* “Response Time” is in the news, big time, in Dallas. By now you’ve heard about the sad story of the motorcycle policeman who crashed and died during escort detail for the Clinton campaign. Dave Statter at STATter911 is onto the story behind the story…… dispatch screwed up somehow and there was a 5-minute delay before they sent medics on the call. Read his posting HERE. I expect we haven’t heard the last of this one.
* Housewatch has initiated a good discussion on the differences between 2½” and 1¾” hose on commercial fires. It’s worth your time to read through it HERE.
* FirefighterSpot has a good batch of recent postings, including a couple of fire engine rollovers, a gripping water rescue, and one more Close-Call video for his large library HERE.
* FireRescue1 has a good article on the growing trend of volunteer fire departments hiring part-time FF’s to fill in staffing gaps. And these part-timers are usually paid FF’s with another department. Read the full STORY.
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