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Paul Shapiro added a discussion18 seconds ago
I hear alot of talk about smooth bore VS fog and hose diameter but not much about flow. Ask yourselves" do you really know what your weapons are flowing or capable of flowing? I don't mean what the label on the gun says. I am talking about reality...
Just curious. I haven't heard anyone talk about boosting the building pressure with FD pumping apparatus to overcome the low pressure problems everyone is talking about.There is alot you can do.
I was shocked recently looking at a modular home after a fire. Behind the sheet rock their was no insulation small studs that had tyvex attached to it and then the vinyl siding. I couldn't believe their wasn't any plywood or anything between the s...
Either an unlocked window on 2nd floor or more commonly a slip tool ( I think thats what its called, basically a 10 inch long thin piece of metal with a notch in it) That works really well on 9 out of 10 houses in our distract, most of our homes a...

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Brett Graves

Residential High Rise Firefighting Operations Seminar - St. Louis, MO


Speaker: Deputy Assistant Chief (ret.) John Norman, FDNY

Date: September 16, 2009

Location: Holiday Inn Select Downtown, 811 North 9th Street St. Louis, MO 63101

Registration Fee: $85.00 prior to August 1, 2009 - $100.00 after… Continue

Posted by Brett Graves on July 3, 2009 at 11:40am

Bobby Halton

Congressional Fire Services Institute Webinar Series

Every member of the community needs to be aware of this great webinar series being conducted by our good friend and training community member Bill Webb, who is the director of the Congressional Fire Services Inst. . Please let every member in your department know about this important webinar series.

CFSI Webinar Series
DATE: 7/1/2009
TIME: 2:00 - 2:30PM EST
LOCATION: Your personal computer!
COST: Free
RSVP: Email malderfer@cfsi.org by 7/1/2009


Moderated by Bill Webb, CFSI Executive Director,… Continue

Posted by Bobby Halton on June 29, 2009 at 12:53pm

Rick Lasky

2010 3rd Annual - Pipes, Drums & Honor Guard Symposium - "Keeping Tradition Alive"

2010 3rd Annual - Pipes, Drums & Honor Guard - "Keeping Tradition Alive" - Symposium

May 13 & 14, 2010 - Lewisville, Texas

This is going to be another great event!! The 2010 Keeping Tradition Alive Symposium is set for May 13-14, 2010. Again we will be offering the best Honor Guard and Pipe & Drum instruction that can be found anywhere.

At this year’s symposium you will get 2 full days of instruction. Thursday evening we have a public event planned that will bring together one of… Continue

Posted by Rick Lasky on June 27, 2009 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

Brad Hoff

9/11 sculpture embroiled in alleged fraud scheme...now for sale in Emmitsburg!

HELP!!! Lets get a fund started to raise enough money and then some to help the sculptor recover his costs for making it. According to the agreement the sculptor made with the NFFF, the statue must remain there.

9/11 sculpture

Posted by Brad Hoff on June 25, 2009 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

 
 

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