HPFIREFIGHTER.com http://hpfirefighter.com THE UNOFFICIAL SITE OF THE HIGH POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT Thu, 17 May 2012 16:14:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 RIT Best Practices | Firefighter Nation http://hpfirefighter.com/2012/05/rit-best-practices-firefighter-nation/ http://hpfirefighter.com/2012/05/rit-best-practices-firefighter-nation/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 16:13:03 +0000 admin http://hpfirefighter.com/?p=13493

Many departments spend quite a bit of time on rapid intervention team (RIT) training. And fire service websites and magazines contain a lot of information on all the tools and techniques that go along with RIT operations

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Ten units responded to the blaze

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The chief of the Jacksonville, N.C. fire department has been hired as High Point’s new fire chief.

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An early morning fire

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Fire officials are investigating

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Executive Fire Commissioner 

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Santa Clara authorities say

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I remember sitting in a search class a few years ago and the instructor presented the three most common fire victim locations; paths of egress, bedrooms and bathrooms.

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There has been so much talk recently about things like containing costs, lowering taxes, and those who work in public safety being overpaid - 

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