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Get Well Jeff from your Firefighter Basics Family

February 26, 2011 | news | firestudent1 | 2 Comments

Get well Jeff

Proper line placement….

February 21, 2011 | Thoughts, training-development | firestudent1 | 1 Comment

Just take the Truck out and Stretch.

Advice to all Probies

February 7, 2011 | command-leadership, Thoughts, training-development, Uncategorized | anchorpoint1 | 3 Comments

You have two ears and one mouth. Got it yet?

Meet in the middle!

February 1, 2011 | administration-leadership, Education/Training, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, line-of-duty | drillmaster2 | No Comments

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