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Firefighter Training Articles

A Look at LACoFD Air Firefighter-Paramedics

April 14, 2009

LACoFD air operations firefighter-paramedics are trained for virtually any emergency situation.
Working with one pilot, two firefighter-paramedics staff each LACoFD helicopter air squad. The air operations section staffs three air squads 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, drawing from its total fleet of six Bell 412s and three Sikorsky S-70 Firehawks.
Each day, three multi-mission [...]

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2009 AFG application opens April 15

April 13, 2009

The Department of Homeland Security has posted the FY2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program Guidance on the AFG Website. The application period is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Applications for these grants must be received by Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern [...]

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SBFD In Action: Communication and a Common Philosophy

April 9, 2009

Here is a look at the San Bernardino City Fire Department in action. This video clip was used as a part of a department wide training program to develop a better working relationship between Company & Chief Officers. It is really important for Chief Officers to never forget where they came from and to be [...]

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Inside the CP #11 – SBFD

April 2, 2009

A look Inside the Command Post SBFD Company and Chief Officers arriving on scene and their Size-Up process. This video clip shows the importance of matching the strategic mode with the “standardized principles of risk” This is a two story 4-unit apartment building that is vacant & abandoned. The IC does a good job of [...]

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Inside the Command Post – Episode # 8

March 18, 2009

A look “Inside the Command Post” SBFD Company and Chief Officers arriving on scene and their Size-Up process. This video clip shows a well involved 2-Story building and some good communication to help make the proper risk assessment decision. Is it a Go or a No-Go situation?

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Firefighters Love St. Patrick’s Day….here’s the History of the Holiday

March 17, 2009

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years.
On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in [...]

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San Bernardino House Fire – Inside the Command Post # 9

March 16, 2009

SBFD units arrived on scene to find a vacant single family dwelling that had previously been used by squatters, with moderate smoke conditions in the attic area. The fire was quickly extinguished and while doing so, two firefighters sustained minor knee injuries. The fire was investigated and it was determined to be incendiary in nature [...]

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March 4, 2009

Here is our 7th episode of  “Inside the Command Post”. A series created my Battalion Chief Mike Alder shows SBFD Company and Chief Officers arriving on scene and their Size-Up process. This video clip shows some single family dwelling vertical ventilation operations.

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Inside the Command Post – Episode 6

March 3, 2009

Here is our sixth episode of the “Inside Command Post”. A series created by Battalion Chief Mike Alder with the San Bernardino City FD, CA. This training series is designed to promote the need for ICS and to help Firefighters train in the area of Command and Control.

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SAN BERNARDINO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT MOURNS THE LOSS OF FIRE CAPTAIN

March 3, 2009

It is with great sadness that the San Bernardino Fire Department announces the passing of Fire Captain Creighton (Creig) Nece. Creig was a 19 year veteran of the fire department and died during the morning hours on 3/2/09 while in the hospital recovering from back injuries sustained in an off-road vehicle accident last week.
Creig leaves [...]

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