Recent Articles
Posted By: Dave Robertson
Wed Nov 29th, 2023
(Preamble)
I recently made the difficult, but I believe correct, decision to leave my fire department. Difficult because I saw my mandate there as do-able and important. Hard, but do-able. That mandate was to meld five older departments into one, with the eventual one being up to date with current
Posted By: Daniel Arroyo
Wed Jul 26th, 2023
The amount of electric vehicles (EVs) taking over our roadways have increased at a very rapid rate and fire departments need to be ready when the inevitable fire in one of these vehicles starts. According to the US department of Energy and New Jersey’s Electric Vehicle Act 2020, the number of EVs hi
Posted By: Dave Bain
Wed May 25th, 2022
“We all need people who give us feedback. That is how we improve” – Bill Gates
Adults are self-deterministic as learners. This means that we seek to control our own performance and improve it where possible. To do this, we need to know (1) what we have done well, (2) what areas we can improve, and
Posted By: Ryan James Daughton, Safety Officer
Mon Nov 29th, 2021
During the month of October, a bulk of Fire Departments across the country, both career staffed, and volunteer staffed, take one-week per year, and curb their enthusiasm. The focus of their attention moves away from fire suppression and goes towards fire prevention. This newsletter is not to talk at
Posted By: Anthony Avillo, MS
Thu Jan 28th, 2021
Attack Team Entry Checklist
Advancing a hoseline into the fire building must be well coordinated and once past the entry door, can look like a work or art or a train wreck. Often, the problems occur before the door is even opened. The attack process must be done right from beginning to water appli
