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At 11:12pm on August 9, 2008, Todd McKee said…
Welcome, to the greatest training site in the world! This is where the serious trainers come together and grow as a family. I would like to invite you to visit the HazMat Group called HazMat News & Training. Feel free to share your thoughts. Todd C. McKee
At 4:20pm on May 29, 2008, Brent Sanger said…
Aaron. I got the disk today with the videos. Thanks a bunch. I will let you know how they turn out in the presentation
At 3:03pm on May 17, 2008, John Bierling said…
Hello Aaron, I live in Pittsboro, NC. Please send your email address, I would like to send you an email. Thanks, John
At 10:41pm on May 16, 2008, Brent Sanger said…
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At 5:20pm on May 16, 2008, Brent Sanger said…
Yeah, the Vent Hole video and the Horizontal Vent video. If you include your department info when you send them, and who took them, I will give credit for them, as is proper to do.
At 2:36pm on May 15, 2008, Brent Sanger said…
Aaron, I would like to get copies of a couple of your videos from you if I can. I am conducting a class in a couple months to about 50 or so firefighters on ventilation, and you have a couple videos that demonstrate some techniques we won't be able to practice.
At 10:12am on May 13, 2008, Keith Addie said…
Aaron, I see you are posting alot of live burn training videos on here that contain acquired vacant structures. Think about this for a few minutes... If your fire department got called for a reported fire in a structure similar to those in your videos, is there a chance that one of the firefighters entering the building could be seriously injured or killed due to rapid deteriorating conditions? The answer is "YES". That is because it is an uncontrolled environment and anything can happened without notice. This raises another question... Why would you send firefighters into this type of environment for training purposes and risk serious injury or death? Someone would definately hang if something like that ever happened... I hope it never does.
At 1:10pm on May 12, 2008, Keith Addie said…
I know that your training video is a perfect environment and realistic for training. Being this realistic is not necessarily the answer. What is important is that the proper tactics and techniques are taught, not how realistic you can get the training environment. What I'm trying to say is that this type of structure is no different from a single family dwelling fire with the exception of the contents. Firefighters are responding everyday to dwelling fires and are being seriously injured or killed. Why put yourself at risk in a training excercise that is very similar to an actual incident you could be responding to? Please, take the time to really think about this.
At 6:17am on May 12, 2008, Stan Mettinger Jr. said…
Aaron....you look rather young and I was that way once myself. We used to build fires like that for training and it was as unsafe then as it is now. We need to learn from the past and work toward the goal that "everyone goes home." The fact remains that no matter how "big" you think that fire may have been, the location of the fire and the fact that it was coming out the window over their heads, was dangerous.
At 9:07pm on May 11, 2008, Ron Smith (a.k.a. G-Ron) said…
You gotta have thick skin Bro.
If you post a pic or a vid that has anything even close to what others may percieve as unsafe, they will smoke you for it. Some of it will be right on the money.....others, "not so much".
The point I was trying to make is that REALISTIC training will save Brothers lives, and if you train correctly you will perform the task correctly.
Keep training.....you may need it someday.
At 8:22am on May 11, 2008, Larry Glover said…
Belmont is located between Gastonia and Charlotte. Thanks for making the group. Stay Safe
At 4:33pm on May 10, 2008, William Maturi said…
Bradenton Florida and the Cedar Hammock Fire Department. Started out as a combo department then went totally career after many years. Sure do miss it and the guys. Not many left anymore. Three more are retiring in July that were my rookies at one time. Guess that tells my age!
At 4:25pm on May 10, 2008, William Maturi said…
Aaron, guess we are neighbors and brothers as well. Moved to Ulah 10 years ago and went to the station to volunteer my time and knowledge but no one ever called me back. Have authored and taught college level courses for the Florida Fire Science degree program. Started and was the first Fire Science coordinator for the Vo-Tech to certify Firefighters. Retired as Deputy Chief of operations and sure miss the service. Take care and be safe!
At 6:09am on May 10, 2008, Sunshine Lemme said…
I hope you don’t mind me busting into your group, as I’m not yet a NC firefighter. I hope to become one soon, however, when I can get my house in Swan Quarter finished and can afford to move down there without a job.
I’m very into training, being an instructor, FF2 and working on Fire Officer I. I’m also an EMT, currently basic but I expect to regain my Critical Care next year after a refresher, a HazMat Tech, also in need of a refresher, and I’m pursuing more Tech Rescue Courses, currently only have Confined Space. That’s my volunteer stuff, I work as an Emergency Manager, so NIMS and ICS are part of my DNA, I helped put NIMS together, along with a couple of thousand EMs.
My biggest concern with moving to NC is getting my qualifications transferred, the State Fire Marshal’s website says that NC is pretty restrictive, even when our county’s fire academy is recognized as one of the best by Fire & Rescue. The National Certifications should help.
At 11:58am on May 8, 2008, Frank Ricci said…
Take a look and sign up to our group we could use your input. Tactical Building Blocks & Air Management. If you search groups by most members we are list at the top.
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

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