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About that HEAT
July 9, 2011 | Uncategorized | Charles Snow | No Comments
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It's HOT outside, Heat Waves have touched all most every part of our county this season.  Please, remember to hydrate OFTEN, I was once told by a Drill Sgt. "If you're pee looks like apple juice, you're wrong".  I try to remember that every time that I hit the head.  Heat illness is no joke, […]

Things that make you go “hmmm…”
May 14, 2011 | Uncategorized | Charles Snow | No Comments
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While detailed as the "Pipeman" on an Engine Company (assigned to the Hazmat Battalion), we were called to a 2 Story, middle of the group, ordinary construction dwelling for a report of a CO Alarm.  While investigating a small amount of CO, we located a small room that contained the hot water heater and the […]

A Few Extra Hands
May 3, 2011 | fire-rescue-topics, firefighting-operations, fires, funding-staffing, Uncategorized | Charles Snow | No Comments

Let’s face the facts; in today’s fire service, career and volunteer departments are dealing with understaffed box alarm assignments. On paper; a 4 man company is "NFPA" compliant. We all know that the more manpower, the better. See the study that NIST did to see just how much more a few hands can improve operations. […]

COMING SOON!!!!
January 11, 2011 | Uncategorized | Charles Snow | No Comments

Look for a new blog on Primary Search and roles of Special Services on the Fireground. Sorry it’s been so long…

Part 2: It’s only a Vacant…
January 12, 2010 | Uncategorized | Charles Snow | No Comments
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In the Northeast, it’s been cold for sometime now with some of us having major snow falls of 14+ inches this winter. So let’s imagine that it’s 6am and you’re dispatched as First Due Engine to a structure fire. The wind chill is down around 10 degrees with a strong wind. Your company pulls up […]

Part I: The things we have come to fear the most…
January 4, 2010 | Uncategorized | Charles Snow | No Comments

Every time one turns around or a new member joins the fire service, we preach about tradition and history. But, is it truly productive discussion, or just lip service? Are we really teaching our new members what they need to know in order to get where we are going? Or are we leaving that space […]

Stay tuned!
January 4, 2010 | Uncategorized | Charles Snow | No Comments

Stay tuned over the next few weeks.  The next 4 parts will contain Engine Company Operations, Searching Dwellings, Primary Objectives on Dwelling Fires and more!  Be safe and Thank you.

Welcome
January 3, 2010 | Uncategorized | Charles Snow | No Comments

Welcome my Brothers and Sisters. Let me start by saying thank you for visiting my little part of the web. Over the next few weeks I will be posting a series of 5 blogs about Bread and Butter Company Operations. Depending on feedback and my ability to write something, there will be a series after […]