Firehouse Ops/Training eNL - Oct 24th, 2023
 
 
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October 24, 2023

Firehouse and the Fire Department Safety Officers Association have opened the annual Call for Nominations for the Emergency Vehicle Technician of the Year Award. Download and complete the entry form here.

A letter nominating the EVT should be included with the completed entry form and emailed to [email protected] by Nov. 9, 2023.

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FEATURES
Douglas LeValley says fire departments must prepare for excessively high-temperature fires, risk of structural collapse, charging-station uncertainties and water supply issues.
Jeffrey Riechmann details how a group of Idaho first responders trained for rope rescues by rappelling down a rock face.
Michael Daley explains the particularly ways by which fires in these occupancies can injure and kill firefighters who work inside of them.
When Billy Goldfeder investigated another CSST-pinhole gas-fed fire, he learned that the implementation of training to secure utilities kept a fire that burned between a ceiling and the floor above it from increasing the risk to members on scene.
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Columbus firefighters often practice rescuing their colleagues and themselves.
The Baltimore firefighters caught in a collapse called a 'Mayday' as they battled a fire involving multiple row houses.
Millersville Fire Chief Brandon Head said two children, 10 and 4, perished in the fire.