Ron Givens's Groups (19)

Step Up and LEAD

106 members Latest Activity: Nov 7, 2019

This group is a place for leaders in todays fire service to come and discuss "all things leadership"

"Outside The Box" Engine Company Operations

166 members Latest Activity: Oct 20, 2020

Engine Company work is often viewed as easy or not as fulfilling as "Truck Company work". This is absolutely not the case and some very "high…

Start Water

298 members Latest Activity: Sep 21, 2018 A place to discuss Engine Company Operations.

State of Florida Firefighters

7 members Latest Activity: May 6, 2015 A place for Florida firefighters to meet, gripe and teach all things fire.

Props and Training Aids

144 members Latest Activity: Jan 6, 2015 Share training aids and props that you have seen, or built.

South Florida Fire

8 members Latest Activity: Apr 1, 2011 News group / posting site for South Florida Fire -Rescue Departments. Come on in, browse or join!!!! Everybody's welcome!!!!

Truck Company Operations

345 members Latest Activity: Jun 25, 2019 A place to discuss any and all things related to Truck Company Operations on the fireground.

FDIC

98 members Latest Activity: Jan 14, 2018 For those attending and presenting at the Fire Department Instructors Conference.

FDNY

87 members Latest Activity: Aug 28, 2016 This group will promote discussion and debate about the many functions, personalities, tactics, training and policies of the FDNY. Whether you are a…

Tradition, TRADITION!

300 members Latest Activity: May 13, 2015 This is the group dedicated to the glue that holds "Pride and Ownership" together - tradition! We'll be talking about historic fires, important…

Vehicle Technology - Concerns of today & tommorrow

52 members Latest Activity: Sep 26, 2015 Exchanging information on today's vehicle technology issues and preparing for tommorrow's concerns. Vehicle construction & materials, safety systems,…

“Pride and Ownership”

505 members Latest Activity: Dec 16, 2018 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…

Safety and Survival John Salka FDNY

70 members Latest Activity: Oct 25, 2014 Duxbury Firefighters are excited to announce FDNY Battalion Chief John Salka for our 2nd annual Safety and Survival Conference. The two training…

Fireground Strategies

184 members Latest Activity: Aug 10, 2016 A site where strategies and tactics as well as case studies and lessons learned can be shared and dicussed

Firehouse Kitchen

96 members Latest Activity: May 16, 2018 We spend a lot of time at the firehouse. We train there, we sleep there, and we eat there. Because of that, there are many incredible firehouse cooks…

COMPANY DRILLS

510 members Latest Activity: Feb 25, 2020

A resource for Company Officers to assist with the delivery of company level training.

Tools and Tricks

170 members Latest Activity: Jul 29, 2014 Tools that you carry in your pockets, on your rigs, have fabricated or modified. All ideas are welcome, Truck, Engine, Rescue..... Show us!

FireFighterClose Calls

221 members Latest Activity: Jul 16, 2017 Fires & runs with a "Close Call" where we coulda, shoulda, woulda-or, it was simply not avoidable. Short and sweet: what happened, what we learned,…

New Jersey

60 members Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2014 This is a place to discuss training, legislation, problems and changes in the Garden State. Or just to see if one of your neighbors is here.