Well folks it is that time of year again, the NASCAR Nationwide, and Sprint Cup series have come back for yet another race here in good ole Richmond Va. As usual I will be attending the races which means tomorrow morning ...

In the previous post here http://averagejakeff.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/quick-forcible-entry-scenario/ we discussed and showed examples of why taking the glass of a residential door in order to force entry may not be the best way to go, but what about commercial doors. You know the ...

Below is a quick video promoting the Virginia Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. This is a yearly service that happens every year honoring the fallen firefighters in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This years service is June 4th 2011, at noon in ...

Just wanted to expand a little on a point I made in the post here: http://averagejakeff.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/learning-lessons-from-others/  In it I described a scenario that firefighters are often faced with and the problems with the solution people often offer. In the above ...

Tonites episode of Firefighter Net Cast is sure to be a great one! Captain Stephen Marsar from FDNY Engine 8 will be a guest of Chris Naum on his show “Taking it to the Streets”. Captain Marsar had become world-famous for his “Survivability Profiling” ...

As we all know fires are less and less, so we have to get experience in other ways. Sometimes we watch videos for pure entertainment, but others we can gain a lot of information. Typically we can learn something from everything ...

The below video is radio traffic from a Fairfax County Va MAYDAY during a basement fire. During firefighting operations a firefighter becomes disoriented and issues a MAYDAY. The mayday call happens at 4:09 of the video if you just want to skip ...

Attached is another great video from Dale Pekel, it demonstrates some drills you can use in your station simulating removing down firefighters from basement windows. I know the guys at my old shift just built a bailout simulator, and the ...

Just wanted to put up a quick video that is already getting a lot of play and discussion over at www.statter911.com. We have an advanced fire that has taken hold of the structure. I know I have posted about this ...

Below is the audio from the recent DCFD Mayday that injured several firefighters in a collapse of an abandoned building, that was thought to have “squatters” still inside. The goal is not to critique these incidents but to learn from them, ...