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communications durig RIT deployment
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Larry Lasich Aug 25, 2009.

Flashover PPV video
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McCormack speech revisited from a soap box
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Department:: Farmers Branch, Tx, suburb of Dallas

Title/rank:: Captain

Years of public service:: 19

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:: Same as most, everyone gripes we don't train enough, but gripes when we do. We are being beat to death with cert training to pad resumes, but are empty qualifications. Wrestling with old guys conforming to the challenges of motivating and training new (ie. different from them) recruits. It requires a little bit of open mind, leadership, and just plain willingness to do it. Them young guys are different than us, but as long as they are willing to learn, I'm gonna do what I can to make sure they do, if they aren't willing, then I'm gonna do what I can to get rid of them. I find it rare that one doesn't want to learn.

Professional Qualifications:: Many on paper that don't mean squat (or shouldn't). A few more from experience and learning from others that don't go on paper so don't mean squat, but should.

Topics you provide training for:: high rises, engine operations, rope rescue, vehicle rescue

Areas of expertise:: rope rescue, high rises, stirring the pot.

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At 12:56pm on August 25, 2009, Larry Lasich said…: Bryan,
No, I'm sorry. I wass sure that I saved it because it as such a great "don't do this" but I guess I didn't. I looked on FR1 and tried to find it on youtube, with no luck.
Again, sorry
Larry

At 11:25pm on May 4, 2009, Shanna Hanson said…: Rats. But thanks for the reply :)

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