Dear Supervisors,
I have started to grow increasingly confused and frustrated. This frustration ripples throughout our fire service. It is something I hear from firefighters who work in all parts of the country. It seems lately that…
Added by Jarrod Sergi on May 6, 2016 at 5:00pm — No Comments
The fire service is great at remembering anniversaries. We celebrate when organizations were founded, when we got hired, when we got promoted and when one of our own dies in the line of duty. It’s a day to reflect and a day to remember.
Yesterday was an anniversary. Not a good one though. Yesterday marks three years since I witnessed firsthand a firefighter suicide. Other guys remembered too. It caused me to…
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We all understand that the extrication of trapped patients from serious vehicle accidents can take time. Commonly, there is confusion about the best rescue method for a particular patient. We…
Added by Isaac Frazier on May 5, 2016 at 9:00am — No Comments
You can do it. I believe in you. If you set your mind to it, it can be done. I’m proud of you. You did a great job!... These are just a few of some of the phrases that gets us going, some of the things that when we hear we get that “second wind.”
One of…
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The Sunday Preach:
"The Introduction"
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned
to repeat it.” —George Santayana (1863–1952).
"When the Spanish-American philosopher wrote this in his book, 'The Life of Reason, Volume I', he certainly was not referring to the fire service. Yet, it is deadly accurate for our profession and has applications for our everyday operations. As members of the fire…
Added by Douglas Mitchell, Jr. on May 1, 2016 at 10:00am — No Comments
Tragedy has a strange way of clarifying a tough issue especially with the tragic death of Nicole Mittendorff, paramedic/firefighter from Fairfax County Virginia. We will never know the true reason she took her life, but the pressures must have been unimaginable for her to take this action.
The tabloids and media are speculating that her suicide is linked to cyberbullying, bullying and harassment by members of her department and…
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E.V.E.N.T. or the EMS Voluntary Event Notification Tool is a reporting web site launched in 2012. Backed by a long list of prestigious supporters, EVENT was designed to accept anonymous reports of EMS safety concerns in an effort to improve safety across the EMS spectrum. The concept was similar to an airline safety system that accepted "near miss" reports from…
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The age old question...CUT OR SPREAD HINGES? Although we have…
Added by Isaac Frazier on April 28, 2016 at 6:30am — No Comments
Pushing the Firefighter “Reset” Button
Joseph Kitchen, Bath Twp. Fire Department (Lima, Ohio)
Do you ever get to the point where you just feel exhausted? Your work schedule has been busier than usual; your home life is hectic. Family, friends, kids,…
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Added by David Rhodes on April 27, 2016 at 9:00am — No Comments
Previous postings on this subject addressed the need to reassess our approach to ventilation as a fire control tactic in light of our newfound awareness of the significant increase in heat production it can cause (http://community.fireengineering.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1219672%3ABlogPost%3A626990) and then provided an alternative basis for categorizing the different circumstances in…
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I realized that last week marks a year since retirement. My how the time flew. I figured I’d sit down and record some of my thoughts.
I still miss the job.......
The year has been whirl wind of activity. My wife is finishing up a dual master’s degree, she starting working last fall; I have three kids in hockey, two in Daisies and one in Cub Scouts. All these…
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Have you ever watched that commercial that shows all the beaten dogs with the “Arms of an Angel” song by Sarah McLachlan playing in the background? I was up late one night and that sad commercial came on and it dawned on me, there are Firefighters who are abused by their previous leaders.
For years in every firehouse across the world there have been leaders who verbally abuse or neglect their people. These Firefighters might have the potential to be some of the best people for that…
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In July of 64 A.D., a fire ravaged Rome for six days, destroying 70 percent of the city and leaving half its population homeless. According to a well-known fable, Rome’s emperor, the unpopular and sadistic Nero, “fiddled while Rome burned.” As with all historical events, much can be learned from their triumphs and tragedies, and here we can apply the burning of one of…
Added by Paul Combs on April 25, 2016 at 1:16pm — No Comments
HOT classes, classroom workshops, parties, pipes and drums, an amusement park worth of apparatus and gear. This is only a fraction of things that can be found every April in Indianapolis. Thousands of firefighters flock to the Midwestern city every year to train, to educate, to celebrate, to shop and to pay respect to their brothers…
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I often get asked, what do you think is the most important piece of technology in firefighting and firefighter safety, and actually I ask the same question in a college course that I teach.
While I have always said I thought the most important piece is the SCBA as it not only allows us to get in further, conduct our search and save lives and property, but also helps protect us from the carcinogens and toxic insult. Well this past week at FDIC, my opinion was changed, but I can still…
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THE ARROGANCE LADDER
I once worked with a Battalion Chief who would jokingly thumb up his collar trumpets and say “I woke up one morning and there they were.” He always did this in a crowd and usually while looking at himself in a mirror. He would then walk away and leave the people wondering what the intended message was. Since the unwritten rule of that day was that a conversation with an Officer was always initiated…
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The new information produced by recent fire science research demands a significant reassessment of the role of ventilation for fire suppression. MFA #25 The Ventilation Revolution - New information brings new understanding (http://community.fireengineering.com/profiles/blog/show?xg_source=activity&id=1219672%3ABlogPost%3A626990) provided the introduction…
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Added by Douglas K. Cline on April 17, 2016 at 7:54am — No Comments
I wanted to take a few short minutes out of your day and talk about the domino effect and the power it can have in our organizations. I, like you, tend to want to see instant results from the work I put in. I want my organization to be great and work hard every day to make it so. Most times I don’t get the instant results I am looking for. These results take time. Weeks, months, or even years until we see our hard work come to fruition.…
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