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Brothers,
Please note, due to a scheduling conflict (and crappy weather) our location for Wednesday's meeting has changed. We will now be meeting at Beef O'Brady's,1724 Carothers Parkway, #100 in Brentwood. It's just up the road from the Tin Roof.…
A message from President Nelms:
FOOLS members,
We have begun 2010 and it's time to set the tone for another great year. As we plan our first meeting, we have several things to square away. Here's where we'll begin:
Our 1st meeting of the year wil…
I've been on the volunteer side of this transition and it can be difficult. One thing that helped us was that our chief constantly said, to us and others, that we were still primarily a volunteer department supplemented by paid personnel. This told…
Depending on which manufacturer you believe, at 50 psi a 7/8" SB should flow around 161 gpm and 15/16" will give you about 182 gpm. Of course, it's always best to do your own testing...
The standard formulas for nozzle reaction are:
NR (lbf) = 1.5…
Brothers,
Many of you may have heard that the Franklin (TN) Fire Dept. had a firefighter killed in an ambulance crash Thursday afternoon while working his side job for a private service: http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?95015
The fun…
Brothers,
Many of you may have heard that the Franklin, TN FD had a firefighter killed in an ambulance crash Thursday afternoon while working his side job for a private service. The funeral is Monday at 1:00 p.m. in Portland, TN (40 miles north of…
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- Residence.
- Brentwood, TN
- Department:
- Franklin (TN) Fire Department
- Title/rank:
- Captain
- Years of public service:
- 16
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Topics you provide training for:
- RIT, Rope Rescue, FF Safety & Survival, Tactics, Size-Up
- Web site:
- http://www.1-sourcetraining.com/
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 10:11pm on January 2, 2009,
Arthur Ashley said… - Hey Joe,
I met you at FDIC, I work with your sister in Lexington, she is on my shift in the same district. Going to FDIC this year?
- At 4:34pm on November 11, 2008,
Bobby Halton said… - Joe,
actually the center of the universe is the Bronx but Long Island I guess is close enough, thanks for excepting my request
- At 12:23pm on October 31, 2008,
Joseph R Polenzani said…
- Thanks, Jim. If nothing else, I'll see you in Indy!
- At 11:24am on October 31, 2008,
Jim Golden said… - Thanks for the call yesterday. I hate things didn't work out.
Stay safe!
Jim
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