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Support RicoFireRescue.com by purchasing our T-shirts and gifts to help us support the website and the educational courses we provide to the national fire service community.

Rico also accepts charitable donations in addition to help us supply the continuous changes in training, and updates in rapid intervention and firefighter rescue and survival.

The numerous risks faced by today's fire service dictate that well trained and skilled firefighters be ready to rescue one of their own. This new book serves as a "one stop" reference for all aspects of rapid intervention operations, outfitting fire service personnel with the techniques and procedures they need to effectively take charge of rescue situations. Unique coverage presents multiple viewpoints or techniques for critical skills, effectively arming firefighters with alternatives for the various situations that they may face when responding to a call. Safety is discussed at length and integrated throughout all rapid intervention topics, including firefighter self-survival, moving and raising the downed firefighter, roof operations, thermal imaging, the collapse environment, enlarging openings, and more.

Price: $45.50
Shipping & Handling: $5.95
(Allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery)

Welcome to the world of firefighting - the camaraderie, the challenges, the defeats, and the triumphs. Within these pages walk alongside firefighters and fire officers as they fight fires, face career-altering decisions, and learn critical lessons that forever change their perception on what it means to be a firefighter. Chicago Battalion Chief and 27-year service member Steve Chikerotis shares stories drawn from some of the most respected firefighters in the nation to convey valuable lessons on safety, risk management, education and awareness. Over 45 exciting short stories unfold each heart-pounding incident, promoting the development of crucial life-saving instincts and leadership skills as well as inviting readers to develop a sense of appreciation for the life of a firefighter.

Price: $22.95
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"Angels of Fire"

Memorial CD with 24 page historical booklet.

Artistic Producer - Michael Mason

Project Producer - Bill Batzkall

Project Coordinator - Pamela Ryan Orlando

To Benefit Illinois Fire Safety Alliance and the IFSA Burn Camp for Children

Michael Mason, himself a survivor of Our Lady of Angels fire and is a Lieutenant on No. 3 Engine for Downers Grove Fire department, has assembled an international band of jazz musicians for the production of his fourth compact disc with all original material titled “Angels of Fire”. “Angels of Fire” is dedicated to his classmates who perished in the tragedy on December 1, 1958.

The “Angels of Fire” CD is a living memorial to the 95 innocent lives, 92 children, 3 Roman Catholic nuns, lost in the tragic school fire that gray winter day. There isn’t any other memorial to commemorate the victims of this tragedy.

All profits from the sale of “Angels of Fire” CD will be donated to the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance and its programs.

Price: $10.00/ea
Shipping & Handling: $5.95
(Allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery)