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January 2011 Blog Posts (26)

TV Film Shows History of the Indianapolis (IN) FIre Department

There's a trailer out for an upcoming film entitled "First In, Last Out: A History of Fighting Fire in Indianapolis." You can view the trailer HERE. You can also befriend (be-fan?) them on Facebook HERE.

Added by Fire Engineering on January 5, 2011 at 3:14pm — No Comments

New Anthony Avillo piece on preventing RIC radio chaos

Read Chief Avillo's follow-up to his article in the December Fire Engineering HERE. In it he describes the benefits of breaking out three different radio frequencies to better handle Mayday operations.

 

Feel free to leave your thoughts about this concept in the comments here.

Added by Fire Engineering on January 5, 2011 at 2:13pm — No Comments

NEW BLOG FOR SPECIAL EVENTS

I will be attending many fire service events in the coming year and I thought it would be a good idea to keep these special events separate from my monthly commentary blog. On this site you'll see my photos, comments, video, and yes, sketches from my experiences (like FDIC). I will include a post and link on my commentary blog (as well as Facebook) to let folks know when I've posted new content. As always, I sincerely thank you for your continued support and look forward to sharing my…

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Added by Paul Combs on January 4, 2011 at 10:04am — 7 Comments

4 Firefighters Injured in Toronto (Canada) Fire

Four firefighters were injured fighting a six-alarm fire in downtown Toronto. From CTV.ca news:

Four firefighters have been injured while fighting a massive blaze near the Ryerson University Campus in downtown Toronto on Monday morning.

Emergency crews were sent to battle the six-alarm fire just after 4 a.m. at the site near Yonge and Dundas Streets, one of Toronto's busiest…
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Added by Fire Engineering on January 3, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Debate in the Virtual Fire House

Over the years, fire service websites have marketed their sites with the idea that they are bringing the fire station to the firefighters; that they are creating a virtual place where firefighters from all over the world can bring their firehouse

kitchen to your firehouse kitchen; a fantastic concept.

Why do I mention the kitchen? Well;…

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Added by Art "Chief Reason" Goodrich on January 2, 2011 at 12:39pm — 2 Comments

Los Angeles (CA) Fire Department to Reduce Staffing

A report from the Los Angeles Times reads, in part:

 

The Los Angeles Fire Department will impose a new round of reductions in fire staffing starting Sunday, part of its effort to slash expenses in a bad budget year, department officials said this week.


Fire Chief Millage Peaks said the department will decrease by seven…
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Added by Fire Engineering on January 1, 2011 at 9:17am — 1 Comment

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