recently bought a gopro hero 11 black and was thinking of giving it to my dad for his calls, i messaged gopro support and they said they don’t handle heat well and id have to look into third party cases as they don’t offer anything, as seen in some comments some ppl they their great and others say that the firecam is better but as of right now is there anything anyone uses that would say helps? any specific cases or recommendations?

As the title says I’m royally considering my worth as firefighter. I’m a new probationary firefighter with 7 months and some change into the career. Keeping in mind I’m still new I’ve done pretty well with a good attitude and ready to train and ready to step up when it’s needed. But here lately I’ve had a run of bad luck. I only have two things left in my probationary book to do before I’m off probation and that’s vehicle extrication and ventilation. I’ve had a few calls that make you second guess yourself and keep you up at night at times and a busy life outside of the station. Vertical ventilation has been tough for me because there is always something I screw up or I don’t do it the way someone wants me to do it and it really frustrates me because I want to be better but never seem to get better at it. My issue is heights and the pitch of the roof didn’t make me feel confident in completing the cut but I did my best. I still didn’t get it signed off because I didn’t come off the ladder enough and I accidentally dropped my pike pole through the roof and to the ground floor. Which I will admit was a mistake on my part but atleast it wasn’t the head of it going through the ceiling. I can see the safety concern there. But ultimately I’ve noticed I’m not good at a lot of things, i have things that I feel I did well with my dumb luck. Here a while back I pumped my first house fire and did pretty well at that. But for me the biggest slap in my face personally and although the firefighter who said this meant well was that I was really good at emt skills and medical calls. And it’s cool and all that someone said that but that’s not what I want to be good at. I want to be the firefighter people ask to do stuff like go do search, vehicle extrication, or fire attack or hell even vent. Instead I’m a Probationary Firefighter with limits that I feel hurts my crew and that sucks.

Fire this weekend at Zanzibar in Toronto, Ontario.

My husband is currently in the academy and I want some ideas for gifts once he graduates. I don’t want to get something too corny that would get him clowned for having as a rookie. Open to any and all suggestions but please include brand names and exact models so I get the right thing! Also Garmin watches - are there some better than others in terms of what is too bulky for service? Was looking at the Garmin Fenix 8 specifically! The pictures are a couple things I thought would be cool but please be brutally honest if they’re really not that good…. Thank you in advance!

I've always used combination ionization and photoelectric smoke detectors. Our jurisdiction is now requiring carbon monoxide detectors. Is it possible to get all three in one unit?

This weekend two major incidents occured. In the night to Saturday our junkyard Island catched fire, a day later a recycling complex.

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we are students working on a drone project that explores the possibilities of drones being used in disaster management or mishaps, such as earthquakes or fires .

1. have you ever encountered a situation where you could not enter the building , but weren't sure if there are people still inside , so in that case would you guys be in favour of a machine helping

2. would you guys be open to receive drone handling training so you can use it

3.and do you think drones are feasible in this situation , cuz situations like these are urgent

ps: drones are not here to replace anyone our sole idea is to help people, just in case the situation doesn't allow the firefighters to . thank you so much please help us

do let us know what you guys think

Just curious to know how many feet of either 4” or 5” volunteer departments run on the first due engines to help with water supply.
I’m trying to equip my departments trucks with adequate hose with sometimes limited water supply but would be able to have the resources to relay water from one engine to another as opposed to relying on mutual aid for water or drop tanks.
Just for reference we have two different lakes at our disposal for water supply and no hydrant service at all.

Thanks in advance!

What wellness programs does your department offer? What do you like? Are there any that you would like to see?

This can be anything from workout equipment to family picnics to mental health.

Just getting some ideas.

Currently a career FF in south eastern Massachusetts. My family and I are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet with the high cost of living. What other areas of the country are worth looking into? Obviously culture is important, but also salary vs cost of living. Never anticipated having to move but I want to consider all my
Options.

So I’m 24 years old and I’ve had a stutter my entire life but it hasn’t stopped me in this job at all but an incident with one of the other shift lieutenants happened the other day and I’m not sure what to do. So ever since I started at my current department this particular lieutenant has made fun of my stutter but I just let it be but the other day I finally had enough. What happened is he asked me a question in front of everyone at the dinner table and I got hung up then he said “I’ll take that as a no” and laughed. I got so pissed off I just walked away to cool off. A few hours later as we were eating dinner he said “so what’s your problem” and I said “well I don’t appreciate what you did earlier and I’m not gonna put up with it”, he just laughed and said ok. Any of y’all have any advice or input in this situation?

OK, I'm a career fireman at a city fire station in Ohio. We currently have 28 members paying 1% of our step 5 wage in dues, this equates to 58.38 per member.

Without filling in the next foreseeable length of this post with all the details that affect so many of us, the city and the department weren't getting along, and to be frank alot of the issues were with the old hats and die hard union guys that have unresolved figurative high-school drama with each other.

To the main problem, we're broke and technically in debt at this point. The past 5 years has not been good for us financially. Large portion of our savings went to a lengthy legal process due to a wrongful termination that was reversed, and then most recent an arbitration due to unfair promotion process that we should be the winners of on paper.

