Name: Donald Colarusso
Date registered: December 5, 2014
A 25-year veteran firefighter with the Fresno Fire Department in California was critically injured after falling through the roof of a private dwelling that was on fire. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/z4kJOXq_Qwk The fire was reported on Cortland Avenue and Del Mar Avenue in central Fresno on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at approximately 1:30 PM. Fire Department spokesman …
The AB Inflatable Inflatable Water Rescue Boat with Aluminum Shallow “V” Hull is receiving an overwhelmingly high interest level from water rescue teams. This boat is versatile, durable and the perfect answer to many water rescue environments including urban, shallow water, open water and more. Several regional demonstrations have been held or are scheduled. A …
Newark Fire Department’s “Probationary Firefighters” class received training of Firefighter Escape Systems. The training was provided by All Hands Fire Equipment & Training, based out of central New Jersey. 41 recruit-firefighters received the training on Tuesday, January 6 at Newark Fire Department’s Orange Avenue training facility. The recruits attended a classroom session which introduced them …
Reprinted news story from StratfordStar.com Story by Greg Reilly on December 18, 2014 NOTE: Training was provided by All Hands Fire Equipment & Training. After receiving a federal grant of $75,000 last summer to acquire personal escape systems for firefighters who need to escape a fire through an upper-story window, Stratford Fire Department has the …
(Reposted from CBS 58 News) Milwaukee, WI: Three Milwaukee firefighters are recovering after being injured in an apartment fire Tuesday night. Firefighters rushed into the burning building near Sherman and Eggert around 10 p.m. after hearing reports that residents may be trapped inside. The firefighters were overcome by smoke and flames and were forced to …
Police Officers from the United States Parks Police and New Jersey Transit Police took part in Bomb Detection Training on November 13, 2014. The training was conducted at the All Hands Fire Training Center located in Neptune, New Jersey. Police K9 handlers and their partners performed a variety of security sweeps in search of trinitrotoluene …
All Hands Fire Equipment & Training is proud to announce that we will be providing eight days of training to the Stratford Fire Department in Stratford, Connecticut. Stratford Firefighters will be receiving the Sterling F4 personal escape system, which consists of the F4 auto-locking descender, Lightning GT anchor hook, 40-feet of Firetech rope and lumbar …
Accurate size-ups and clear information is incredibly important when it comes to fighting fires. However, all too often it seems that what we hear on the radio isn’t what we find when we arrive at the scene of an emergency. For instance, the term “fully involved” is regularly misused. When we hear “the car is …
Think about it… We all start out in the fire service motivated and eager to progress. We start out as “probies”. As time goes on, we gain some experience and are given / earn more responsibility. For most, the natural instincts are to become something more. This generally involves taking on more responsibility and earning …
As you grow as a volunteer firefighter in your fire company, the election of officers comes (in many cases) at the end of the year. You express interest, you run and you win (hopefully not only for popularity…but that is another discussion). Now what?? Well, it is time for you to open your mind, even …
