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On The Job
It’s more than runs and workers; It’s your attitude This article has been in the works for decades, I just didn’t realize it was going to happen until recently. Those of you that know me personally...
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Studie$ and Report$
The complicated issues surrounding what you need to do the job Today’s fire service is under constant scrutiny, from both print and electronic media to city and town halls all over America as well...
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Rhetorical Lesson No.13: Do Large Departments Get a Pass?
If this were in the suburbs, what would the reaction be? I understand. I’ve been there myself, on the roof, no SCBA or sometimes with SCBA but not ‘on air’. I was younger then and with youth...
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Of Bunsen Burners, Thermocouples, Big Mustaches and ¾ Boots
The musings of a confused firemen firefighter Disclaimer: I am not, have never been, will not be, against any research that can be used to make our job safer. We all know firefighting is...
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Advancing Hoselines
Not what you think, or read at first glance At first glance of the United States Fire Administration (USFA) firefighter fatality data you may see that nine firefighters have died while advancing...
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
“If everyone on the Team was like me, what kind of Team would it be?” The above quote is attributed to the Navy SEALs. The question it asks is an important one. Would the Team succeed if everyone...
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February 2015 On-Duty Deaths in Detail
Three dead due to vehicles and one in a structural collapse The following information is a breakdown of the details of those members in the fire service who died while operating “on-duty” as defined...
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Our Muddy Fatality Data
An example of why we need to read the details of each death If you have followed my writings about our on-duty deaths you would know that while I appreciate the work that goes into the process of...
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“Advancing Hoselines” and Death, 2014
Eight of the 87 who died in 2014 were reportedly on the hoseline A total of 87 on-duty deaths [1] were recorded in 2014 by the United States Fire Administration (USFA). Of those 87, eight we listed...
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Death During Search, 2010 to Present Part I
Firefighter fatalities while searching for occupants This will be a three-part series looking at the firefighter fatality data from 2010 to present, focusing on those victims who died while searching...
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Why We Search: Squatters Still Here
The latest on people turning up in vacant structure fires Fall fades towards winter and as it does the homeless typically turn toward vacant or abandoned structures for shelter from the coming...
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April 2015 On-Duty Deaths
It was a bad month for the elderly and Fire-Police The following information is a breakdown of the details of those members in the fire service who died while operating “on-duty” as defined by...
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Three
Firefighters killed while “advancing hoselines” One day after updating the count of firefighters killed while advancing hoselines, inside burning structures [1], the fire service experienced...
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The One POV Death of 2015
Read the details before accepting a number While writing an article for work to summarize the on-duty firefighter fatalities for 2015 I was verifying and re-verifying that data I had recorded when...
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January 2016 On-Duty Death Details
Patient care was dangerous in January The following information is a breakdown of the details of those members in the fire service who died while operating “on-duty” as defined by the United...
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February 2016 On-Duty Death Details
The first wildland firefighter fatality of 2016 The following information is a breakdown of the details of those members in the fire service who died while operating “on-duty” as defined by the...
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Boston Union President Addresses the Media
IAFF Local 718 president Rich Paris challenges news reports March 15, 2016 To All Media Outlets: I am writing in response to the recent coverage of the Board of Inquiry reports (Federal and City of...
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On-Duty Death Follow-up: Advancing Hoseline, Georgia
Cutting the grass listed as being physically active The “On-Duty Deaths in Detail” posts will be partnered with posts providing NIOSH follow-up to the Unites States Fire Administration firefighter...
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March 2016 On-Duty Death Details
Progress and Sadness The following information is a breakdown of the details of those members in the fire service who died while operating “on-duty” as defined by the United States Fire...
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Grudges
There is nothing to be won by our feuding. Nothing at all. I was out walking the dogs the other afternoon and saw one of my neighbors out in her driveway putting boxes in her car. She recently...
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