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Firefighter Sean Duffy, Wyandotte (MI) Fire Department

On the fireground, time is not ours to waste. Our efforts should be directed to give us the greatest chance at rescuing our victims and doing so in the most efficient manner. This class covers data gained from 2,000 rescue surveys and stresses that time does matter when it comes to victims of fire. Emphasis will be placed on the search size-up, order of assignments, and being cognizant of our terminology. It is important that we use facts, not fear, to choose the appropriate course of action, putting our citizens first and increasing their survivability rate. ​In today’s fire environment, we simply do not have much time; we must identify our searchable spaces immediately. To accomplish this, we must make educated decisions that support an aggressive search culture. Life is, and always will be, our number one priority. It should never be the mindset of “what’s good for us” but rather we must concentrate our efforts on what is best for them.

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Fourteen people are hurt but all residents are accounted for after a powerful explosion and fire ripped through an apartment complex in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Thursday, officials said in an update Friday. Three people have serious injuries, Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said at a morning news conference.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.

An explosion and fire at a Silver Spring-area apartment complex on Thursday brought back memories of a fatal explosion in 2016 that killed seven people and displaced nearly 70. Thursday’s explosion and fire happened at Friendly Garden Apartments at 2423 Lyttonsville Road. About a dozen people were injured, including 10 who went to area hospitals.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bethesda Magazine

Though the township's firefighters union has lost a court battle, it has won a victory in its fight for new safety measures. A state appeals court has thrown cold water on the union's request to seek arbitration on a grievance about manpower levels in the fire department, that arose after a May 2020 apartment building fire that left more than 30 tenants temporarily homeless.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: My Central Jersey - Metered Site