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Recognizing safety hazards and scene terminology

In the past, workers and would-be rescuers have become caught and, in some cases, killed needlessly in trenches that have collapsed suddenly, and with little to no warning.

It has become commonplace that the public relies a great deal on the local emergency services to handle these incidents. With that in mind, this month we prepare a safe and efficient response.

A trench can be defined as a temporary excavation in which the length of the bottom of the trench exceeds the width...

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Jeffrey Pindelski

Jeffrey Pindelski
A Simple Tool for Complicated Tasks: The Rescue Loop

This articles depicts a few of the effective ways that a prussik or rescue loop can be utilized to make operating on the fireground safer or more efficient.

Today's fire service operates in a very volatile environment -- both on and off the fireground. A question that we have to continually ask is: are we ready for these challenges and how do we overcome them? type='node' cid='35419' />This articles depicts a few of the effective ways that a prussik or rescue loop can be utilized to make operating on the fireground safer or more efficient.

Azarang ozzie Mirkhah

Azarang ozzie Mirkhah
Entering Through the Door, Falling Through the Floor
The Underwriters Laboratories recently conducted a series of six tests where mannequins were positioned on floors and roof assemblies with fire burning below them and the collapse conditions were not what was expected.

miwieder

miwieder
Fire Department Tanker Safety - Part IV
The need to develop an effective driver training program and to enforce fire department standard operating procedures and policies cannot be overstated.
 

Recent Podcasts

Friday, February 5, 2010 - 11:35

In this episode of the Leader's Toolbox, host Dr. Richard B. Gasaway focuses on the Everyone Goes Home initiative and the Courage To Be Safe program.

Chief Gasaway interviews Ron Dennis, executive director of the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association and the training liaison for the Everyone Goes Home initiative. He also talks with Billy Hayes, director of community affairs for the Washington, DC, Fire Department and the advocate manager for the initiative.

Friday, January 22, 2010 - 14:13

Apparatus Architects Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur report from the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) Apparatus Symposium. They look at several of the topics, based on this year's theme of "Getting back to basics - safely."

 

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Upcoming TrainingLive Webcasts

Webcast presenter

Jeffrey Pindelski

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 03:00

Rapid intervention and firefighter survival skills are often considered advanced, but do you have a firm grasp on the basic skills of firefighter removal? This webcast, based on case studies and proven statistics, will enable you to learn essential rapid intervention rope rescue concepts that can also be applied to basic, everyday fireground survival.

 

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