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January 2014 Blog Posts (45)

Garden Type Apartment Fire

The Fire occurs at 0630 Hours on a Sunday morning.  The building is wood platform construction with a truss roof assembly.  The exterior load bearing walls are wood frame. The floors are constructed of a joist system with 2x10 joists supporting the floors.  The exterior has a brick veneer. All interior wall assemblies are drywall (sheetrock) on wood studs. There is no built-in fire protection system. Individual units have battery operated smoke detectors.  

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Added by Skip Coleman on January 3, 2014 at 11:52am — 14 Comments

Take It Back

By Mark vonAppen



This will be the year that the rogues come home.

Everyone has a plan until they get hit in the mouth. Our professional…

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Added by Mark vonAppen on January 3, 2014 at 10:00am — No Comments

From the Senior Firefighter

Here is something that a Senior Firefighter sent to a group of up and coming new hires.  Enjoy.

Being the new guy has its place and if you are truly green and have never touched a piece of hose before, it's time to keep your head down, eyes up and ears perked for any and every bit of information that comes your way.  Be a sponge.  There will be plenty of information and it could be quite a rollercoaster ride for a while.  That being said you also need to take note of what…

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Added by scott corrigan on January 2, 2014 at 6:08pm — No Comments

Here's to a New Year's Revolution for 2014!

As we ring in this new year we will be inundated with well wishes and "Happy New Year" for the next few days as we run into friends and family. We will also discuss everyone's resolutions that seemingly are very similar to those of the prior year but weren't quite reached.



This year I say we start and sustain a Revolution in the fire service for 2014!



I say we revolt against mediocrity in our profession!

I say we revolt against complacency in our profession!

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Added by Jason Hoevelmann on January 1, 2014 at 11:17am — 1 Comment

Hump Day SOS - New Year's Resolutions

You have to make a few resolutions when the new year comes around. You can't go wrong with directing efforts towards mastering the basics of stretching hose…

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Added by David Rhodes on January 1, 2014 at 10:09am — No Comments

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