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Thursday, July 31, 2014

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Mobile Home Fire in North Charleston Overnight

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Posted on SConFire.com   10 hours ago
SConFire.com CAD:Zoom 2014-07-31 08:52:00 | SC | CHARLESTON CO | NORTH CHARLESTON | *STRUCTURE FIRE* | PRINCE ST | HEAVY FIRE IN A MOBILE HOME ON ARRV| DELAYED 0230 @ABCNEWS4 | SC-01 WCIV ABC NEWS 4 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Flames damaged a ...
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Changing the Fire Service Culture

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Posted on Fire & EMS Leader Pro   15 hours ago
But changing a fire service organization’s culture is not as easy as changing the type of hose that your department carries on its fire apparatus. That’s because making changes to the culture—that mix of rituals, values, and traditions that defines a group—is tricky business and frequently messy. The current culture persists because it’s one of the main ingredients in the glue that holds the organization together. Culture exists in the “space” between people, not just in any one individual or small group of individuals.
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Antique fire trucks for sale in Canada

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Posted on Fire Truck Blog   18 hours ago
Some antique fire trucks at the Firefighters Museum Society of Calgary in Canada are looking for a new home. “The five trucks that are up for sale are not Calgary original, not pertinent to the history of Calgary,” Firefighters Museum ...
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Video: House Fire…The Fire Critic Weighs in on Improper Ventilation Technique

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Posted on Fire Critic   19 hours ago
I have something to say. Many ask why I don't weigh in on actions and tactics I see in videos I post on FireCritic.com. This is one of those times I CANNOT stay silent. Fast-forward to 3:50 in the video for what I am talking about. This is NOT a correct way of ventilating a roof. Most of you know I am not a "Safety Sallie". Our profession is inherently dangerous, we need to operate as safely and effectively as possible.
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Cellphone Searches and Stipends

Posted on Fire Law Blog   19 hours ago
Today’s burning question: My fire department gives firefighters a stipend of $125 dollars a year to cover the costs of various text messages they send us and any work related calls we make/receive. Does this give the department the right to search our personal phones?Answer: No, a simple stipend would not – in and of itself – authorize a fire department to “search” someone’s cellphone
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Video: House Fire in San Jose, CA w/ Extension to Exposure

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Posted on Fire Critic   21 hours ago
On Wednesday, July 30th, 2014, at 11:22 am, units of the San José Fire Department responded to a reported vegetation fire in the 4000 block of Hampshire Place. Engine Company 28 arrived to find one home heavily involved with fire showing and extending to a neighboring home and running that structure's attic.
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