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Pandora's Box
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Fireground Strategies
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Tactical Building Bloc...
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Truck Company Operations
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COMPANY DRILLS
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Start Water
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Street Smart Fire Officer
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Common Sense Firefighting
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As far as does it work, yes it does! As Michael said you have to meet certian requirements though. When dealing with opening size, I teach to open up an area equivalant to approx. 10% of the roof size. This may require multiple openings which are ...
I see more and more of these "book smart" guys getting promoted because they can wiz every dept test out there, but when they get on the fire ground they are absoulutly clueless. Guys who couldnt manage a zippo fire let alone a structure fire, but...
We too use the Cleveland for our wildland packs (its a Travis Co. thing). We did try the Cleveland load for our "high rise" or apartment packs about a year ago. Worked well, just couldnt get everyone onboard to load it back after using it. Im gues...
A group that discusses, questions, challenges common practices within the fire service such as staffing, tactics, unions, attitudes, government, etc.
The fog portion only slides with some force, I have never seen one open accidentally! None of our guys have ever used the fog outside of training just to see what it looks like. We use this style of nozzle on all lines even the 2 1/2". We will pro...
We will go out to the apartment complexes and practice laying lines for various attacks. We just use caution (especially in the elderly apartments) to not make a dangerous situation with the hoses. We will also go to the buildings and homes while ...
Profile Information
- Residence.
- Pflugerville TX
- Department:
- Travis Co. ESD 12/Manor FD (suburbs of Austin TX)
- Title/rank:
- Lieutenant
- Years of public service:
- 7yrs
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Training, Budget, Experience, Need for more stations
- Professional Qualifications:
- Fire instructor, Fire officer, EMT-I
- Topics you provide training for:
- Engine Co. Ops, Truck Ops (some), Command strategies and tactics
- Areas of expertise:
- Working on that!
- Bio:
- Im a 2nd generation FF working under fire chief father. I have grown up in the fire service and couldnt see myself doing anything else. I would love to see the fire service start to embrace the traditions of the past carry them on for the next generation.
- Web site:
- http://www.manorfire.net
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 1:36pm on February 21, 2009,
Jim Mason said… - I answered the call for papers for the Fire Rescue Int but I haven't heard anything. I would guess there is nothing available there. We'll have a beer for you at FDIC
- At 8:32am on February 16, 2009,
Jim Mason said…
- Brandon
Thanks for joining CSF (Common Sense Firefighting). OIt's a leadership and fire ground decisison making page on the site. Jump into any discussion at any time. There are always some good ones going on. What do you guys do for officer development? You mention lack of aggressive firefighting, what are the problems that you are finding? Are you going to FDIC?
Jim Mason
CHgo FD
- At 7:37pm on February 14, 2009,
Bill "Grits" MacGregor said… - Brandon the web link is on the UC group page.
- At 7:34pm on February 14, 2009,
Bill "Grits" MacGregor said…
- Brandon,
First I appologize for not commenting back sooner. UC is a great college the team of professors are top notch. I would recommend you goto the UC web site for price information, I'm sure it has changed since my enrollment prior to 2007. You can expect to learn some extensive fire related courses i.e. Fire Dynamics, Analytical Approach to Fire Service. You will be provided with course publications to purchase and contact via email, phone, or web based instruction as you progress through each course of study. A lot of reading, research, thinking, and writing are also a large part of the education. You can do it, I was married with 3 children, two jobs, church, and my wife working and I made it through the four year program in five and a half years with a degree and honors. So my advise would be; if its a degree you are looking to complete go for it and apply at UC.
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