Firefighting Overtakes Construction as Deadliest Job in Massachusetts

13 firefighter fatalities in 2011 accounted for 22% of all workplace fatalities

http://www.firefighternation.com/article/news-2/firefighting-overtakes-construction-deadliest-job-massachusetts

Thru-The-Lock Time Trial (Aluminum Stile Doors)

Tactical Safety for Firefighters: Quick, Aggressive, Violent - Fire Engineering

Tactical Safety for Firefighters: Quick, Aggressive, Violent - Fire Engineering

Training Helps Save Firefighter Who Fell Through Roof

http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2012/04/training-helps-save-firefighter-who-fell-through-roof.html

Region 5 Course Update

REMINDER:   Your department will be billed for Fire Instructor (4171)  and Fire Officer (2100) manuals for students that cancel out or no-show to those classes and do not return their manual to this office prior to course start. 

This is a brief update on some of the upcoming catalog courses in Region 5:

·         1153-12-510, FFI, scheduled to start 5/14 at Hampton Co Fire Dept has been cancelled

·         2100-12-504, Fire Officer, scheduled to start 5/14 at the Region 5 Office will go---this class is full

·         2155-12-504, Command Sim, scheduled to start 5/14 at MCAS Beaufort Fire Dept will go

·         2150-12-505, ISO, scheduled to start 5/15 at St. John’s Fire Dept will go

·         2145-12-502, IC: High Rise, scheduled to start 5/19 at Awendaw Fire Dept will go---we are still accepting late registrations for this class (send them to our office)

·         1221-12-505, Pump Ops II, scheduled to start 5/21 at Burton Fire Dept will go (thanks to everyone in Beaufort Co who helped us get some additional regs so this class can go!)-----we are still accepting late registrations for this class (send them to Columbia today, and after today, send them to our office)

·         1153-12-511, FFI, scheduled to start 5/28 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue will go---there is still some space in this class----don’t forget to send CPR and First/Aid documentation with your registration forms

·         2121-12-504, DMICO, scheduled to start 5/30 at Burton Fire Dept will go

·         3350-12-502, Water Rescue, scheduled to start 6/1 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue will go---this class is full

·         1221-12-506, Pump Ops II, scheduled to start 6/9 at Goose Creek Rural Fire Dept will go—there is still some space in this class

The following classes are in danger of cancelling (low enrollment):

·         8335-12-504, Wildland, scheduled to start 5/29 at Hardeeville Fire Dept (need 2 more students)

·         2130-12-504, Bldg Const: N/C, scheduled to start 6/2 at Hampton Co Fire Dept (need 10 more students)

Region 5 Course Update

Good morning!  This is a brief update on some of the upcoming catalog courses in Region 5:

·         1153-12-510, FFI, scheduled to start 5/14 at Hampton Co Fire Dept has been cancelled

·         2100-12-504, Fire Officer I, scheduled to start 5/14 at the Charleston Regional Office will go---this class is full

·         2155-12-504, Command Sim, scheduled to start 5/14 at MCAS Beaufort will go

·         2150-12-505, ISO, scheduled to start 5/15 at St. John’s Fire Dept will go

·         2121-12-504, DMICO, scheduled to start 5/30 at Burton Fire Dept will go

·         3350-12-502, Water Rescue, scheduled to start 6/1 at Hilton Head Fire/Rescue will go---this class is full

·         1221-12-506, Pump Ops II, scheduled to start 6/9 at Goose Creek Rural Fire Dept will go

The following classes are in danger of cancelling (low enrollment):

·         2145-12-502, IC: Structural, scheduled to start 5/19 at Awendaw Fire Dept (need 1 student)—this class cuts off Thursday morning!

·         1221-12-505, Pump Ops II, scheduled to start 5/21 at Burton Fire Dept (need 5 students)---this class cuts off Friday morning!

·         1153-12-511, FFI, scheduled to start 5/28 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue (need 2 students)

·         8335-12-504, Wildland, scheduled to start 5/29 at Hardeeville Fire Dept (need 2 students)

·         2130-12-504, Bldg Const: N/C, scheduled to start 6/2 at Hampton Co Fire Dept (need 10 students)

NFPA 1410 Evolution 1

Good job to everyone on the 1410 drill last week. It was a huge improvement over the first time we ran that evolution. Through increased profficiency and teamwork we reduced our average time on Evolution 1 by over one minute and we were well below the NFPA recommended time of 3 minutes. Congratulations to Shift 1 for having the fastest time at 1:48 and Shift 3 for having the best average time.

 The average times are as follows:
Shift 1- 2:30
Shift 2- 2:41
Shift 3- 2:19
Dept.- 2:30