|
When you run calls from the fire station close to a border with another jurisdiction, it is important to maintain heathy relations with your counterparts from the other side. Maintainin a basic understanding of how they operate insures that mission effectiveness remains at its best. Station 6 units regularly interact with those from Fairfax stations […] It is a bit late, and most of the American population has probably already slipped into a food coma by now, so this message might come to you all a bit late. But that’s OK, because I just got to work for another 12-hour night shift on the night of Thanksgiving, so at least I […] The mission of the Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department, as with any other fire department around the world, is to aid in the preservation of life and property. This is achieved through a variety of activities, such as staffing frontline fire apparatus, training, and providing support for public events. FCVFD actively engages the public through […] I’ll say it again. Check for overhead obstructions. This is something that is pretty much drilled into your head when you learn how to throw ladders in the fire service. Our instructors take this very seriously, and they penalize you pretty hard when you forget to do this during training. Checking for overhead obstacles that […] ACFD responded to a call for an accident with injury on the intersection of N Washington Blvd. and N Ohio St. Responding units: Engine 106, Engine 108, Medic 106, Medic 102, Medic 104, Truck 106, Battalion Chief 112, EMS Supervisor 112, Command Aide 114 Fellow volunteer John Bonds and I were with the crew of […] When I received my operational gear in April 2009, upon graduation from Arlington County’s volunteer indoctrination training program in December 2008, I started out riding Engine 106. Its versatility of running both EMS and fire calls was very appealing, and Truck 106 simply felt way too much for me. The sheer size of the apparatus […] As usual, Laura convinced me into going to this year’s Virginia State EMS Symposium, held in Norfolk, Virginia. Going through the insane weather on our way there was no joke.
The EMS Symposium is the largest annual EMS event that is hosted and organized by the Virginia State Office of […] |
||
|
Copyright © 2026 Bunker Boots - All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
||