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Mike Walker's Groups (22)
Pandora's Box
55 members Latest Activity: Nov 16 A group that discusses, questions, challenges common practices within the fire service such as staffing, tactics, unions, attitudes, government, etc.
1403 Compliant Training
89 members Latest Activity: Aug 26 For those of you that are interested in discussing training burns. Pro's and Con's, Training safely and effectively with live fire. Led by FIRE, LLC…
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!
Props and Training Aids
123 members Latest Activity: Nov 2 Share training aids and props that you have seen, or built.
Flashovers
50 members Latest Activity: Oct 9 This group is designed to focus on the increased number of Flashovers that firefighters are encountering today. Anyone with an experience is encoura…
Engine Company Operations-Engineer
83 members Latest Activity: Oct 2 I've created this group for all of us that have one of the most difficult jobs during any working fire. I hope that we can share ideas and/or difficul…
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…
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…
Communications?
42 members Latest Activity: Sep 8 This group exists to allow firefighters discuss all of the wonders of today's technological gems. The good and the bad of radio and computer communica…
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…
Quotes, Quotes, and More Quotes
131 members Latest Activity: Nov 16 A timely quote can say what a thousand words can't Some are famous, some infamous. Some are just great statements about this crazy busines we're in.…
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…
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Chief's Thoughts and Concerns
69 members Latest Activity: Oct 9 Whether you are the chief of a small career department, a volunteer company or a battalion or deputy chief in a large urban department there are issue…
Start Water
291 members Latest Activity: Nov 19 A place to discuss Engine Company Operations.
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…
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.
Safety and Survival John Salka FDNY
70 members Latest Activity: Oct 9 Duxbury Firefighters are excited to announce FDNY Battalion Chief John Salka for our 2nd annual Safety and Survival Conference. The two training pres…
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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Fire Engineering Features
NFPA 1403 Live-Fire Evolutions at Fire Service Training Centers
Live fire training is an essential part of a firefighter's education, but there are significant differences between training at gas-fired versus non-gas-fired structures. Mike Gurr takes a closer look.Fire Engineering University: Online Continuing Education for Firefighters
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The first compact hybrid luxury sedan, this hybrid only model contains several unique features, including numerous air bags. Jason Emery reviews considerations for vehicle rescue operations.© 2009 Created by fireeng
