I am putting this out a day early since I have to work in the AM, plus February is a short month so you can take that extra day and use it to train. A lot of times we find ...

DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOUR IRONS!!!!!!! With your donation of just 1 hour of hands on training a shift you can prevent Halligans like Harry here from being out on the street looking for random doors to force. Harry started off ...

I have been reading some pretty motivational stuff as of late, specifically the “Owning The Job” Series over at www.firecritic.com. It has come at a good time when I am kinda down on my motivation (not personal but departmental). Sometimes ...

This is just a short video on how to defeat the American Series 2000 lock AKA “The Hockey Puck Lock”. I was originally taught this method by Capt. Robert Morris of the FDNY at FDIC East in Atlantic City New ...

It is a shame that in an instructional picture on how to “Kick in a door” that a fireman is used to depict the act. Sadly to many of us are out there kicking doors while perfectly good tools are ...

According to the study done by the NVFC (National Volunteer Fire Council) that firefighters have a higher percentage of obesity (73-88%) than the average American (33.8%). Obesity is measure by BMI (Body Mass Index) To calculate BMI you can use this ...

90 days….it is just 90 days 12 hours and 29 minuets until FDIC 2012!!! I am starting to get the itch to be back in Indy and to get some of the best training available, from some of the greatest ...

I have been thinking about this for a while and after some recent events it has finally boiled over to where I feel the need to write about it.Also I feel I must say this based on past experience, and ...

  With the recent injuries, and deaths involving ladders (I know they were aerialladders) I felt that this month it would be a good idea to return to some basic drilling and go over some safe ways to climb ladders. ...

There is a new wave of racing craze out there called adventure racing. It takes the endurance of a marathon and combines it with other challenges. These races such as Tough Mudder, Spartan Race, and Warrior Dash offer something different ...