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Dave Seliger

Helmet and Mask Engineering Project

Hi all - I'm an Engineering student at Dartmouth College and I'm working on a project to improve the SCBA mask and helmet. I've interned...

Started by Dave Seliger

1 Oct 25
Reply by Emil Cashin
Michal Stankiewicz

Fire Fighting at 27

Hey guys and ladies. I'm a noob here and to the world of Fire Fighting. I have always wanted to help people in the way that Fire Fighters...

Started by Michal Stankiewicz

10 Oct 25
Reply by Dave Curtis
William Anderson

NIMS Terminology

I had a discussion with a supervisor today regarding the NIMS terminology when referring to parts of a structure. My basic question is wh...

Started by William Anderson

18 Oct 23
Reply by Mike
Jack A. Bennett

High rise hose lay operations

I am currently retired but have spent considerable time teaching high rise fire operations. (1981 to1992) This tactic for high rise opert...

Started by Jack A. Bennett

3 Oct 22
Reply by Ray McCormack
Peter Nyholm

elevated master stream!!!!

Are there any views out there concerning using elevated master streams at 2 story residential structure fires? I had an issue not to long...

Started by Peter Nyholm

7 Oct 22
Reply by Shareef Abdu Nur
Vinny Martinez

TIC Training

I am new in training and was wondering if anyone had any good ideas for TIC/survival training?

Started by Vinny Martinez

5 Oct 22
Reply by Jeremy Williams
Dan Rice

Chainsaws! Need your opinion

I’m researching new chainsaws so I want to find what’s good and what’s bad? Give me your opinions on the best vs. the worst. Thanks! Dan...

Started by Dan Rice

0 Oct 21
Larry Lasich

Stairwell lay

Does anyone hang the 3 inch down the stairwell for a 3-4 story stretch? My gut says that the combination of pressure inside the hose and ...

Started by Larry Lasich

12 Oct 21
Reply by Russ Chapman
Will Anderson

High-rise packs

I'm looking for input on the Cleveland Load, specifically how/where to add additional lengths. If anyone uses this for their apartment pa...

Started by Will Anderson

19 Oct 21
Reply by Dave LeBlanc
Eric Hackett

Improper Conduct by a senior officer

Recently one of our senior officers was caught downloading the personal contents of a female firefighters phone onto a company computer. ...

Started by Eric Hackett

10 Oct 20
Reply by Eric Hackett

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