TEST Lessons from the Battle of Berlin
As the perimeter shrank and the surviving defenders fell back, they became concentrated into a small area
Grant is silly
I just read the Rapid Lesson Sharing report regarding a scalding injury from the suction hose blowing off of a Mark III pump on the Lost Horse Creek fire a few weeks ago. I had a similar incident back around 2003, though fortunately there were no injuries in that incident. At the time I understood why it had happened but it still seemed to me like an utterly freak occurrence. Looking through the Lessons Learned archives now I think it is slightly less uncommon than I had assumed.
A Federal Firefighter is Diagnosed with Brain Cancer and Workers’ Compensation Covers It
An engine foreman for the U.S. Forest Service had a seizure out of the blue last year that led to the discovery of a brain tumor. With recent developments at the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP), he was able to get his medical expenses covered.
This coverage comes from the 2022 adoption of a list of “presumptive illnesses,” medical conditions which now OWCP presumes come from employment as a firefighter.
Lessons from 2022: AEDs
This article originally appeared in the 2023 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.
AEDs
Carry Them, Check Them, Mark Where They Are Located
Stuff You Should Have
This is Travis Dotson’s “Ground Truths” column from the 2023 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.
Lessons from 2022: Chainsaw Cuts
This article originally appeared in the 2023 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.
Looking at 2022’s reported instances of chainsaw injuries, one number jumps out: More than twice as many cuts to swampers as sawyers.
Lessons from 2022: Entrapments
This article originally appeared in the 2023 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.
In 2022, the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) recorded 12 different events that meet the NWCG definition of “Entrapment”. Of note this year were multiple instances of vehicles becoming stuck or disabled during initial attack, resulting in firefighters needing to retreat on foot as flame fronts overtook their vehicles.
TEST Lessons from the Battle of Berlin
As the perimeter shrank and the surviving defenders fell back, they became concentrated into a small area
Grant is silly
I just read the Rapid Lesson Sharing report regarding a scalding injury from the suction hose blowing off of a Mark III pump on the Lost Horse Creek fire a few weeks ago. I had a similar incident back around 2003, though fortunately there were no injuries in that incident. At the time I understood why it had happened but it still seemed to me like an utterly freak occurrence. Looking through the Lessons Learned archives now I think it is slightly less uncommon than I had assumed.
A Federal Firefighter is Diagnosed with Brain Cancer and Workers’ Compensation Covers It
An engine foreman for the U.S. Forest Service had a seizure out of the blue last year that led to the discovery of a brain tumor. With recent developments at the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP), he was able to get his medical expenses covered.This coverage comes from the 2022 adoption of a list of “presumptive illnesses,” medical conditions which now OWCP presumes come from employment as a firefighter.
Lessons from 2022: AEDs
This article originally appeared in the 2023 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.AEDsCarry Them, Check Them, Mark Where They Are Located
Stuff You Should Have
This is Travis Dotson’s “Ground Truths” column from the 2023 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.
Lessons from 2022: Chainsaw Cuts
This article originally appeared in the 2023 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.Looking at 2022’s reported instances of chainsaw injuries, one number jumps out: More than twice as many cuts to swampers as sawyers.
Lessons from 2022: Entrapments
This article originally appeared in the 2023 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.In 2022, the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) recorded 12 different events that meet the NWCG definition of “Entrapment”. Of note this year were multiple instances of vehicles becoming stuck or disabled during initial attack, resulting in firefighters needing to retreat on foot as flame fronts overtook their vehicles.
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