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To Be Save – Never Forget The fire service is a profession that is known for saving lives. There are countless pictures, stories, and books written of firefighters and their heroic actions. Men, women, and children have been pulled almost miraculously out of seemingly...

The Knowledge is There but the Initiative is Gone! How as officers can we instill the knowledge and proficiency into our crews and create an environment where anything less will not be tolerated? One way is to be technically and tactically proficient. Making sure your crew works...

Mistake # 5:  Eating Too Much Protein Protein History One trend that I have observed among firefighters is the tendency to eat a lot of protein. Protein is abundant in a lot of foods including grains, nuts, dairy, and of course meat. In general, many firefighters over-consume...

 “When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.  For I am the Lord, your God,” (Isaiah 43:2-3). As a firefighter, we look at fire differently than anyone else. Everyone else sees a tragedy whereas we see an opportunity; An opportunity...

In part 2  of our series I discussed why it is important for a department to develop social media policy. As I discussed the department must make every effort to control the information flow to the public when it comes to their operations. If misinformation or inappropriate...

Congratulations you are now a newly promoted company officer! Now what? How are you going to set the tone of your company? Listed below is what I feel are of the biggest mistakes you can make to ensuring a fundamental breakdown of your crew. Setting Your People Up Towards Failure...

I’m not a firefighter myself but I spend a lot of time at firehouses. I see the cookies, cakes, and muffins that community members deliver to the firefighters. Sometimes I just want to put up a sign that says “don’t feed the firefighters.” Now I certainly don’t want to take away...

Firefighters who are trained in rope rescue understand that they are only as good as the rope they are tied to. And if that rope isn’t securely anchored then all of the harnesses and rigging in the world will not stop you from a fall.  Let us look at this from the perspective...

Why do you need to tour your PSAP( Public Safety Answering Point) also know as your dispatch center? You can never truly understand someone’s job unless you have had the chance to experience it first hand. Your fire department may have a program where people can do...

What is Indoctrination? It’s the process of instilling ideas, attitudes, cognitive strategies or a professional methodology through education and traditions. There may be some who call it by other names such as doctrine or conformity. There has been countless coffee table...