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Amen brother, and I'll add this. NOT everyone can be a fire fighter, it's ok to suck, just go suck somewhere else!
Hey Ben, like the brothers have said you've got to keep your head up. That being said I know exactly what you are going through. We are a combo dept with 1 chief, 1 D/C, 12 fulltime FFs, and around 35-40 pocs. We have had some very rough years her...
Thanks for the post, I've never thought to bring it up before. We are also dispatched to fires with our ambo. One house brings the engine with at least two and the other brings the ambo depending on the still. We carry irons and air packs with esc...
Thanks Brother, just trying to pass it on.
My belief is that you should forget that that pistol grip is even there. The nozzel should be held at an arms distance away from you so you can get good mobility out of it. If you think about it, most of the time you are spraying water you should ...
I just came across this the NIOSH report is great and has a lot of good info in it.
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- Residence.
- Cherry Valley, IL
- Department:
- Cherry Valley Fire Dept
- Title/rank:
- FF
- Years of public service:
- 12
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Staffing
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Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 9:49pm on May 13, 2009,
Michael Haefner said…
- Hey, thanks for the info, I really appreciate it. Ours is a 1990 E-one with a 135ft stick. tops out at 45 though. We rarely use ours as well. Its been cold up here lately, around 40. Denali is about 160 miles south of me but the weather has been random the last few years.
Have fun and stay safe.
Mike
- At 12:48pm on May 4, 2009,
Michael Haefner said…
- Hey, quick question for ya. We have a truck that looks near identical to the one shown in picture 8. Supposedly, ours is a prototype and there is only one other similar to it. Just wondering about yours. If you could send me some basic info I would greatly appreciate it. thanks
Mike
- At 6:27pm on September 4, 2008,
Rick Lasky said… - Thanks Brandon. Hit me when you're finished and let me know what you think.
Be safe pal.
Rick
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