I was recently asked to speak at the East Brandywine Volunteer Fire Company (Chester County, PA) 2015 Officer Installment ceremony. As Fire Chief John Edwards explained when he first contacted me, what began several years ago as an informal gathering to recognize newly appointed fire officers has evolved into an…
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I recently attended the IAFC-VCOS Symposium in Clearwater Beach. It was a tremendous experience filled with great course content, lively discussions and debate about how to move the fire service forward in a unified fashion, and awesome networking with current and future fire service leaders from all across the country. As you might expect, one of the most talked about topics was the ongoing UL/NIST fire behavior research. It’s important stuff, to be sure. In fact, the underlying theme…
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In March of 2011, I posted Maple City Sorrow on the anniversary of the death of…
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It’s that time of year again when the common cold and flu begins being passed from one person to the next. Each year the common cold affects the average person two times, and can affect the fire rescue athlete even more. The sneezing, coughing, sore throat, and runny nose leave you wanting to curl up under the bed covers. To avoid this misery, prevention is the best…
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I suppose I am fortunate that one of the only ongoing debates between my wife and I are the nuances of loading the dishwasher. You see, I load the dishwasher the way it was designed to be loaded. My wife, she believes randomly loading the dishwasher. We both think that our respective methods work best for fitting the most dishes and getting the job done the best. Much like the fireground, and numerous other “hot topics” right now, there are many different opinions and theories on the…
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VSP is one of the hottest topics of conversation in the fire service today. Captain Marsar’s research has taken the fire service by storm and has created an interesting “new” flavor of the month for those who feed on “firefighter safety through spectatorship”. Maybe it was because of my animosity for the “let it burn” folks within our profession that I was initially against the concept of deciding if a building is searchable from the front yard and was unfairly biased. However, the more I…
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I also missed my first Fire Engineering Talk Radio show in July. I hope to do the August show, but for right now, it is beyond my control.
You see; my life has seen some changes.
Changing jobs is never easy.
Those comforts that we surround ourselves with over the course of many years with…
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I used to sit on the sidelines and watch discussions that centered on the interview portion of the hiring process for firefighters and wonder what was so problematic.
After-all; at my last three jobs, I was hired based upon the strength of my resume. There was no grueling grilling; just a few questions for clarification.
But now, I can say that I am not fond of job interviews and it is for one, simple reason: I don’t do well at them.
As my…
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There is no shortage of discussion on the topic of situational awareness and rightfully so. If we can find ways to train firefighters to evaluate and process more information about what is happening around their task or operation the safer they will be. Unfortunately, there are a couple factors which seriously limit the scope of situational awareness that we can expect from those operating on the fire ground.…
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Blog note: On March 6th, many of us paid tribute to the memory of Assistant Chief Dennis Olson of the Monmouth, Illinois Fire Department, who died in the line of duty on that day in 1993. This blog raises many questions, may raise many dormant feelings, but it is done with the utmost respect for family, friends, community, fire department and most of all, Assistant Chief Dennis Olson.
Monmouth, Illinois is known as the “Maple City” in west central Illinois.
At…
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The NFPA 1917 Standard for Automotive Ambulances draft closed for comment in December 2010 and the Committee met in Dallas during February 2011 to review the 1,785 comments received. Many comments and proposals for change were duplicative: 133 received on Vehicle Data Recorders (VDRs), 136 on maximum top speed of 72 MPH, 131 on estimated in-service vehicle weight, 132 on visual indicators of tire…
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Isn't this job dangerous enough without stupid, childish, and/or irresponsible decisions? Let's not end up here!
To see more of my work visit: www.artstudioseven.com
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I was recently emailed a link to this YouTube video from the Charlotte Fire Department from a large fire in a model home. This is a great video to learn from. They've included great video, radio traffic and a very informative news interview from BC Mike Wilson.
Click here to see the video and join the discussion!
Thanks & be SAFE!
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Blogger Alert: Joe; thanks for resurrecting this: http://community.fireengineering.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1219672%3ABlogPost%3A251410. You have inspired more thoughts.
Where it comes to the strategies that are employed at an incident scene that gets everyone back to quarters safely, are we coming from different corners?
Does this place somewhere in the…
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Nothing like a little freelancing to muck-up the best intended plans and strategies. It's bad enough when these individuals circumvent the chain of command to "help" where they please, but their blatant disregard for accountability and the safety of others is simply inexcusable!
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"What you showed me isn't in the book. What are the Chiefs gonna say if I do this? Are you gonna have my back if I do this and someone says something?" This is a real quote from a firefighter at a recent training
Added by Matt McDowell on January 15, 2011 at 3:15pm — 1 Comment
Have you ever been to the zoo and watched the monkeys fling their own poop at each other?
Yeah; some of you already know where this is headed.…
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Read Chief Avillo's follow-up to his article in the December Fire Engineering HERE. In it he describes the benefits of breaking out three different radio frequencies to better handle Mayday operations.
Feel free to leave your thoughts about this concept in the comments here.
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