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Anyone can make a decision to use only a single nozzle and try to make all situations fit that nozzle's parameters. This is a false supposition and could create safety issues for ...
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Many times we get caught with too many firefighters pushing toward the nozzle and not assisting in manipulating the hose line. Here are a few ideas on how to ensure that the water ...
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Pre-connected hose lines are utilized by most departments, and work well in many situations. However, what do we do when the pre-connect is not long enough? ...
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Kinks in hose lines will kill firefighters, which is the biggest and worst handicap. Other issues arising out of a kink will be the fire's ability to gain the advantage and grow, ...
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By Mara H. Gottfried The St. Paul Pioneer PressST. PAUL, Minn. — A fire hose fell off a fire engine and onto Interstate 94 in St. Paul on Thursday night, damaging four ...
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The Times-StandardARCATA, Calif. — The Arcata Fire Protection District purchased a pair of new tools recently, thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Pacific Gas and Electric ...
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Applying water to the fire around the steering column caused the blast, according to a report by the department ...
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The Lowell SunTYNGSBORO, Mass. — It's an unusual sight in tough economic times: heavy equipment operators were busy this week at 6 Progress Ave. in Tyngsboro, constructing a ...
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By Capt. John Moriarty and Station 44-B Crew Carmel Fire DepartmentMany people feel the Cleveland High-Rise Pack is one of the best ways to store your high-rise hose and equipment. ...
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Broadcast NewsSASKATOON, Canada — The icy weather on the Prairies is making some jobs absolutely miserable.Saskatoon firefighters had to battle more than just flames when ...
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By Neil Steinberg The Chicago Sun-TimesCHICAGO — Fighting a fire is part mental and part physical, part team effort and part individual achievement, somewhere between tearing ...
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The backup line is a safety net for the crew on the initial attack line. This safety net has two main functions: It provides protection of the primary way out for the initial ...
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As I sat in our most recent officer's meeting, I noticed a paragraph that our division chief of operations had added to the agenda: "Lessons Learned." It encouraged officers to ...
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A deluge gun became dislodged from its staged position, striking and injuring the volunteer firefighters; chief hospitalized ...
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The Eureka Times StandardCROOKED PRAIRIE, Calif. — Equipment was stolen and given back to Crooked Prairie Fire Station within two days, after deputies arrested a Salinas man ...
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DC Fire & EMS Department took almost 2 hours to establish a reliable water supply to combat the blaze at a mansion last week ...
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By FireRescue1 StaffMILWAUKEE — With a single fire truck serving a population of 300,000, firefighters in the city of Morogoro in Tanzania have always faced a tough task ...
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By Walter Griffin The Bangor Daily NewsNORTHPORT, Maine — A stubborn fire at a Cobe Road residence kept firefighters from three communities busy Monday morning as they chased ...
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Editor's note: Four firefighters have now been reported killed in Bangladesh as they were responding to the mall fire without necessary equipment. Three more deaths and injuries of ...
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By Chris Guy The Baltimore Sun CAMBRIDGE, Md. — A seven-alarm fire spewed flames and smoke that were visible for miles yesterday, gutting two antiques stores and damaging two ...
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