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Josh Materi's Groups (15)
Smoke Divers
46 members Latest Activity: Oct 9 The Georgia Smoke Diver Association conducts a 6 day class that is extremely challenging. The class offers the students the opportunity to develop sit…
Structural Collapse Rescue
91 members Latest Activity: Nov 15 discuss issues, incidents, causes and prevention of Structural collapse in rescue operations
Common Sense Firefighting
168 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 A group dedicated to Decision Making and Leadership on the Fire Ground
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…
Air Management - The Seattle Guys
123 members Latest Activity: Nov 13 Don't Breathe Smoke!!! The Rule Of Air Management(ROAM), NFPA 1404, Hydrogen Cyanide/Toxic Smoke, Firefighter Cancer, MAYDAY/Out of Air and all thi…
Tactical Building Blocks & Air Management
409 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 This group will focus on aggressive interior firefighting. We will address tactics that increase your chance of not getting jammed up and cover what…
High-Rise Fire Group
138 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 So many cities have High-Rise structures and the tactics used by various departments varies as much as the cities themselves. The group is designed t…
Start Water
291 members Latest Activity: Nov 19 A place to discuss Engine Company Operations.
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…
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…
F.O.O.L.S.
183 members Latest Activity: Nov 18 Come and discuss or brag about your Fraternal Order of Leatherheads Society (FOOLS) organization. Looking to start a chapter in your area, I am sure…
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.
FDIC
78 members Latest Activity: Nov 16 For those attending and presenting at the Fire Department Instructors Conference.
Becoming a Better Instructor!
128 members Latest Activity: Nov 10 A group to discuss becoming a better instructors!
Aerial Operations
84 members Latest Activity: Nov 2 This group is geared for the operation of aerial devices that include, straight stick aerial ladders, tower ladders, telescoping platforms, articulati…
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