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March 2011 Blog Posts (34)

Chief Reason at FDIC 2011

This year at FDIC, I was a lone wolf. I guess that made me more mobile and I didn’t have to worry about the schedules of others. I only had ME to worry about and my nights there were shortened considerably.

I buy two shirts when I get to the Indiana Convention Center.

I always go to the Indianapolis FD Emerald Society booth and purchase their shirt, because the money is going to a great cause. It is an awesome group that provides a valuable, time-honored service that is such a…

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Added by Art "Chief Reason" Goodrich on March 31, 2011 at 11:31am — 2 Comments

Lectures

. As an experienced Officer and owner of my own Firefighting Training company, LEGACY Firefighter Training , we all realize the importance of training and education. These are extremely valuable tools, especially with less experienced firefighters. Train for the basic fire and educate you and your members, then they will be ready for the unusual situation. The foundations we teach in the fire service will benefit all at the fire scene, now and always. Stay Safe....… Continue

Added by Michael K. Scotto on March 28, 2011 at 11:43am — No Comments

Gustin Delivers One-Two Punch at FDIC 2011

Captain Bill Gustin of the Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue Department was a perfect complement to FDNY Captain Mike Dugan’s opening conference address.

 

Where Dugan was telling the young firefighters to turn introspective; to soul search for their reasons that they are firefighters (“Why Are We Here”)-Gustin was telling them what they could expect.

 

From budget cuts hurting both career and volunteer departments to the changing attitudes of the public, “doing more…

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Added by Art "Chief Reason" Goodrich on March 27, 2011 at 8:29pm — 6 Comments

FDIC Wrap-Up - What a week!

What an exciting FDIC! This year's event was an incredible experience of meeting new friends, laughing loudly with old ones, autographing prints, and book signings. The popularity of Drawn By Fire continues to skyrocket and it's humbling to see it fly off the shelves - I never would have imagined this success!

However, they real joy of the week was getting to meet new…

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Added by Paul Combs on March 27, 2011 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

DBN HTS, MI Burn Camp Fundraiser

 

Paul -

Big fans of your artwork here !

Please check your email (paulcombs@cityofbryan.net) regarding an annual fundraiser we do here for the Great Lakes Burn Camp. Would love and appreciate a donation of art from you.

Cheers!

Added by Bill Herman on March 25, 2011 at 9:22am — No Comments

COURAGE and VALOR 5k

Ran the Courage and Valor 5k this evening and had a blast doing it! Hit a PR with a time of 32:05 - hey, I never said I was fast! But knowing you are wearing a chip-timer tends to get your butt moving a little faster. We had over 300 registered competitive runners with over 850 overall participants. It looked very impressive! With me in this photo are my Fire Engineering…

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Added by Paul Combs on March 24, 2011 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

Dang!

Posting from my phone because internet connection from my hotel room has been out since last night. Hopefully will get to post more shortly. Sorry.

Added by Paul Combs on March 24, 2011 at 12:53pm — No Comments

Dugan Goes Yard With FDIC Keynote Address

For the sports-challenged, my title means that FDNY Capt. Mike Dugan hit a home run with his keynote address.

I was fortunate; like so many of us who couldn’t be there today, to watch the live streaming video. A big shout out and thank you to the FDIC technical staff for making it possible.

FDIC has been described as the Mecca and the Super Bowl of fire conferences. It is Woodstock, Lollapalooza and Farm Aid all rolled into one. And for some, it is like Spring Break at Daytona…

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Added by Art "Chief Reason" Goodrich on March 23, 2011 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Dressed For The Occasion

Of course this didn't happened, but it would have been funny!! Ah, the things that run through a cartoonist's head...

 

Seriously though, today's Opening Ceremony was exciting, honorable, respectful, somber, and passionate. Capt Mike Dugan's keynote was an absolute home run and my boss Chief Bobby Halton always delivers a power opening message. I…

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Added by Paul Combs on March 23, 2011 at 1:40pm — 1 Comment

FDTC: Fire Department TRUSTEE Conference

Blog Note: Don Rickles (young ones will need to Google) said: “We make fun of the ones we love”. So, feel the love!

