Robbie Marsh from Montgomery County (MD) Takoma Park Station 2 sent in another interesting basement find. From the outside this part of the basement appears to have a typical basementContinue readingBasement Security
Month: October 2009
Stairway to Nowhere
Jeff Purcell from Riverdale (MD) Fire Department sent in these pictures he took while in a store in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The pictures are taken from the basement level of theContinue readingStairway to Nowhere
Ladder Trick
Dan Dejkunchorn (D-Chorn) from Orlando (FL) Firehouse 9 showed us this great method to assist in throwing ladders. This method works great in a number of different instances. The firstContinue readingLadder Trick
Insignificant Bars
Eric Baron from Hempstead (NY) Fire Department sent in these photos that show how not all security bars are created equal. These bars are essentially insignificant and are simply heldContinue readingInsignificant Bars
Fortified Door
Gabriel Angemi from Camden (NJ) Rescue 1 sent in these photos of something he and the brothers of Rescue 1 came across on a fire run. This door was fortifiedContinue readingFortified Door
Double Drop Bars
Sometimes it’s extremely easy to read the door from the outside. The door shown above is easy to determine that it has two drop bars present. Unfortunately, the picture weContinue readingDouble Drop Bars
Single & Double Door
Caleb Freeman from Redmond (WA) 16 Truck sent in these photos of something he and the 16 Truck crew use for training the rookies. From the outside the door looksContinue readingSingle & Double Door