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John Cannon
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THE ART OF SMOKE READING
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I had the privilege of going through a smoke reading class with a great teacher of mine and friend capt. miller with the Salisbury NC,FD.I believe he got the concept from the FDIC convention this yea…
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joel Holbrook Sep. 11, 2009.
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we have also incorporated the reading smoke concept into our trainings several times a year, engine company ops, truck ops, safety and survival and RIT, all have this concept integrated into the lectures, to include photos, vids etc, this way we are…
I agree that this concept really has great benefit to all of us. I just put together a modified version of this for my own department and believe it is invaluable information to add to our size up evaluation. Adding video links on you-tube has reall…
I have taken a reading the smoke class a few years ago at the winter fire school we have here in Iowa. It was a very good class. I think as fiefighters we should be useing this concept in the fire service. I would like to see us at the volunteer fir…
Retired Chief Dave Dodson (Loveland, CO) has been presenting this concept for several years now, and I agree, it's an art that must be reborn in the fire service, especially with new construction and the increaing number of engineered components use…
Check out John Taylor, www.Smokeburns.com. I have gone to several of his lectures and he made a believer out of me. He's a Brit and comes from a different school, but the info and the way he teaches safe operation in the fire building is second to n…
I had the privilege of going through a smoke reading class with a great teacher of mine and friend capt. miller with the Salisbury NC,FD.I believe he got the concept from the FDIC convention this year.The concept is really starting to spread here an…
thanks for the tips.any knowledge i can get i'll take.....
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- Department:
- Station 57
- Title/rank:
- Volunteer Firefighter
- Years of public service:
- 6mos.
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Training,Public ed,Pre plans
- Professional Qualifications:
- EVD,D/O,Aerials,
- Bio:
- I'm new to the fire service and currently still in rookie school.I started late in life an now i love it so much i regret not doing it sooner but at 37 i feel i still have plenty to offer to the department and the public.Open to learning as much as i can.
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Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 6:01pm on October 1, 2009,
John Cannon said…
- about 8 more weeks to go in rookie school..loving it..we have a really good class with a lot of great teachers.....
- At 9:18pm on September 6, 2009,
John Cannon said…
- had a great day...rookie school is going well...salisbury has a great program with teachers that have a lot of knowledge...i am truly a student of the fire service an will be throughout my career...
- At 8:59pm on September 5, 2009,
randy culbertson said…
- ay man im n ur class at rccc add me
- At 10:39pm on August 31, 2009,
John Cannon said…
- had some good training tonight on d/o pump evolutions.did well just have to remember to slow down an not get tunnel vision.i'm still a rookie though...lol...
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