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Incident Command and The First Minute - What Does He Need To Know?
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The process of cognitive decision making is complex and quite rapid. According to research…Continue

Tags: incident command, communications, communication

Started this discussion. Last reply by Lawrence Schultz Aug 29, 2013.

Training Prompt: Top Floor Fire, Truck Duties

Either assigned to the truck or simply getting on it before it goes out the door, you arrive at a top floor fire. The video above is meant to stimulate your brain and not be your answer or your area…Continue

Tags: communication, drill, tower ladder, ladder company, training

Started Aug 22, 2013

Expect Fire: Burbank Four-Alarm Dumpster
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 ‘Relax, it’s just a dumpster.’ Video below is of what eventually becomes a four-alarm fire in Burbank, California.According to the…Continue

Tags: dumpster fire, Burbank, Expect Fire, size-up, video

Started this discussion. Last reply by milli cater Jan 22, 2019.

 

Welcome, Bill Carey!

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Lives in:
University Park, Maryland
Department:
Hyattsville (Prince Georges' County)
Title/rank:
Former Lieutenant
Years of public service:
20
Agency structure:
Combination fire department
Bio:
Online News/Blog Manager, PennWell Public Safety
Web site:
http://backstepfirefighter.com

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What is Experience?

 

In and out, day after day, but what are you doing on each run?

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The U.S. Army's Caisson Platoon at Fort Myer, Virginia is responsible for bringing the deceased to their final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery. The members of…

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Posted on October 29, 2014 at 10:30am

The Hard Surface Flowpath

 

Nine firefighters have lost their lives while on the road, to date, in 2014

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Eight actually, if you don't include the one who did not feel well and was found off the road in his private vehicle after an alarm.…

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Posted on October 22, 2014 at 6:41am

Complacency and Awareness: History Lessons from the Mog and Rangers

 

"We all thought that since nothing serious had happened before, nothing was going to happen this time out,"

AH-6 "Little Bird" heading out on October 3, 1993 mission. (Department of Defense photo) AH-6 "Little Bird" heading out on October 3, 1993 mission. (Department of Defense photo)



"I can just remember Sgt. Eversman telling me, you know, “Moore, find…
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Posted on October 6, 2014 at 6:47am

June 2014 On-Duty Deaths in Detail

 

Two tragic apparatus crashes; one provides a sorrowful reminder to us all

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The following information is a breakdown of the details of those members in the fire service who died while operating "on-duty" as defined by the United States Fire Administration. For more information on this definition and that of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s definition of “line of duty death” read…

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Posted on September 10, 2014 at 8:48am

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