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Qualified or Certified - Which is more important?
Replied Aug. 18, 2008
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Stephen:
Gotta love the "Political Red Tape" seems like a lot of politicians have it in for Public safety these days! Like Chief Lasky said: "We are not a blackhole of funding"! How true is it that the city officials and taxpayers often forget that…
You know Brad, dealing with red tape is always slow. I am working on several fronts to combat this issue. We need sprinklers mandated for new construction, a stand pipe for operations that may overwhelm the sprinklers and apparatus that can deliver…
How has this situation faired for you since you made this comment?
Have the city mandate that homes that are inaccessible to fire apparatus in that manner be sprinklered!!! If they have a house that large they can afford a few thousand dollars to p…
What about a standpipe that runs from the curb to the end of the drive way?
Ok here is my spin I think Joe is on track here. What I would do is a few things. One attempt to pass a town ordinance that ensures any driveway over xxx number of feet long must be capable of holding fire apparatus including any bridges. Two, to he…
Great points joe. I work in a dept. that has a little of everything. Yes we have some of those port-a-tank thingys and a 4000 gal tender, however, a cheeper option for you may be to solve your problem with hose. When we have a barn fire (those are t…
Holy problems batman.
I guess short of a 1000' lead out, (just kidding everyone), I would first address this with all of the homeowners. Show them some of the many videos of what a fire does every min water is delayed from going on the fire. Hit th…
I work in an area of Atlanta that has large, and I mean LARGE homes with some driveways extending over 1500 feet from the road. The houses range from 5,000 to 30,000 sq. feet. Some of the driveways have bridges that cross over creeks or culverts but…
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- Residence.
- Atlanta, GA
- Department:
- Atlanta Fire Rescue
- Title/rank:
- Captain
- Years of public service:
- 15
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Professional Qualifications:
- Hazmat Tech
Rope Tech
Collapse Tech
WMD Instructor
EMT
- Topics you provide training for:
- WMD
- Areas of expertise:
- Technical Rescue
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 9:51pm on January 7, 2009,
Rick Lasky said… - Hi Stephen,
Thanks brother!! You made my day!!
Be safe
- At 11:55am on August 28, 2008,
Tim Rhudy said… - you know if you need a pic I think I have one that is close to the one Ward has.
- At 10:47pm on April 16, 2008,
Frank Ricci said… - Check out and sign up, we could use your input in our Tactical Building Blocks group. We are on the side under featured groups.
This group will focus on aggressive interior firefighting. We will address tactics that increase your chance of not getting jammed up and cover what actions to undertake if you do.We will cover some big issues as well as small tactical tips
Be Safe
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