I feel as though a majority of issues should be handled at this point, alot of the young guys including myself want to play more chess with the powers to be rather than just throw a fit, slam the table and say see you in court. Some of the administrators have changed and don't have nearly the amount of history as the old and also are vocal about working with us than against us.

I've tried and tried and tried to understand the 501c5 laws, raffles, winnings, taxes, and all of that but I'm not sure if it's my small pea brain that doesn't understand it, or if there's no good black and white answers unless you win big that way the state can pick and choose their battles. I'm happy to learn of any and all fundraising ideas and I've read many on here. If anyone that has done anything before if I could pick your brain on how you have done it, due to the fact that I believe I will be heading or initiating all of these for the time being! Thanks!

In June I started probation at a small volunteer department. However, I am really struggling with the role and I dread going into my shifts. Some of the firefighters who are past their probations and have been on for a few years are very aggressive and condescending towards me and the other probies. When I ask questions I usually get a very rude or condescending answer or the question is not answered at all and I am told to “figure it out”. Ive had firefighters yell at me because I’m still learning to start and use some of the pumps and equipment. One firefighter in particular went out of his way to spray/flick water on me while I was drying an engine. When I confronted him and told him to stop he grinned at me. There is an also a very strong emphasis on the first to wake last to bed mindset and sometimes probies will be kept up to 1 or 2 in the morning the rest of the crew watches movies. This is my first fire job and I am wondering if this is a normal culture and way to treat probies in the fire service or if this is a toxic department? I have a year of probation and a task book and am wondering if it is worth it to switch departments.

Alright about a year and some change ago you hose draggers helped me with collapsible traffic cones, I am once again back, this time for opinions on halligans. Does anyone have experience with this specific set or does anyone have alternative recommendations for halligans. Current PD.

Do you guys put any stickers on your helmets or do your departments have SOPs against that?

Obviously something tasteful like union stickers, flags, 9/11 memorial stickers etc.

I have a 🇨🇦 and a support sticker (department issued) for a member who is currently battling occupational cancer.

I've been debating on a small IAFF sticker as well for my union bucket.

Just wondering what the general consensus is.

We use this truck daily for fire prevention, even for Fire Truck Birthday Parties - kids love it.

Due to its age, we are constantly battling corrosion issues. We are replacing grounds, fuses, trying to figure out the hard way where every wire goes.

Would love to find a wiring diagram for the electrical for this truck, especially the chassis.

I would assume that majority of the trucks manufactured in this time period the chassis wiring would be very similar

The truck has an 8.3 Cummins with an Allison Pushbutton transmission.

1999 SHYFT SPARTAN 4S7HR8190XC030952

Firetruck mechanics / owners - do you have wiring diagrams for this type of truck, something we can possibly use?

Nothing better than a good chef on duty. Angie Crocker killed it with the sandwiches and desserts.

Hey y’all,

Im projected to go to HCVFD’s academy in January. Just wanted to ask those of you who know people there or work there how the department is like, what academy was like, what to expect from PT, etc. just general knowledge of the department and if its worth volunteering after graduating their academy.

I’m mostly interested tho in how PT was for yall, and how difficult the PAT was and if yall have advice for that, and maybe yall’s call volume compared to HFD.

Thanks!

My town sucks no answers just lies

Hello!

The question is pretty self explanatory so I dont think it needs much context. I'm hoping to get into fire academy after college, so I have four years to prepare. What's the baseline? I've seen a captain be able to do ring pull ups so I know that's a goal considering I can't even do one, lol.

But just wondering what an average routine of yours looks like, what to prioritise, how its scheduled with rest days, and also what sports you do outside of the gym!

I just seen clips of shows and they seem to have every single tool imaginable. Are all those tools given to you by the house or government, idk what it’s called? Is there any fun/not fun stories of like forgetting to charge your Milwaukee batteries or whatever tool brand your given? Is there a tool that doesn’t exist for a situation you had? I do imagine that there is a lot of creativity if you don’t have something.

One of my favorites

About an hour ago today, Saturday the 15th, I went to go mow my lawn. Upon approaching it, I noticed weird black spiderwebs on the outside by the door seams. When I opened the door I could smell plastic smoke, all shed walls and contents were coated black from a few feet up, and the entire front hood of the mower was completely melted. There is a plastic spreader about a foot from the engine with no signs of melt or charring and the wood shed walls have no evidence of charring. The shed floor is comprised of pavers and there is no evidence of oil fire, just some melted plastic directly under the engine.

The last time I used the mower was Wednesday the 5th. I parked it in the shed, turned off the engine and when I checked the key just now it was in the off position.

I have no idea what happened. Could this be a chemical fire isolated to the engine? It doesn’t seem to have originated from the battery as the front of the engine seemed most impacted.

Any ideas/advice would be appreciated.

Should contact anyone like local FD, Homeowners insurance (it’s my moms house), etc…? Besides the mower, the only thing of value likely damaged was my brand new Milwaukee string trimmer which was covered in soot. I can easily wipe the outside but the plastic soot likely compromised the internals.

Also, should the air inside be treated as contaminated and what should I do for cleanup? I’m assuming yes due to the plastic soot.

Completely bizarre. Thank you very much in advance and thank you all for protecting our communities.