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FireEMS
29 members Latest Activity: Nov 19 EMS is an integral part of the fire service and Fire Engineering magazine. Tell us the EMS topics we need to cover and let us know what you think a…
ADVANCED VEHICLE EXTRICATION
131 members Latest Activity: Nov 18 This group will aim to share various "advanced" vehicle extrication techniques that are not normally taught in "junkyard" classes. Including tactics…
Chief's Thoughts and Concerns
69 members Latest Activity: Oct 9 Whether you are the chief of a small career department, a volunteer company or a battalion or deputy chief in a large urban department there are issue…
Fire/Arson Investigation
44 members Latest Activity: Oct 9 A place for investigators to share information and ask questions of other investigators.
Smoke Divers
46 members Latest Activity: Oct 9 The Georgia Smoke Diver Association conducts a 6 day class that is extremely challenging. The class offers the students the opportunity to develop sit…
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Fireground Photography
26 members Latest Activity: Jun 6 Group for the Fire Photographers
Quotes, Quotes, and More Quotes
131 members Latest Activity: Nov 16 A timely quote can say what a thousand words can't Some are famous, some infamous. Some are just great statements about this crazy busines we're in.…
COMPANY DRILLS
375 members Latest Activity: Nov 16 DRILLS ONLY.....A resource for Company Officers to assist with the delivery of company level training. List the learning objectives and a step by ste…
Haz-Mat
121 members Latest Activity: Oct 6 For those firefighters who want to learn and share ideas about hazardous materials training and mitigation
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Command Training Centers
22 members Latest Activity: Oct 24 Sharing ideas, curricula, equipment, personnel, and other topics involved in developing and maintaining such centers, whether physical or virtual (onl…
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Personnel Escape Systems
42 members Latest Activity: Oct 12 Open to discuss the pro's and con's of systems, and the question of should every firefighter have one, and all training aspects.
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Let's talk Pumps!
44 members Latest Activity: Aug 15 Group to discuss problems with pumps or just to share information regarding pumps. Training of pump operators to deal with fire ground operations.
High-Rise Fire Group
138 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 So many cities have High-Rise structures and the tactics used by various departments varies as much as the cities themselves. The group is designed t…
Engine Company Operations-Engineer
83 members Latest Activity: Oct 2 I've created this group for all of us that have one of the most difficult jobs during any working fire. I hope that we can share ideas and/or difficul…
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Our Next Generation......The Rookie
49 members Latest Activity: Sep 25 We talk a lot about changing the Fire Service for the Better. What kind of energy are we investing in our rookies. They are our profession's next gen…
Fire Families
14 members Latest Activity: Jun 11 A place where families of firefighters can discuss all matters relating to the fire service and our roles in it.
Wichita Fire Department
8 members Latest Activity: Apr 22 Group utilized to communicate between Wichita Firefighters
Tradition, TRADITION!
295 members Latest Activity: Nov 18 This is the group dedicated to the glue that holds "Pride and Ownership" together - tradition! We'll be talking about historic fires, important dates…
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Props and Training Aids
123 members Latest Activity: Nov 2 Share training aids and props that you have seen, or built.
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FireFighterClose Calls
216 members Latest Activity: Oct 31 Fires & runs with a "Close Call" where we coulda, shoulda, woulda-or, it was simply not avoidable. Short and sweet: what happened, what we learned, wo…
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