Mike Walker's Groups (23)

Firefighter Basics

68 members Latest Activity: Jan 6, 2015

Sharing Training, LEARNING Tradition, LIVING to go home

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.

1403 Compliant Training

108 members Latest Activity: Jan 10, 2015 For those of you that are interested in discussing training burns. Pro's and Con's, Training safely and effectively with live fire. Led by FIRE,…

Common Sense Firefighting

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

Becoming a Better Instructor!

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

Props and Training Aids

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

Flashovers

61 members Latest Activity: Jan 6, 2015 This group is designed to focus on the increased number of Flashovers that firefighters are encountering today. Anyone with an experience is…

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…

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…

F.O.O.L.S.

225 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…

Communications?

55 members Latest Activity: Aug 28, 2016 This group exists to allow firefighters discuss all of the wonders of today's technological gems. The good and the bad of radio and computer…

COMPANY DRILLS

611 members Latest Activity: Feb 25, 2020

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

Quotes, Quotes, and More Quotes

145 members Latest Activity: Apr 5, 2013 A timely quote can say what a thousand words can't Some are famous, some infamous. Some are just great statements about this crazy busines we're in.…

The Professor: Building Construction

213 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…

Chief's Thoughts and Concerns

77 members Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2014 Whether you are the chief of a small career department, a volunteer company or a battalion or deputy chief in a large urban department there are…

Start Water

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

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…

Mentoring

99 members Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2014 What are we doing, what should we be doing?

Truck Company Operations

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

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…