Riding assignments are one of the simplest methods to increase your efficiency and effectiveness on the fireground. Riding assignments should be thought-out ahead of time, put in writing, trained on,Continue readingRiding Assignments
Category: Outside Functions
A Welcomed Butt
In today’s fire service we continually have to do more with less. As firefighters we have the mindset to improvise, adapt, and overcome problems we encounter. Unfortunately, we are nowContinue readingA Welcomed Butt
Look and Listen
Coordination of all activities is essential to our success on the fire ground. Check out this video from a recent fire in the Bronx. We are not sure of every unit thatContinue readingLook and Listen
Corrugated Surprise
Derek Brown from Madison (WI) Firehouse 7 sent in these photos of new style of roof construction he and the crew ran into in their first due. The building inContinue readingCorrugated Surprise
Poor Fox
Kirk Candan and the crew from FDNY Ladder Co. 129 came across this door while checking the surrounding properties at a manhole fire in Flushing, Queens. As you can seeContinue readingPoor Fox
FDNY VES Video
About a year ago the FDNY, Underwriters Laboratory (UL), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) did a study on ventilation and what effect it has on a fire.Continue readingFDNY VES Video
Two Bed Garage
David Wolf from Cy-Fair (TX) found another reason why we should always expect the unexpected. He found this garage converted to two bedrooms on a house fire. They needed toContinue readingTwo Bed Garage
Third Time is a Charm
Lieutenant Chris Wells from Dunn’s Corners (RI) sent in this photo of something they recently ran into on a single story seaside residential structure fire. Upon arrival crews found theContinue readingThird Time is a Charm
Boxed Lock
Alex Newman sent in these pictures of an interesting supplemental lock he recently came across. Alex was a firefighter with Escambia County (FL) prior to leaving to join the military.Continue readingBoxed Lock
Mini-Bar
Nate Quartier from Ormond Beach (FL) Quint 92 “B†sent in something they recently ran across in a local church. Crewmember Jim Peters noticed an odd looking piece of metalContinue readingMini-Bar