- DFA did fund our equipment. The "Consolidated" dispatch center is considered the primary PSAP, for any County. The City of Carslbad still gets "some" funding, but will not be on the same level as a consolidated center.
- At 12:31pm on February 26, 2009,
Goddess of Command and Control said…
- The City of Carslbad is in the same boat, so they've pretty much become and island unto themselves. We, the Consolidated Dispatch Authority, have moved on with installing brand new radios, 911 equipment, etc. We are in the process of building a new state of the art facility and installing a new CAD/RMS system that will tie together Dispatch, our Sheriff's Dept, Artesia PD and our Fire Departments.
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This is still improper. Nozzle man needs to get that line out in front of him for better movement and ease of control. Otherwise he is just fighting the hose and not letting the hose work.
I would say say go with both because on some things you are not going to have your turnout coat: minor TCs, EMS in the street, etc. You also always want to have a back up just in case. I am an Explorer and for our training excercises and my ride a...
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