The Dangers of Gluten
It was an ordinary day, as it ordinarily is. My crew had been busy readying our gear and checking out the apparatus as the off-duty crew joked and ate the bagels a ride-along had brought that morning. The truth is everything looked like the day could be one of those...
Driver/Operator 1B
Driver Operator 1B can be a tough class, especially for those who aren’t math geeks. Help is here.
How to Become a Firefighter
Becoming a firefighter takes a lot of work. Here are 10 steps to earning your place among the ranks of American firefighters.
Fire Fighter Resume Templates
Writing resumes is not easy. With these free word resume templates, you’ll save a lot of time, frustration and money.
Brotherhood & Camaraderie
Firefighting is more than axes and engines. It’s a collection of relationships, both near and far, familiar and foreign, that make the experience more incredible than any other job in the world.
The 4 Stages of a Fire
By most standards including the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) there are 4 stages of a fire. These stages are incipient, growth, fully developed, and decay. The following is a brief overview of each stage. Incipient – This first stage begins...
Los Medanos Fire Academy 092
The Summer 2009 graduation Los Medanos Fire Academy class.
Diabetes – A Quick Report
Diabetes affects millions of people worldwide. Knowing what causes it, the symptoms it produces and how to manage it will help EMS providers in treating patients appropriately.
firefighting, fire prevention and ems
A small compilation of blog contributions from other fire and EMS blogs.