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Mike Cervik's Groups (21)
Books, Articles, Web Sites
35 members Latest Activity: Jul 20 Have you read any good books or articles lately or discovered a web site that may benefit this community? Are you looking for information on a partic…
Training Officers Mutual Aid Group
182 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 Training Officers and Instructors group dedicated to professional development of TO's and Instructors.
Leatherheads
33 members Latest Activity: Nov 18 A group composed of those members who wear or want to wear the traditional leather fire helmet!
Props and Training Aids
123 members Latest Activity: Nov 2 Share training aids and props that you have seen, or built.
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FireFighterClose Calls
216 members Latest Activity: Oct 31 Fires & runs with a "Close Call" where we coulda, shoulda, woulda-or, it was simply not avoidable. Short and sweet: what happened, what we learned, wo…
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Engine Company Ops
50 members Latest Activity: 1 day ago This Group will cover operations at the engine company level. Ideas will be viewed and commented on to build the better Engine Company.
Tradition, TRADITION!
295 members Latest Activity: Nov 18 This is the group dedicated to the glue that holds "Pride and Ownership" together - tradition! We'll be talking about historic fires, important dates…
Common Sense Firefighting
168 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 A group dedicated to Decision Making and Leadership on the Fire Ground
Becoming a Better Instructor!
128 members Latest Activity: Nov 10 A group to discuss becoming a better instructors!
Firehouse Kitchen
92 members Latest Activity: Nov 15 We spend a lot of time at the firehouse. We train there, we sleep there, and we eat there. Because of that, there are many incredible firehouse cooks…
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Tools and Tricks
176 members Latest Activity: Nov 3 Tools that you carry in your pockets, on your rigs, have fabricated or modified. All ideas are welcome, Truck, Engine, Rescue..... Show us!
Mentoring
89 members Latest Activity: Oct 19 What are we doing, what should we be doing?
Truck Company Operations
310 members Latest Activity: Nov 17 A place to discuss any and all things related to Truck Company Operations on the fireground.
Fire Service Leadership
254 members Latest Activity: Nov 18 No matter what type of tactics or operations your department provides, the quality and efficiency are dramatically affected by the leadership skills o…
Fireground Strategies
180 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 A site where strategies and tactics as well as case studies and lessons learned can be shared and dicussed
Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II
65 members Latest Activity: Nov 13 A new way to train the next generation of firefighters!
The Professor: Building Construction
189 members Latest Activity: Oct 30 In this group, we'll discuss all things building construction. What are the lessons of recent fires? What have past fires taught us?. What are the…
Street Smart Fire Officer
203 members Latest Activity: Oct 13 Becoming an officer is a daunting task. Becoming a good officer on the fireground is even harder. This group will concentrate on Fireground operatio…
Fireground Strategies -- Test Prep -- Multiple Choice Scenarios
106 members Latest Activity: Oct 27 For those members preparing for a promotional exam or who just want to challenge their decision-making skills. Scenarios will be posted. Answers wil…
COMPANY DRILLS
375 members Latest Activity: Nov 16 DRILLS ONLY.....A resource for Company Officers to assist with the delivery of company level training. List the learning objectives and a step by ste…
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