Jason Poremba

Close Calls on Camera

Jason T. Poremba is the owner and creator of Bestfirefightervideo.com. His ‘Close Calls on Camera’ section on FR1 won Best Regularly Featured Web column/Trade category in the 2009 Maggie Awards, which honors the region’s best publications and Web sites. Jason is a 14-year member and captain in an engine company of a volunteer fire department in New York. His specialty training includes rapid intervention, firefighter survival and engine company operations. He has developed a way to train firefighters via the Web in the dangers of firefighter close calls, and dangerous training and firefighting procedures.

LATEST ARTICLES

How to safely attack dumpster fires

The contents of a dumpster fire are often a dangerous enigma, but knowing positioning, PPE and how to attack dumpster fires can mitigate the hazards

November 08, 2010 09:14 AM

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Hazards at vacant building fires

Entrapment dangers and the potential for collapse are higher in a vacant fire

September 15, 2010 09:15 AM

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Taking a Feed: SCBA safety on the fireground

Studies that consistently tie higher rates of cancer with firefighters highlight the need to pack up

June 09, 2010 07:34 AM

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Aggressive is not reckless

There is a difference between an aggressive fire attack and a reckless one

April 14, 2010 11:01 AM

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Ranch home dangers

Ranch homes were built very rapidly and at low cost – factors you should keep in mind when responding to a ranch house fire

March 03, 2010 09:49 AM

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Protecting Exposures

December 14, 2009 05:48 AM

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Safety

Detached Garage Fire Hazards

November 02, 2009 06:37 AM

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Dangers of Decks

September 28, 2009 10:19 AM

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How to Escape the Web of Wires

August 25, 2009 07:46 AM

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Dangers to Spot During Size-up

July 15, 2009 10:54 AM

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