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Code 3 101

Code 3 101

Any time you drive a fire apparatus, with red lights flashing and a siren blaring, you must use an overabundance of caution and care, writes Demetrius A. Kastros.
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Wildland Firefighting 101, Part 2

Wildland fires will threaten neighborhoods and even entire communities, not to mention close highways, airports, and tax all manner of resources, writes Demetrius A. Kastros.
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Wildland Firefighting 101

The wildland fire environment has proven to be a dangerous one. We must always pay close attention to basic fundamentals that control the outcome of these fires, writes Demetrius Kastro.
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Hazmat ICS structure

Hazmat 101

The hazardous materials environment is one into which firefighters should NOT go racing, sirens blaring; with hazmat, restraint is the order of the moment, writes Demetrius A. Kastros.
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House Fire 101

Demetrius A. Kastros reviews some of the fundamentals of structural firefighter in single-family dwellings.
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High-Rise Fire Operations 101

The time tested acronym, ALS-BASE provides an effective foundation to start procedures and training for high-rise operations, writes Demetrius Kastros.
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START Triage with RPM

START Triage with RPM

Without question, the mass casualty incident environment is a chaotic scene. Quickly establishing a level of organization is essential, writes Demetrios A. Kastros.
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