Dan Dejkunchorn (D-Chorn) from Orlando (FL) Firehouse 9 showed us this great method to assist in throwing ladders. This method works great in a number of different instances. The firstContinue readingLadder Trick
Category: Outside Functions
Insignificant Bars
Eric Baron from Hempstead (NY) Fire Department sent in these photos that show how not all security bars are created equal. These bars are essentially insignificant and are simply heldContinue readingInsignificant Bars
Fortified Door
Gabriel Angemi from Camden (NJ) Rescue 1 sent in these photos of something he and the brothers of Rescue 1 came across on a fire run. This door was fortifiedContinue readingFortified Door
Double Drop Bars
Sometimes it’s extremely easy to read the door from the outside. The door shown above is easy to determine that it has two drop bars present. Unfortunately, the picture weContinue readingDouble Drop Bars
Single & Double Door
Caleb Freeman from Redmond (WA) 16 Truck sent in these photos of something he and the 16 Truck crew use for training the rookies. From the outside the door looksContinue readingSingle & Double Door
Service Drop
Bryan Martin from Redmond (WA) Truck 16 sent in these pictures of an interesting service drop into a structure. These power lines run from the pole mounted transformer across theContinue readingService Drop
…And This Over There
Shortly after publishing our most recent post titled Mount That Right Here, the electrician was fired due to his shoddy workmanship. Fortunately for him, he was quickly able to findContinue reading…And This Over There
Mount That Right Here…
Captain Michael Janson from Sunrise (FL) sent in this photo that was taken by Lt K. Neumann. They found this set-up during some routine area familiarization. The door was screwedContinue readingMount That Right Here…
Cutting Hinges
We recently found some videos we shot over a year and a half ago, and we decided to knock the dust off of them and finally start to post them.Continue readingCutting Hinges
Deceptive Parapet
Chris Dufresne and Mike Freeman from DCFD 13 Truck sent in these photos of an interesting building they came across in DC. From three sides this building appears to beContinue readingDeceptive Parapet