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Rob Cannon's Groups (25)
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…
Apparatus Specifications and Purchasing: Getting the most out of your next piece of apparatus!
35 members Latest Activity: Nov 7 In these tough economic times we need to ensure we are getting the most bang for our taxpayers bucks. This group will cover the pros and cons of appar…
ADVANCED VEHICLE EXTRICATION
131 members Latest Activity: Nov 18 This group will aim to share various "advanced" vehicle extrication techniques that are not normally taught in "junkyard" classes. Including tactics…
Musters, Parades and Special Functions
33 members Latest Activity: Oct 9 This groups focus is on the traditions of musters, parades and other special events.
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!
TOOLS OF THE TRADE-BASIC TOOLS OF THE JOB
82 members Latest Activity: Nov 14
Getting Promoted
19 members Latest Activity: Oct 10 A place to share your "tricks of the trade" for promotional testing, assesment centers and interviewing..
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…
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…
Round Table Revisited
51 members Latest Activity: Sep 24 Monthly, I will disect the responses of the Monthly Round Table section of Fire Engineering. After providing some "statistical" data from the respons…
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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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Our Next Generation......The Rookie
49 members Latest Activity: Sep 25 We talk a lot about changing the Fire Service for the Better. What kind of energy are we investing in our rookies. They are our profession's next gen…
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!
HONOR THEIR SACRIFICES
37 members Latest Activity: Sep 24 Group dedicated to honoring the sacrifices of our fallen brothers / sisters by learning the lessons their last alarm has taught us
Helping Our Own - Our Family In Need
29 members Latest Activity: Nov 7 This is a special place to list any requests you have to help fellow Brother & Sister firefighters and their immediate families.
Illinois Fire Service Institute
55 members Latest Activity: Jun 24 This group is for Field Staff, Institute Staff, Institute Researchers, students and other interested parties. All topics related to the Institute's…
Using Fire Engineering Simulations
71 members Latest Activity: Sep 7 Discuss issues related to using the free training simulations available on FireEngineering.com.
Common Sense Firefighting
168 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 A group dedicated to Decision Making and Leadership on the Fire Ground
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…
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…
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