For the record, I am a fire district trustee and I have struggled to find a diplomatic way to address my thoughts on this issue, so I am going to just jump in and use my usual recipe of humor, sarcasm and just a dash of cynicism.

There have been several discussions and blogs written on the “aging of the fire service”. Most of the conversations have centered…

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Added by Art "Chief Reason" Goodrich on March 23, 2011 at 7:50am — 2 Comments

They were my boys!

FDIC is, of course, well known for it's first class training. If you want to train with the best and be taught by the best, FDIC is where you go. When you think about the de facto standard of fire training, FDIC is what comes to mind first.

 

But one of the offshoots of FDIC is experiencing the camaraderie, and, if you're lucky, being able to listen to the…

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Added by Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equip on March 22, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Back to the basics

 

During a recent live burn training we discussed different tactics as it pertains to attacking the fire.  We watched the fire develop and had the attendees take turns knocking the fire down and then watching it develop again.  During this evolution we had exceptional thermal layering and smoke that helped reinforce the lesson of "less water is…

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Added by David Mellen on March 22, 2011 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

Quint Operations

Anyone running  a quint as the first out piece?

Added by Frank J Denan on March 22, 2011 at 8:19pm — 2 Comments

FDIC - No Control

Why is it that every year here in Indy a group of guys have to show the world what an a** they can be? Please! Is it too much to ask that you at least pretend you've been to a city before? I'm not saying you can't go out after hours and have a good time, but grow up and act like a responsible adult. A little self control, please!



That rant being said, there were…

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Added by Paul Combs on March 22, 2011 at 1:14pm — 2 Comments

FDIC - Must Love Dogs

This is not exactly how I wanted to start my blog posts this week, but I just have to share.



I went for a jog last night along Indianapolis' beautiful channel walkway in an attempt to work off the 50 lbs of meatloaf I ate at the Weber Grill. The weather was amazing, there were very few people out and I had the entire path to myself - that is until I met digger (I…

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Added by Paul Combs on March 21, 2011 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Rotate For Freshness

I don’t know if I have been lucky, in the right place at the right time, blessed or a combination of the three.

I started writing my thoughts down and sharing them over 10 years ago; not only on discussion boards, but in op-ed pieces.

It started at Firehouse.com. They were in the process of rolling out a “MembersZone” section and for a subscription, you could get additional content that wasn’t accessible as part of the free membership. I was a charter member of MembersZone and…

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Added by Art "Chief Reason" Goodrich on March 20, 2011 at 4:37pm — No Comments

2011 FDIC



Well, it's that time of year again and I can't wait - packing up today and heading to Indianapolis for FDIC! This will be my tenth trip and it just keeps getting bigger and better. Though my roll has changed from firefighter attendee to Fire Engineering staff, I still take in as many classes as possible and soak up as much knowledge as I can in one short week. It truly…

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Added by Paul Combs on March 19, 2011 at 7:16am — 1 Comment

FDIC and NEW CARTOONS

I will be at FDIC beginning this Sunday through Friday, drawing, meeting, greeting, signing, and most important, learning!

I will also be test driving a new comic while attending called..... well, you'll just have to check back and see:)

This will be much different from the heavy commentary that you're accustomed to - this new…

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Added by Paul Combs on March 17, 2011 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

An Ailing Department’s Chief Complaint

UPDATE: Here is the link to the story of the Wednesday, March 2nd trustee meeting:

http://www.galesburg.com/topstories/x2022442479/London-Mills-board-has-until-May-to-resolve-issues

I can’t put my finger on it, but it seems as if I’m seeing more and more departments involved in some degree of discourse.

It’s running the gamut;…

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Added by Art "Chief Reason" Goodrich on March 11, 2011 at 6:08pm — 4 Comments

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