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Scott Thompson's Groups (24)
Tommy Truck
23 members Latest Activity: 1 day ago Looking for personal experiences/stories of how Tom Brennan inspired, lead, or taught you about firefighting. From Random Thoughts, to war stories of…
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…
Start Water
291 members Latest Activity: 1 day ago A place to discuss Engine Company Operations.
Common Sense Firefighting
168 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 A group dedicated to Decision Making and Leadership on the Fire Ground
FDIC
78 members Latest Activity: Nov 16 For those attending and presenting at the Fire Department Instructors Conference.
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
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…
Command Safety
42 members Latest Activity: Sep 24 Forum on mission critical challenges during combat fire engagement in the areas of; Building Construction, Risk, Operations, Behaviors & Safety suppor…
Becoming a Better Instructor!
128 members Latest Activity: Nov 10 A group to discuss becoming a better instructors!
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…
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.
“Pride and Ownership”
431 members Latest Activity: Nov 19 What are you and your department doing to get your firefighters to take ownership? Grab a cup of coffee and let’s visit! …and don’t forget to ch…
Chief's Aid
12 members Latest Activity: Jan 7 This group is for discussion for people who serve in the role of Chief's Aid, Command Tech., Field Incident Tech., or Chief's Driver or Chauffeur
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.…
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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Policies and Procedures
46 members Latest Activity: Nov 11 The purpose of this group is to share and review policies; and to create a clearing house for departments that need guidance or ideas in developing po…
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…
Current Issues: Emergency Management
20 members Latest Activity: Oct 30 Disaster Planning, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Issues
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…
Fire Department Pipes & Drums Band
35 members Latest Activity: Oct 24 A little off the beaten path within the FE community, this group is for the exchange of information regarding the formation and / or operations of Fir…
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