Kevin Story's Blog – April 2011 Archive (2)

Copied out the Fire Engineering article Remembering Chief Ray Hoff...

Ray translated his lifetime of experience on the fireground to practical common sense instruction for all firefighters . In his own words, he said:

 “I have used my experiences as a training tool to make impact in our classes of officer and firefighter training. The size-up process is a process which you take a look at the structure, the fire condition,…

The finest fields in the world will only grow weeds if not cultivated properly.

We should not allow outside pressures to crust over the Brother/Sisterhood and let this just become just another job. When you go to a support area of your department and do not get the help or service you want, it angers you, because you know that person has a job because the Department exists. They are putting themselves above you and it does not set well. But…