John M. Buckman's Comments

Chief,
Is the SCT class still going and if so tell Chris Sorintino Scotty K from Wichita said hello!

Chief,

Thanks for coming all the way to Auburn, Yesterday for that class, it was great having you there to help us. Overall it was a better class then I expected again thanks and good luck and stay safe

Hey Chief,
I just wanted to say hello, I've been reading your work for years . I've really enjoyed it. I've been busy working on Common Sense Firefighting on this site so I haven;'t had the time to look around until now. I'll try to loo you up at FDIC.
Take Care and happy holidays
Jim Mason
Chgo FD

Chief,
I was in my "office" doing some paperwork and came across a statement you had made in a letter to Fire Engineering. The comment struck me, and I wanted to see if you would be interested in elaborating on its context for me.

The comment was in a letter titled "The Bad Apples" and was printed in the Feb.08 magazine. You mentioned you had made a presentation and stated "...there is nothing new to learn about why firefighters die...”

I’m curious, what was the topic of the presentation? Do you have a presentation built around this quote? I envision this quote as in introduction to a situational awareness class (or something similar).

If you would please contact me via admin@indianafirenews.com , I find this quote both intriguing and profound and a great basis for something more.

Thanks for all you do Chief!

Brandon Roark
IndianaFireNews.com

Chief...Awesome videos and info...Just wanted to say hey and hope to share ideas and info with you down the road....If you know of anyone in your area that is wanting to have a Driver Operator pumper or aerial class...I would love to work on it with or for them...Hope to hear from you soon...!!

John, I just wanted to Thank you!
I recently went through a rough situation at my department in Alexandria, IN. If it wasn't for your article on Criticism :How to dish it out, and How to take it. I was very discouraged and had to take a some self inventory. Your article made me open my selfish mind. Thanks again.

Your video could have been taken here in Waterloo. It has been a week and the river is supposed to crest tomorrow!

John, Thanks for the pictures from FDIC, hope all is well with you.

Steve

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That's what I would guess too. I am sure that wasn't your fire Chief

You may want to think about removing it? Remember be safe and train as training will save lives.

Chief No dis respect but the fire in the room with the guys in the room w/o PPE is disturbing. Is this real?

The series of "IFTS Live Fire Trainer" photos, is that fire within the room of people, or an optical illusion?
Looks a little close!

I am well. FDIC was good as always. I always like to see how the other folks live. It was too bad we did not get to talk. Take care.

Great video's! Great idea's! Thanks for posting... - John

John Thanks for adding Indiana stuff TR

OH Man! Pretty good actually. We used to video all of our classes just for the purpose of our own instructors QA so to speak. I'm glad to see them. I will make sure the other instructors see them before we have our after action report. THANKS

Hey John,
This website is a great tool for instructors to bounce ideas off each other. Thanks for all your help over the past few weeks. Hope to see you a FDIC.

Thanks John. I appreciate it more than you can imagine. Thanks for your friendship and see ya soon in Indy brother!