In this week’s Humpday Hangout, host Terry McGrath talks with Chief Scott Thompson, The Colony Fire (TX) Department, and Chief
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Behavioral Wellness: The Unseen Occupational Realities
Over the last decade, a bounty of evidence-based research has enhanced our understanding of the occupational toll that the fire service takes on our
Read moreNY Sues Firefighting Foam Manufacturers
New York State is suing six companies that manufactured firefighting foam that has been found at locations across the state, including Stewart Air National
Read moreWater Supply Evolutions and Pump Operations
In this Humpday Hangout, Bill Gustin is live from the Miami-Dade (FL) Apparatus Driving Simulator Lab with guest Lt. Dave Gates.
Read moreConstruction Concerns – Galvanic Corrosion
Galvanic corrosion” is damage caused when two dissimilar metals are joined in the presence of an electrolyte. The electrolyte can be one of many liquids, including plain water, acids, sea water, or salt water.
Read moreTruck Company Ops
Vertical ventilation is an effective way to remove the products of combustion quickly and efficiently. Going to the roof to make a vertical vent hole is a dangerous task, with the payoff being quick removal of hot gases and smoke and the...
Read moreFriends Save Life of Retired DC Firefighter
Friends Save Life of Retired DC Firefighter By Aimee Cho and Cordilia James Published at 7:31 PM EDT on Jun 4, 2018 | Updated at 7:32 PM EDT on Jun 4, 2018 When
Read moreHouston FD Honors Firefighters Killed in Southwest Inn Fire
Houston firefighters embraced just feet away from a blackened foundation where, just five years ago, they lost several of their own.
Read moreC.S.S.T. Gas Lines
The number of people switching to natural gas as a fuel source is ever growing. It’s obvious the frequency of “gas calls” in which we respond seems to be increasing by the day. With this becoming a solid reality, the opportunity of becoming...
Read moreFirefighter Mother Describe Rescue From Dorchester
BOSTON (CBS) – A Dorchester mother says it was the most nerve-wracking decision she has ever made to hand her son to a Boston firefighter out a third floor window as smoke and fire was building around her.
Read moreFire Sends Two Chicago Firefighters to Hospital
Fire Sends Two Chicago Firefighters to Hospital Two firefighters were injured in an extra-alarm blaze on the Northwest Side that spread to several buildings, officials said. The fire started around
Read moreLatvia Firefighter Catches Falling Man from Window
Incredible resourcefulness and improvisation by Latvian rescuers has helped save a person who fell from the fourth floor of a multi-story building.
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