Tag Archives: NFPA 1983

Confined Space Training On USS North Carolina
July 14, 2013 | administration-leadership, command-leadership, Confined Space Training, Dispatch & Communications, Emergency Communications, EMS Dispatch, ems-health-safety, ems-topics, Fire Dispatch, Fire Safety, fire-prevention-education, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, funding-staffing, hazmat, in-the-line-of-duty, Kill the flashover, line-of-duty, major-incidents, mass-casualty-incident, news, patient-management, rescues, special-operations, technology-communications, technology-communications-ems-topics, Training, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Uncategorized, vehicle-operation-ambulances, vehicle-operations-apparatus, videos, wildland | Eric Stroud | No Comments
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It is that time of year again to sigh up for a rare opportunity to train on the most decorated Battleship in all of World War II, the USS North Carolina located in beautiful Wilmington North Carolina. While taking this program you will get a chance to put your skills to the test and have […]

The Creation of a Firefighter
November 28, 2012 | administration-leadership, command-leadership, Dispatch & Communications, Emergency Communications, EMS Dispatch, ems-health-safety, ems-topics, Fire Dispatch, fire-prevention-education, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, funding-staffing, hazmat, in-the-line-of-duty, line-of-duty, major-incidents, mass-casualty-incident, news, patient-management, rescues, special-operations, technology-communications, Training, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Uncategorized, vehicle-operation-ambulances, vehicle-operations-apparatus, videos, wildland | Eric Stroud | 1 Comment

When the Lord was creating Firefighters, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “Your doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.” And the Lord said “Have you read the specification on this person? Firefighters have to be able to go for hours fighting fires or tending […]

Fundamentals of Timber Rigging (Part 2)
October 6, 2011 | Confined Space Training, fire-prevention-education, fire-rescue-topics, major-incidents, rescues, special-operations, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Uncategorized | Eric Stroud | No Comments
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Setting up the Timber Tripod With the current economic crisis in the country and other countries, fire departments are cutting cost where the can. Normally the training budget is first to go and then comes the equipment budget. There are various companies that have premanufactured tri-pod systems for example, DBI, Skedco, Arizona Vortex, and the […]

2011 Higgins & Langley Memorial Awards in Swiftwater Rescue Announced
May 16, 2011 | administration-leadership, ems-health-safety, ems-topics, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, funding-staffing, news, patient-management, rescues, special-operations, technology-communications-ems-topics, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Uncategorized | Eric Stroud | No Comments
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ASHEVILLE, NC. April 3, 2011—The Higgins & Langley Memorial and Education Fund Awards Committee is proud to announce the 2011 Higgins & Langley Memorial Awards in Swiftwater Rescue, which recognize excellence in the field of flood and swiftwater rescue. The awards will be presented on Friday, June 3, 2011, at 7:30 PM, at the annual […]

Harness Induced Pathology
April 22, 2011 | Confined Space Training, ems-health-safety, ems-topics, fire-rescue-topics, major-incidents, patient-management, rescues, special-operations, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Uncategorized | Eric Stroud | 2 Comments
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Harness Induced Pathology is a silent killer in High Angle Rope Rescue, it can also be known as Harness hanging syndrome, Suspension Trauma, Suspension Induced Shock, and Etc. Whatever the title may be, it still poses a problem for rescuers and patients.