Recruit, Rookie and Probationary Firefighters
Retired Captain Cindie Schooner-Ball offers readers a woman’s perspective on working in this male-dominated profession
Leaders must instill in firefighters early that recruitment is a part of their identity
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The grant will pay the firefighters’ salaries and benefits for two years for rookies and three years for the three veterans
Not all of the probationary firefighters have a confirmed diagnosis; at least one of the trainees was hospitalized
Eaden Marti, 14, gave a 6-year-old boy CPR when he saw him at the bottom of a pool; he learned the lifesaving procedure after becoming a junior firefighter
The volunteer firefighters injuries were reported as minor
Matthew David Goodnature, 21, lost his balance climbing over a rock before falling backward over a downed log and breaking his back
Jessica Boomhower was training at a fire station when she began to complain that she wasn’t feeling well
Justin Tallett, a former Army medic who completed a stint in Afghanistan in 2012, brushed off praise, saying he simply relied on his training and instincts
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FDNY says she suffered an on-the-job injury and is on light duty, which is protocol
Amir Johnson, 19, is just eight months into his career as a firefighter; it was the first time he carried someone out of a fire
The study said cardiovascular events, often related to diet and weight, are the leading cause of firefighters’ deaths in the line of duty
The smoke was so thick firefighters could not see their hands in front of their faces
Fire chief said the 19-year-old was so eager to help that he’d ask for a pager when home on leave
The extent of the firefighters injuries were not reported, but he was alert when transported
A known explosion, heavy flames and strong wind present challenges for the first-arriving crews; how would you lead and attack this fire?
The 2 percent salary raise cap expired in April and is expected to be renewed Monday
All the technology and rules will only go so far; real safety change must come from a safety attitude
These four on-scene questions, and the easy-to-remember acronym, will improve your emergency scene success rate
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Riley Sasser, 16, was found unconscious after a train hit his pickup truck and fell 20 feet into a ditch
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As with any test, learning as much as you can about the test-giver, the test and yourself will pay big rewards
Despite the heat and smoke, firefighters found and rescued the man
Two weeks before Luke Wroblewski, 22, was set to enter the fire academy, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
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