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Mass Decon

Mass Decontamination Mass Decontamination is an important part of today’s functions of the emergency responder. This is due to the fact that live patients can’t wait for Technical Decon to arrive. There are four types of decon, emergency decon, mass, decon, technical decon, and hospital decon. . When we look at the Differences in Emergency Decon and Mass Decon there are almost the same except mass decontamination is for more people. In decontamination our focus is on wetting the victim down wit… Continue

Added by Todd McKee on July 31, 2009 at 9:35pm — No Comments

Helmet Safety & Straps

On the front of www.fireengineering.com there is a video regarding a firefighter that fell through the floor and his helmet saved his life. I recommend that everyone watch the video and the next time you see a student or fellow firefighter w/o his chin strap buckled, do him a favor and give him a small reminder. It could save his life! As a fire instructor, I am strict about if you wear your helmet it gets buckled. I received the number one sign as

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Added by Todd McKee on October 21, 2008 at 2:35pm — 11 Comments

Sticking Together

Please take the time to remember the one you love as our country is going through some of the toughest times ever. We must stick together through this time of need and support our fellow firefighters and our loved ones.

Never give up and never let anyone tear down the service we all love. There is a reason we call ourselves firefighters...

Be proud!

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Added by Todd McKee on October 2, 2008 at 11:08pm — No Comments

"Where's The Brotherhood"

”Where’s The Brotherhood”

Most of us have seen the

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Added by Todd McKee on August 8, 2008 at 10:54am — 8 Comments

" I am a Firefighter"

"I am a FIREFIGHTER"

From FDIC VIDEO CLIPS www.fdic.com or www.fireengineering.com

From the Legends in the Fire Service

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Added by Todd McKee on July 6, 2008 at 7:07am — No Comments

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