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Training a Different Generation

By David Rhodes 

From the August 2016 Issue of …

In Command and Out of Control

By David Rhodes 

Published Friday, July 1, 2016 | From…

T-Shirt Management

by David Rhodes 

This Hump Day SOS is dedicated to my good friend MG, you know who you are. Enjoy!

I am always amazed at how many critically important issues there are to manage in the fire department. With any high-risk occupation, the day is…

Does This Plywood Make Me Look Vacant?

by David Rhodes

What if…

Not Everyone Makes It Home

..... and some get thrown away in the pursuit.…

You Are What You Practice

Learning through failure can lead to success

By David Rhodes 

Published Tuesday, March 1, 2016 | From the March 2016 Issue of …

When organizations don’t know what their culture is or don't realize the importance of it, they have to borrow one, buy one or try and imitate someone else’s. So as you are busy pouring hours and hours and resource after resource into that Accreditation, ISO rating and Strategic Plan….. don’t forget about your own culture and what works for you in…

What Does Vacant Mean?

by David Rhodes…

Search & reSearch & Rescue – Still the Reason We Go Inside

By David Rhodes

I'm headed out to Wichita for Wichita HOT this weekend to help with the SEARCH class, so I've dusted off an old Hump Day on SEARCH to get the thought process…

Where and Who Do You Get Your Information From?

 by David Rhodes

What if the internet curtain was pulled back on everyone that publishes information…

Stop Asking for “The” Way by David Rhodes

As fire research continues to evolve and more dialogue continues about fire attack I have noticed that many…

T-Shirt Management (A Hump Day SOS Classic from the Files)

I am always amazed at how many critically important issues there are to manage in the fire department. With any high risk occupation the day is filled with decisions that have long lasting effects. Yet it seems that we never have time to do things right but we always…

To Be or to Do? Your Fork In the Road

by David Rhodes

This Hump Day SOS was…

Don’t Be Ashamed of Your Warrior Mentality - by David Rhodes

I was disturbed when I heard a fire service leader state that “we need to get rid of…

How is Yours Morale? by David Rhodes

 Morale in organizations swing from time to time, issue to issue or in some…

How Many Sacrificed Lives for Freedom?

David Rhodes

As we celebrated Memorial Day this past Monday I started wondering how many Americans have sacrificed their lives for the cause of freedom in wars and…

Flow Paths Aren't Real?

Some really good friends who happen to be excellent firefighters told me that there wasn’t any such thing as flow path. Their position was that it was really convection and flow path was something someone made up to make a name for themselves. I initially said no,…

Don’t Open That Nozzle Kid U’L Kill Everyone Inside

From the time I was cutting my teeth in recruit training, circa 1985, I was told NEVER to flow water from the outside of a structure because, “You…

Got Street Credibility? Applications Now Being Accepted

So who do you listen to? Maybe more importantly why do you listen to certain people? A friend of mine once told me that firefighters listen to the one with the biggest mustache. I laughed but then thought about it and…

Have We Tipped The Scales? Risk Management vs Risk Avoidance

Edited version of a fb post by my friend Chris Wessels:

Firefighter safety and how to prioritize it continues to be debated…