Wet Stuff On the Red Stuff… The Nozzle Position

By: Danny Doyle
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire
The infamous statement “The fire goes as the first line goes“  has either become a harsh reality to  you or something that you might have read in the latest fire service journals.  We are going to dig into that statement regarding the first line, one position at a time, starting at [...]

Rapid Intervention Roles & Responsibilities

Happy Holidays, after a short break for vacation we’re back…  A while ago Brian Rayner asked about some thoughts on RIT responsibilities, so while it took me a while – I usually come through.
I’m going to share with you the recently revised policies for the DCFD on this topic.  Let me start off by saying that [...]

What is a “combat ready” engine company?

There are babies trapped, everyone’s counting on you, you’re actions will make or break this fire. If you take every action with these thoughts in mind, it doesn’t matter if they’re true or not – you’ll be performing at your best.

Unique Tools of the Trade Part II

The sign above Pete’s gear locker at Rescue 2, the true Vulcan God of Fire Lt. Pete Lund

To follow up on the previous article, there are two more tools that I wanted to share with all of you. I personally loved carrying these two tools with me when I was assigned to be the driver [...]

Unique Tools of the Trade by Lt. Pete Lund

I remember every phone call from Pete that started off with “You will not believe what JAF made this week”. JAF was better known as Jack-Ass Fabrications out of the shop at Rescue 2 in Brooklyn. His crew of fabricators were always coming up with the next best tool to end all tools. We at [...]