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FireRescue1 Member News April 30, 2008 Volume 251 |
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 Taking turnout gear to the next level |
Wash. fire boss pleads guilty to misdemeanors for 4 crew deaths
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| Save Lives or Take Lives: It's Your Choice | |
| By Louis N. Molino, Sr., FireRescue1 Columnist | |
There's an operation that takes place when any call for emergency services comes in: getting into a multi-ton vehicle and riding it to the scene of the incident. Even if a person walks up to your station in need of help, at some point you'll put them in an ambulance and drive them somewhere. Or you get in that big red truck and go to the fire or other emergency. Full Article |
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Chiba's Flamex Fighter Short is a more protective, more comfortable, truly effective multi-application glove for the Front-Line Firefighter. This model was developed to meet a New York City Fire Department requirement to fit under the turnout sleeves. Learn more and buy your pair today at TheFireStore.com. For more information, visit www.TheFireStore.com |
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Press Release: Cancer Foundation and MagneGrip Join Forces [MagneGrip] First responders amazed Va. tornadoes caused no deaths [Suffolk, Va.] Related Article: More than 200 injured as tornados slam Va.Victims' payout for Ill. fire hits $100M [Chicago] Miami prison evacuates more than 2,000 as wildfire nears [Miami] Fla. firefighter allegedly lied about paramedic license [Marco Island, Fla.] |
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Press Release: i1010 Case by Pelican Now Available in Matching iPod Colors [Pelican Products] Fire rages through L.A. nightclub [Los Angeles] Fire commissioner: Philadelphia response times already decreasing [Philadelphia] Related Article: City investigates after Pa. woman dies during slow 911 response
Drug-driven metal thieves hit Wash. fire equipment [Vancouver, Wash.] Related Article:
Precious metal thieves target Fla. sprinkler, standpipe systems
L.A. firefighters suffer injuries, close calls at commercial blaze [Los Angeles] |
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 Say, hypothetically, I am accepted and go to the academy. I notice cadets don't make crap for money, and neither do you when you are a "probie." So should I be looking for a 2nd job while trying to make rank in the Fire Dept? When you go to the academy are you there 24/7 for 3 months or do you get time to go home? How does it all work?  —
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