Commercial occupancies are often hugely debated when it comes to several fire service topics. Search is no different. For the purposes of this discussion a “Commercial Occupancy” is any building that is not a residential occupancy. It can be a ...

For a while now there have been blogs, articles, and talk detailing the reasons we should search. These articles specifically focus on the argument on wethere to enter or not enter “vacant” properties. These articles are thrown at you every ...

I know I put this video up last year, but it really is my favorite Thanksgiving firehouse scene. It truly embodies the spirit, and brotherhood that should be prevalent in EVERY firehouse in the world. Sadly that’s not the case, but ...

Short, sweet, and to the point…JUST BE READY!! If your going on a fire alarm I do not care if you have been 1,000 times it goes off for a reason so until you get there act accordingly. The same ...

In 1947 the Collyer Brothers were found dead among about 100 tons of junk ranging from phone books, to doll heads. Granted this was not because of a fire but ever since that day ever person to go through FDNY’s Probie School ...

I have been reading a lot lately about job dedication, and dedication to the fire service. While I agree with a lot of the things people have been saying I cannot help but think that there has to be something ...

I think the above really says it all! I just wanted to take a few minutes to say THANKS to all of the soldiers past and present who fought, and continue to fight for our freedom. My grandfather was a ...

  First let me apologize for the lack of activity the past few weeks, I have just been VERY VERY busy. For those of you that follow along on twitter you already know that I have been assigned to a ...

The below video pretty much says it all! With the weather getting colder fires are going to become more frequent. While it is always important to maintain a constant state of readiness and train on all of our skills, we ...

I just wanted to say a quick thanks to all the people out there that continue to read the site and follow along on Twitter. When I first started this thing it was honestly out of sheer frustration. I was ...