Wayne Benner Jr's Groups (26)

"Outside The Box" Engine Company Operations

178 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…

Upcoming Training Sessions/Seminars

32 members Latest Activity: Aug 5, 2014 We invite every member of the Fire Engineering Training Community to post details on training sessions/seminars/conferences they are hosting or…

Tommy Truck

64 members Latest Activity: Jun 29, 2014 Looking for personal experiences/stories of how Tom Brennan inspired, lead, or taught you about firefighting. From Random Thoughts, to war stories of…

Forcible Entry/ Forcible Exit!

109 members Latest Activity: May 19, 2016 All things under the heading Forcible entry/ exit. Tools, methods (which are most effective in your area?) , locks, bars, gates, enclosures (What's…

Pandora's Box

70 members Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2014 A group that discusses, questions, challenges common practices within the fire service such as staffing, tactics, unions, attitudes, government, etc.

Swift Water Rescue

15 members Latest Activity: Nov 7, 2019 Swift Water Rescue as it relates to the fire service. Forum about equipment, tactics, special hazards, and anything related to swift water rescue.

Engine Company Operations-Engineer

107 members Latest Activity: Aug 3, 2018 I've created this group for all of us that have one of the most difficult jobs during any working fire. I hope that we can share ideas and/or…

Safety and Survival John Salka FDNY

82 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…

HazMat Placards to Success

106 members Latest Activity: Nov 28, 2017 HazMat Placards to Success will provide a step by step process for response to a Hazardous Materials incident.

Tactical Building Blocks

456 members Latest Activity: Dec 16, 2018

This group will focus on aggressive interior firefighting. We will address tactics that increase your chance of not getting jammed up and cover…

Fireground Strategies

217 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

High-Rise Fire Group

170 members Latest Activity: Sep 21, 2018 So many cities have High-Rise structures and the tactics used by various departments varies as much as the cities themselves. The group is designed…

Common Sense Firefighting

216 members Latest Activity: Aug 10, 2016 A group dedicated to Decision Making and Leadership on the Fire Ground

Illinois Fire Service Institute

66 members Latest Activity: May 13, 2012 This group is for Field Staff, Institute Staff, Institute Researchers, students and other interested parties. All topics related to the Institute's…

HONOR THEIR SACRIFICES

47 members Latest Activity: Feb 15, 2013 Group dedicated to honoring the sacrifices of our fallen brothers / sisters by learning the lessons their last alarm has taught us

Round Table Revisited

53 members Latest Activity: Jun 29, 2014 Monthly, I will disect the responses of the Monthly Round Table section of Fire Engineering. After providing some "statistical" data from the…

Start Water

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

Canadian Eh

22 members Latest Activity: Jan 10, 2015 Canadian fire service Issues and Topics..Not Hockey

Becoming a Better Instructor!

213 members Latest Activity: May 9, 2018 A group to discuss becoming a better instructors!

Aerial Operations

113 members Latest Activity: Dec 30, 2015 This group is geared for the operation of aerial devices that include, straight stick aerial ladders, tower ladders, telescoping platforms,…