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MURPHY'S THREE RULES FOR LONGEVITY

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Looking at the statistics for 2009 Firefighter Fatalities there are three main causes of firefighter deaths – CARDIAC ARREST, APPARATUS SPEED and FAILURE TO WEAR YOUR SEATBELTS.

I know that you do not have a death wish so a bit of advice labeled as:

MURPHY’S THREE RULES FOR LONGEVITY:

1) BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELTS before any vehicle you drive or sit in moves from the apparatus bay, parking lot or your garage

2) SLOW DOWN – you cannot help…

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Added by John K. Murphy on March 2, 2010 at 10:58am — No Comments

Empty Well

Added by Paul Combs on March 1, 2010 at 7:00pm — 9 Comments

Crash Dummy Logic

Added by Paul Combs on February 25, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Monday Morning QBs

Just curious, how many of you can relate to my latest editorial illustration? My guess is many of you have experienced this beat-down, or have at least witnessed it first hand. I'd love to hear your stories...

Added by Paul Combs on February 17, 2010 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

Domino Effect

Added by Paul Combs on February 15, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

"Training Sir!"

Training is supposed to be training right? What do you want out of training? I can certainly tell you what I want out of training: the opportunity to learn something new or refresh skills/knowledge. Sometimes it seems like training officers come up with topics because they like them or want to learn more about that area of knowledge. Walk-arounds and building inspections are one of the most valuable training topics which I learned from a District Chief I used to work with at another…

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Added by Lance Neuses on February 6, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

Too Hot #2

Alright! The blog has been there for weeks. Only one comment. I just finished teaching to 100 or so firefighters from the south east. No one there had an answer!

I really can't believe it. 300,000 firefighters in the United States and no one can tell us how to tell if it's getting too hot in the atmosphere they are in.

Come on - if your shy, get over it and help us out. How do you monitor heat conditions inside a burning…

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Added by Skip Coleman on February 5, 2010 at 3:40pm — 18 Comments

CPVFD Golf Tournament

Hey guys, the College Park Fire Department in Prince George's County, MD is hosting their first ever annual golf tournament. It will be at the beautiful and just renovated University of Maryland Golf Course on April 16, 2010. Visit www.cpvfd.org for more information or to register! We are also looking for sponsors which can be accessed and registered through our golf site as well. Hope to see some of you there!

Added by Dave Stacy on January 27, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

New Personalized Leather Helmet Raffle

HONOR THEIR SACRIFICES is raffling a Brand New Personalized Phenix TL2 Leather helmet(s) to continue to provide financial support for our mission of providing the fire service with a free to use and easy to access line-of-duty-death lessons learned database. We are hopefully just weeks away from unveiling our new website and when that happens we will be eagerly searching for information from around the country to add to it. This new effort will require another marketing campaign (and this will… Continue

Added by John Barrett on January 25, 2010 at 2:12pm — No Comments

Blockhead Mentality

Added by Paul Combs on January 22, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

I don't know how to feel about this...

So I spoke with a department psychologist and they told me that I have post traumatic stress disorder. I have nothing against PTSD and I think it's something to take serious, but I'm not sure exactly how I feel about being told I have it. Even if I accept it I have no idea what to do for it or anything about it.

Added by Christian Cossey on January 22, 2010 at 1:00am — 2 Comments

40 Hr Auto Extrication Course

April 10,11,16,17,18, 40 Hr Auto Extrication Course
For details contact info@firewise.ca

Added by Pete Forshaw on January 20, 2010 at 8:37pm — No Comments

Three Firefighters have Died Since January 1

Since January 1, 2010, we've lost three firefighters. All suddenly and unpectedly collapsed - under the age of 51 and in good physical "shape". While we at the CPTC believe HCN in fire smoke is a significant contributor to heart-related deaths, we of course cannot state with certainty that these firefighters were victims of fire smoke. What we can state as factual is that HCN chips away at the heart and brain with every exposure to smoke. We're starting to see a small movement among departments… Continue

Added by Shawn Longerich on January 20, 2010 at 4:44pm — No Comments

Too Hot

OK! I have a question. I have brought this up to the past few groups I have worked with. It stems from the video of the kids (recruit firefighters) from the DC area putting on the demonstration to the pre-school kid and they get burned. If you haven’t seen it – here is a short clip. Demo very short.wmv

This also springs from recent firefighter injuries and fatalities. Guys falling through fire… Continue

Added by Skip Coleman on January 18, 2010 at 3:30pm — 14 Comments

Dumb Stuff We Gotta Do

Well, one cat's outta the bag. In the continued debate over the efficacy of prehospital spinal immobilization, it would appear from a study published the January 2010 issue of the Journal of Trauma that prehospital spinal immobilization doubles the risk of death for certain patients. Researchers at Johns Hopkins looked at 45,284 penetrating trauma patients… Continue

Added by Mike McEvoy on January 15, 2010 at 12:14am — 6 Comments

All over but the shouting

I have retired and am now trying to figure out what to do when I don't have to do anything.

Added by Robert Rhoades on January 14, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Heavy Responsibilty

Added by Paul Combs on January 12, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

What's In Your Trash?

We've all seen the ever present Capital One commercials with their famous "what's in your wallet?" catch-line. Some are cute, most are just annoying, but while sketching in front of the TV one evening, it sparked a commentary twist.

I wanted to create something for the Holidays and tie in a New Year's resolution for this particular post, so I began thinking about what I may want to change for the upcoming year. I want to spend more… Continue

Added by Paul Combs on January 12, 2010 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Cash Cow

Added by Paul Combs on January 10, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Pet Peeve

-Abandon buildings, fires and firefighters. What is injuring us, the fact that the building is abandon/unoccupied or poor tactics?

-Take a look at this blog.… Continue

Added by Michael Bricault (ret) on January 7, 2010 at 1:00am — 3 Comments

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