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Hair Policy or Regulations in your department- I need some answers

Please forward any info regarding a Hair policy your dept. may be using. I have reached out to OSHA, PEOSHA, NFPA and the military. It seem…

Started by Damian in Uncategorized

2 May 13, 2008
Reply by Damian Emerick

Sick and tired of CUSTOMER SERVICE

Does anyone out there have a 'mission statement' that specifically references your firefighters in a separate sentence from the civilian 'c…

Started by MARK MCLEES in Uncategorized

11 May 9, 2008
Reply by Mike Walker

Selection of personnel for special operations.

We are currently working on moving all our special operations into one station, e.g. water/ice, trench/structural collapse, and rope. In de…

Started by Jim Saladin in Uncategorized

3 May 2, 2008
Reply by Humberto Vergara

Training Needs

I am looking for information to develop a training needs assessment for planning and evaluating training needs in my department. I am also…

Started by Rob Odenwald in Uncategorized

19 May 2, 2008
Reply by G. Douglas Webb

Doing our own EMS

My department is currently looking into providing our own EMS transport program. We will start with BLS, then later on move to ALS. We have…

Started by Joe McClelland in Uncategorized

6 May 1, 2008
Reply by Matt Hedges

No sense of urgency at practice

Was involved in a practice evolution last night and our new Chief of 5 months remarked on the lack of urgency in our practice. I know it is…

Started by Tom Slater in Uncategorized

3 May 1, 2008

Standing Orders

Myself and several other members of local departments are currently working on a set of standing orders for apparatus responses. I am looki…

Started by David Klotz in Uncategorized

0 Apr 30, 2008

Roll Technique

What are your thoughts on the roll technique when advancing hose? This is usually used when you need to advance hose with minium manpower!

Started by Todd McKee in Uncategorized

31 Apr 29, 2008
Reply by Greg Sharp

Fire Department Rivalries

How have your departments dealt with rivalries between mutual aiding departments? We have a department or two that when they have a workin…

Started by Roger Thorpe in Uncategorized

6 Apr 26, 2008
Reply by Bien Doan

Advice

Looking for advice on how to make the transition from Lt. to Capt. as easy as possible. I'm staying on the line, and will function frequent…

Started by Will Anderson in Uncategorized

1 Apr 25, 2008
Reply by Peggy Glenn

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