Category Archives: Fire
What is the Right Action?
Steve Whitehead over at The EMT Spot wrote an article about performing actions and performing the right actions in an emergency and how the right action is the one that …
Water Anyone?
@Darthtater_911 (a Metro Louisville firefighter) shot this picture of a water main break in Louisville. I would say that might cause a bit of a supply problem. Which makes …
Did We Create Our Own Problem? – Repost
This is a repost from The Fire Science Blog I recently stumbled across a forum post on the Fire Engineering Community entitled “Safe and Aggressive?” After reading and giving some …
New Hours for DC – Outside Looking In
Do political hacks really get it?
Cincy Fire Chief Gets To It
I always thought Cincinnati Fire Dept was one of the better fire based EMS systems, but apparently the new fire chief wants to do better. It’s tough to do when …
Firefighter Is Not A Bad Word
It is very rare that I look at Dave Statter’s page except to ridicule him and Rhett’s latest tiff they have with each other. This one caught my eye the …
How Far Would You Go?
Recently a member of a fire company was fired. During the investigation, several members were, indirectly, accused of throwing this member “under the bus.” LT Lemon’s post The Brotherhood is …
Big Trouble
Some days I am glad I’m not a chief. I feel bad for my chief, he has been having to deal with a lot of trouble in our battalion lately. …
Cheat Sheets and the Culture of Extinguishment