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    Happy 4th Of July!

    Best to all of you. Shitty day to be on duty at the FD in dry Eastern Washington. Been a busy evening, not stopping any time soon. Still love my job.
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    Motorcycling.

    Thanks. Gotta scratch the spring itch. Most of the trails are nicest in the spring.
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    Motorcycling.

    Bike photos Favorite photos of my current 2 bikes.
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    "Breaching Chainsaw"

    This is pretty much the standard in the fire service, and what I’ll likely recommend. Spray paint is cheap.
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    "Breaching Chainsaw"

    I don't want this to turn into a cop bashing thread. If you are inclined to go there, please leave now. I run the power tool program at my fire department and have recently been contacted by our local SWAT team about tactical chainsaw use. In my research, I found this...
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    Atlanta accident -- climber dies

    Would you believe that spinal immobilization is on it's way out? It's been proven to do more harm than good in most cases. It's crazy how stuff changes.
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    Atlanta accident -- climber dies

    I have absolutely zero training in aerial tree rescue. That said, rescues are almost always made to be more difficult than they actually are. I think that freezes guys up. I know it froze me up the first time I rescued an unconscious occupant from a burning house. I had the "oh shit" this is the...
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    MS462 is available in PNW

    I ordered 2 for my Fire Department. I think they'll be excellent for that purpose(vs. the 461) I'll take the opportunity to cut some wood while I'm breaking them in. I'll base my purchase personally on how they perform.
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    MS462 is available in PNW

    Just got a call from my dealer. They can order them now.
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    Atlanta accident -- climber dies

    I'll post the same thing here that I posted on TB. It is sad that the TRT didn't have the skills to rescue him, but if you had any idea the things most rescue teams are trying to be proficient in, you might understand. The TRT on my department specializes in High/Low angle(cliffs, bridges...
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    Stihl MS462

    I’m being told the distributor in the PNW won’t have any until late March.
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    Stihl MS462

    I will check with them again. Thanks
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    Stihl MS462

    Are you guys seeing these available in the USA? I tried to order 2 and my dealer told me they can't get them yet. Something may be going on with my dealer, they only have 4 saws on the shelf right now.
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    Paradise California / Camp FIre

    I don't mean to offend you, nor do I imply I think you are a snowflake. I've been in fire, and specializing in wildfire for 25 years. I'm not too far south of you. Yes, I read the whole article. I agree there is a lot of smoke in recent years. I'm sure it won't prolong your life or mine. My...
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    Paradise California / Camp FIre

    I'd take that with a grain of salt. The air we breath every day has traces of most if not way more than their list of the "Chemical Soup". There are lots of people that get very old smoking 2 packs a day. Something is going to kill every one of us, eventually. Our wildland firefighters are and...
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