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Posts by Mike Pertz

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11 Things You Should NEVER Do In A Fire

When a fire breaks out in your home or office, all logic can very quickly go out the window, and rightfully so. However, you must be capable of keeping your wits about you as much as possible to...

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What Is “Jobtown”? And 8 other unique firefighter terms

In almost every industry, it’s only natural for slang words to originate that are like their own language among employees or colleagues. If you want to impress your fellow firefighters as a new...

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“Fire Buff”: What it is and why it matters

Nearly every occupation has its fans and supporters, but some have fans that take it to a whole new level. No, we’re not talking about sports fans or rock music fans, but rather, fire buffs. What...

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Is Baking Soda Flammable?

Baking soda is an impressive substance with a lot of potential uses. If we aren't using it to help cakes rise, we're adding it to cleaning products for a better scrubbing action and whiter result. It...

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Is Soap Flammable? What about hand sanitizer?

Soap is an essential tool in our day-to-day life that we assume has to be one of the safest products around. After all, we use it on our skin, dishes, and our clothes with the assurance that it will...

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Is Urine (pee) Flammable?

I talk about a lot of different substances in these guides and this is one that you will either find pretty interesting or a bit disgusting. Still, there are so many questions on the subject that it...

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I’m Mike, I’m a full time firefighter/paramedic and the founder of FirefighterNOW. I’m also a columnist for FireRescue1. If you’re reading this blog my guess is you are interested in the fire service. There's information on fitness, gear, interviews, tests and more. I hope you find what you're looking for.

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