“Roll Call”…
Friday, April 18th, 2008Firefighter Spot has finally launched his new site and believe me it was worth the wait. Spread the word that the best videos on the web can now be found at bestfirefightervideo.com. Thanks to all who helped him get it up and running…
Brotherhood Instructors has posted an interactive tactical discussion on their site. First watch [...]
“Roll Call”…
Friday, March 21st, 2008I have been working a varying schedule for some reason this year; Lots of shift trades (mutuals if you speak with an “east-coast” accent) and lots of time off. I did work yesterday at a good Engine Company. I am still on the streets covering, however word on the same streets is that my time [...]
“Salute to Service”…
Friday, March 14th, 2008Chief Bobby Halton, Editor in Chief of Fire Engineering, has asked thehousewatch.com to pass on a reminder to those planning on attending the Fire Department Instructor’s Conference (FDIC) in April. FDIC will be doing a “Salute to Service” during the opening ceremonies on April 9th. Therefore, FDIC is asking everyone who plans on attending to show up to the opening ceremonies in their Class A [...]
“Milwaukee Fire Department Honor Guard Clinic”…
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
The Milwaukee Fire Department Honor Guard is hosting its clinic on May 30 and May 31, 2008.
For more information and to register, click on the link below:
mfd_brochure_20081.pdf
“Roll Call”…
Saturday, March 8th, 2008Fire Engineering’s new Community Network and Training Site is up and running. Lots of people are already joining in. The Housewatch even makes a guest appearance on the site, let me know if my photo looks dreamy enough…
Ray McCormack has a great Engine Article in Firerescue Interactive. That’s the monthly magazine published by the Fire [...]
“Roll Call”…
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Google has added “Street View”to its Google Maps. The Housewatch’s City is on the list and you can see my house from my mailbox. Scary…I even found Truck 12 in quarters….
The FDNY has spent the earlier part of the week doing some empirical research on combating wind-driven fires. I attended the second stage of the research [...]
“Roll Call”….
Monday, February 25th, 2008Brian from Castle Rock sent me a great video of the taxpayer explosion in Durango, CO. STATer 911 and the guys at Fire Geezer also have some great video and info on the fire. Taxpayer close-calls always demonstrate at least a couple of universal concerns. First and foremost, the only size line that should be coming off the first due Engine is [...]
“Roll Call”….
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Check out Fire Engineering’s “Training Minutes” on Fire Engineering T.V. This week’s piece is on preventing the short stretch and explains some points on the working length by Lt. Ray McCormack, FDNY. Stop by Fire Engineering’s website every Tuesday for new “Training Minutes.”
Firefighter Spot has a video of a second floor fire in an occupied 2 1/2″ story. Great [...]
“Roll Call”…..
Saturday, February 9th, 2008It’s been a while since my last Roll Call….
The present owner of the Deutsche Bank Building next to the Trade Center site is restarting the clean up and demolition of the building. Two FDNY Firefighters, Robert Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino were lost during a fire in the building last August. Let’s see if they take down the building as [...]
Roll Call….
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Our Brothers in the FDNY and Billy Goldfeder (The Secret List) want to remind us all that today is the third anniversary of New York’s “Black Sunday.” FDNY Lieutenants Curtis Meyran and John Bellew were killed during a fire in a Bronx tenement in which they were forced to jump from a window due to deteriorating [...]
« Previous Entries