http://www.fire-blog.net A blog for the international firefighting community Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:09:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en German aerial ladder manufacturer METZ has introduced new type of 32 meters Aerial ladder. Technology behind it, is already known PLC  with few improvements, especially in 25 % faster movement of aerial ladder. Rosenbauer design from Panther is seen also in this Aerial ladder. Few exclusive pictures you can see on our friends ... http://www.fire-blog.net/2006/11/07/new-aerial-ladder/ Hello to all the firefighters (and other readers) of this brand new blog. It is great to see the World of Fire/EMS Service collaborate with the Blogoshpere once again. I am honored to be incorporated in this blog and to offer the view from Roanoke, Virginia and across the U.S. ... http://www.fire-blog.net/2006/11/06/a-brief-introduction/ Constant cutting of funds for firefighting is happening everywhere. What can we as firefighters do? Better P.R. or some sort of political pressure? Firefighters from small Croatian city Mursko Sredisce had a idea-they decided to participate in local elections for city Council. Results of elections came as a surprise, they won ... http://www.fire-blog.net/2006/11/04/future-of-firefighting/ Firefighters have a natural interest, amongst others, in equipment used by their peers other countries. I'll take this opportunity to kick off a series with a presentation of a standard firefighting vehicle here in Germany, called LF16/12. LF16/12, 2005 This particular engine is stationed at a nearby fire department. There is ... http://www.fire-blog.net/2006/11/02/german-firefighting-vehicle-lf1612/ In year 2006, Republic of Croatia nominated two firemen for training on the Fire and Rescue Academy Malaysia (FRAM). These year FRAM accepted both candidates from Republic Of Croatia, Dario Gauš Assistant Commander in the Rijeka Fire Brigade City and Siniša Jembrih, Fire Officer in the Zagreb Fire Brigade. Firefighter’s training ... http://www.fire-blog.net/2006/10/31/croatian-firefighters-in-malaysia/ The idea for Fire Blog was born in September, during my visit in Zagreb, Croatia. Sinisa and I thought it might be a good idea to start a project similar to Feuerwehr Weblog, but on an international scale. After all, many of us are now on the internet - there are ... http://www.fire-blog.net/2006/10/29/about-fire-blog/ Sinisa Jembrih, Zagreb, Croatia (zagreb-fire-brigade (et) net.hr) Sinisa is firefighter in Zagreb fire department, Croatia. He is writing about firefighting on few web sites and for Croatian firefighter magazine. Aerial ladder safety training, international cooperation, rope rescue, fire stuff collecting (fire patches, t shirts, helmets..) and hot fire training are his special ... http://www.fire-blog.net/2006/10/24/about-us/