A Renaissance Fire and Life Safety Education Workshop
Apr 27VIDEO0018.3gp Watch on Posterous Many fire departments today are lacking a strong safety education program. Often, fire chiefs blame budget issues on their choice to avoid supporting fire and life safety education efforts. Maybe we can reverse this trend? We're holding a renaissance fire and life safety education workshop at the Ohio Fire Academy tomorrow. With a few people in...
A Week Isn’t Enough (Repost)
Oct 02I don’t typically repost my blog entries, but this one came to mind again after a recent discussion with a colleague. I first posted this in October 2008. I haven’t changed my thoughts about it at all. How are you celebrating? I was asked several times this week what I was doing to “celebrate” fire prevention week. I replied, “nothing.” Of course, this reply...
Propane tank trailer overturns in residential area
Jan 12From today’s posts at the Dayton Daily News web site: WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — A short tanker truck with a propane tank trailer, delivering propane to a residence on Sugar Ridge Lane, dropped off the shoulder of the driveway at 2469 Sugar Ridge lane shortly before 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, causing the trailer to turn over, Washington Twp. Fire Public Information Officer Rich...
Fire Damages Local Business – My Interview
Dec 03Early Morning Interview Here’s coverage from Channel 2 (WTDN) in Dayton. I need to clarify: The Ohio State Fire Marshal was NOT called, nor did they respond to this fire. Our own Fire Marshal, Mike Long, from Washington Township FD was on scene to investigate this fire. Flames did NOT shoot from the roof. They were visible on the roof. According to Fire Marshal Long, there is a...
Videographer a Hero
Nov 03Catching the action So often we hear that news camera operators are out to get the “blood and guts” stories. We hear the term “if it bleeds, it leads.” Very often they are on scene to capture the action and get as much of the story as possible through the images that can be shared. Stepping away from the camera WDTN photographer Don Hatcher was recently awarded the...
St. Louis Fire Department Crash
Oct 21I don’t know much background about this crash. It was pointed out to me by a former fire department member. The engines were from Engine Co. 10 and Engine Co. 28. The accident happened October 18. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that eight St. Louis firefighters were injured in the collision of two fire engines at Martin Luther King Drive and Taylor Avenue. The two fire engines were...
