Richard Riley

Building an Apparatus to Do Work

July 21, 2022 | 1 PM EDT

这个网络广播将经历过程和设计n of an apparatus that is ready to go to work. The cost of apparatus today demands that departments get the most for their money and that the rig can do the job for the community and firefighters it will serve. The engineering of rigs should always be driven by the firefighters who ride it, with a balance of mechanical needs to ensure reliable performance. This Webcast will help guide you through the design, engineering, and final delivery of your apparatus.
Leigh Shapiro

Critical Thinking for Fire Officer Development

July 14, 2021 | 1 PM EDT

This Webcast will teach students to critically evaluate their situation, select the appropriate leadership strategies and tactics, and drive the intended outcome. It provides a leadership roadmap to enhance your likelihood of success both on and off the fireground. Because there is no substitute for wisdom—gained only through experience—it is the responsibility of senior leadership to pass on those lessons to the new/aspiring officers to prepare them for what lies ahead so they don’t have to learn them the hard way.

Hundreds of Firefighters Tackle Forest Fires in Southern France

In drought conditions and with temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, the first forest fires have broken out in southern France, some of them fuelled by strong winds.
new mexico wildfires

NM Residents Sue for Information on Massive Wildfire

Dozens of residents in a small New Mexico community impacted by massive wildfires that merged in April are suing the U.S. Forest Service over what they called a failure to provide information about the government's role in starting the blazes.
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AL Man Sets Fire to House, Wounds One, Kills Self after Chase, Official Says

A man shot himself following a police chase and a series of events that apparently left one person wounded Friday night in Rainbow City, according to an official with knowledge of the events.
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Italy Locates Seven Bodies at Scorched Crash Site of Helicopter

Italian rescuers on Saturday located the bodies of seven people, including four Turks and two Lebanese, who died when their helicopter crashed in a heavily forested, mountainous area in north-central Italy during a storm, authorities said.
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Novato (CA) Historian, Firefighter Named Citizen of Year

Retired volunteer firefighter Ray Dwelly, who helped establish the Hamilton Field History Museum, has been named the Novato "citizen of the year" for 2021.
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Firefighters Rescue Two After Fall into Chocolate Tank at PA Candy Plant

Two people were rescued after they somehow fell into a partially filled chocolate tank while doing maintenance work at a candy factory in Pennsylvania.
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