Firefighter Safety & Health

I must apologize for the delay in posting this story from FDIC. Several reasons for the delay.

It's hard to believe that FDIC 2013 starts next week! We've worked up a tentative itinerary.

FDIC is a tradition for many in the fire service. When I make the drive down from the Detroit area next month it will be

The fire service has a spark going around about firefighters getting into better physical condition to improve their health and on-the-job performance. Extrication is no different.

What to help raise money for BURN? The film about the Detroit Fire Department?

A little bit off the subject of extrication but I joined many fire departments around the Detroit area to climb 70 stories for the American Lung Association’s Fight for Air.  In the Detroit, the Renaissance Center is the world headquarters ...

A simple, informative video with an important message. The video’s message is “when you need us, we have your back” with the question posed to the viewing public “do you have ours?”

RescueTech.com posted on Facebook a link from the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System that is from an extrication run. Give the report a read and remember always pull the trim before you cut a post!

So you are dispatched to a car fire……on the 39th floor of a high rise! No really, it’s possible

This is how my department plans to remember 9/11, it's just an artist's rendering of the vision of the memorial with a long road to get it built in time to dedicate next year on 9/11. Let me know what you think!