Rob Cannon's Groups (25)

F.O.O.L.S.

190 members Latest Activity: Mar 19, 2019 Come and discuss or brag about your Fraternal Order of Leatherheads Society (FOOLS) organization. Looking to start a chapter in your area, I am sure…

Apparatus Specifications and Purchasing: Getting the most out of your next piece of apparatus!

39 members Latest Activity: Oct 1, 2014 In these tough economic times we need to ensure we are getting the most bang for our taxpayers bucks. This group will cover the pros and cons of…

ADVANCED VEHICLE EXTRICATION

153 members Latest Activity: Nov 16, 2016 This group will aim to share various "advanced" vehicle extrication techniques that are not normally taught in "junkyard" classes. Including tactics…

Musters, Parades and Special Functions

29 members Latest Activity: Jan 16, 2013 This groups focus is on the traditions of musters, parades and other special events.

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!

TOOLS OF THE TRADE-BASIC TOOLS OF THE JOB

103 members Latest Activity: Aug 3, 2018

Getting Promoted

31 members Latest Activity: Apr 29, 2016 A place to share your "tricks of the trade" for promotional testing, assesment centers and interviewing..

Tactical Building Blocks

391 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…

The Professor: Building Construction

180 members Latest Activity: Sep 21, 2018 In this group, we'll discuss all things building construction. What are the lessons of recent fires? What have past fires taught us?. What are the…

Round Table Revisited

46 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…

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,…

Our Next Generation......The Rookie

37 members Latest Activity: Jan 27, 2014 We talk a lot about changing the Fire Service for the Better. What kind of energy are we investing in our rookies. They are our profession's next…

Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II

64 members Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2014 A new way to train the next generation of firefighters!

HONOR THEIR SACRIFICES

34 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

Helping Our Own - Our Family In Need

25 members Latest Activity: Aug 8, 2012 This is a special place to list any requests you have to help fellow Brother & Sister firefighters and their immediate families.

Illinois Fire Service Institute

56 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…

Using Fire Engineering Simulations

78 members Latest Activity: Nov 15, 2016 Discuss issues related to using the free training simulations available on FireEngineering.com.

Common Sense Firefighting

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

Air Management - The Seattle Guys

130 members Latest Activity: Oct 30, 2017 Don't Breathe Smoke!!! The Rule Of Air Management(ROAM), NFPA 1404, Hydrogen Cyanide/Toxic Smoke, Firefighter Cancer, MAYDAY/Out of Air and all…

Fire Service Leadership

277 members Latest Activity: Feb 25, 2020 No matter what type of tactics or operations your department provides, the quality and efficiency are dramatically affected by the leadership skills…