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The four steps of vehicle accident extrication

I am not going to pretend to write an article on vehicle extrication based on my vast knowledge: it would be a very short article. I am not going to "reinvent wheel;" Ron Moore has this subject covered about as thoroughly as possible. He breaks down every imaginable aspect of vehicle extrication into very detailed articles. I am going to take a step back and write a basic article on extrication as a reminder to most and a good starting point for some. For most firefighters outside of rescue...

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Larry Bennett

Larry Bennett
Larry's Legal Lessons: Hiring Firefighters Who are in the National Guard
Let applicants know why they have been rated poorly, and document the specific reasons.

Dennis Wolf

Dennis Wolf
Succession Planning-Part 2
A performance evaluation is an excellent tool for helping an employee develop a plan to improve their knowledge, skills and abilities and increase their value to the organization. Another excellent tool is used in many departments on a daily basis but is often overlooked in succession planning, and that is riding out-of-rank.
 

Recent Podcasts

Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 18:05
Firehouse.com Editor Peter Matthews talks with Firehouse Expo Program Director Harvey Eisner and Show Manager Mary Velline about Firehouse Expo, being held in Baltimore, June 21 - 26, 2009.
Friday, February 20, 2009 - 18:18
The recent change in the White House and Congress is the topic of this month's joint broadcast of Campus Firewatch Radio and Fire Marshal's Corner. The podcast begins with an overview of the provisions of the Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know which are undergoing the rulemaking phase at the Department of Education. Podcast host Ed Comeau, the publisher of Campus Firewatch, has been appointed to the committee that will be developing these regulations and provides and overview of the process.
 

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February 7, 2010:

I've washed all my work out clothes….cleaned out my car….stored all my classroom notes and textbooks on the shelf….read the newspaper reports of the graduation and the now fulfilled dreams of my classmates...

 

Upcoming TrainingLive Webcasts

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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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