Firefighter Training Articles

Inside the Command Post – Episode #16 – SBFD

May 28, 2009

A look Inside the Command Post. SBFD Company and Chief Officers arriving on scene and their Size-Up process. This video clip was shot during the Memorial Day weekend of 2009. First arriving SBFD units found a single family dwelling with potential backdraft conditions. The need to perform and coordinate vertical ventilation is crucial for firefighter [...]

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The SBFD Just Arriving

May 21, 2009

A video collage of the City of San Bernardino Fire Department first arriving Company and Chief Officers establishing command setting up the fire ground operations.

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The SBFD: A Look At A Series Of Arson Fires In Black & White

May 14, 2009

This video clip is a look back at a few fires from a series of arson fires that impacted the City of San Bernardino for about an 18 month period.

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Inside the Command Post – Episode #15 – SBFD

May 7, 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 BC setting up his Incident Action Plan and the Initial companies arriving on scene and starting to suppress the fire on a 2-Story Garden Style Apartment Fire on the first and second [...]

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Inside the Command Post – Episode #14 – SBFD

April 30, 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 BC setting up his Incident Action Plan and the Initial companies arriving on scene and starting to suppress the fire on a 2-Story Garden Style Apartment Fire on the second floor with [...]

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Oregon Governor Signs Fire Fighter Cancer Presumption Bill

April 28, 2009

April 28, 2009 – Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has signed state legislation (HB 2420) expanding the list of cancers presumed to be work-related for Oregon fire fighters. The law is effective January 1, 2010. “This was a very proud moment for Oregon fire fighters,” says Oregon State Fire Fighters Council (OSFFC) President Kelly Bach. “Over [...]

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Inside the Command Post – Episode #13 – SBFD

April 23, 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 BC in the ICP working with a Captain who is soon to be promoted to to the rank of BC. (more)

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Inside the Command Post – Episode #12

April 16, 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 BC setting up his Incident Action Plan and the Initial companies arriving on scene and starting to suppress the fire.

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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, [...]

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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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