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The Little Things
If you spend any time at a fire house, you will undoubtedly hear older firefighters say “It’s the little things that matter.” They talk about the past and tell stories about tedious tasks (which many...
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Leadership Lessons From an American Hero
Courtesy of Speakerpedia.com Lt. General Hal Moore is one of the greatest officers in American miltary history. He led a valiant group of men responsible for rebuking an attack by a large force of...
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Estimating The Stretch
The Mattydale Lay was first introduced to the fire service in 1947 by Chief Burton Eno (Mattydale FD, NY). Over the years, his hoseload became connected to the pump, spread across the country, and...
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Ultrahazardous
Everytime I turn around it feels like I’m being told to change. I’ve been told my thought process is outdated, my tactics are obsolete and, even worse, that I am dangerous. A lot of change in the fire...
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Freelancing
The movement against freelancing is killing the fire service. Before I get all sorts of angry comments or emails, let me clarify that I believe a firefighter acting as a lone wolf on the fire...
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Actions Speak Louder…
We live in a glorious age of information – the internet has provided unlimited access to a vast wealth of knowledge. Never in the history of man has one been able to gather information as efficiently...
View ArticleAggression Through Science
Those of you who have read my previous articles know that I am not an advocate of the SLICE-RS implementation; I have been categorized as a dinosaur for my thoughts on the topic. But one thing I have...
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Anyone Can Run Away
Photo Courtesy of the Daily Mail About a year ago Pope Francis gave a speech to Vatican staff, that most firefighters can learn from. He touched on 15 issues wrong with the Catholic Church. The...
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Thoughts on NFPA 1700
Some of you may know this but the NFPA is currently in the works of creating a standard on fire attack. It’s proper name is NFPA 1700: Guide for Structural Fire Fighting and it is currently in...
View ArticleStudy Shows Firefighters Rushing to Judgment Now a Significant Contributor to...
Congratulations you didn’t rush to judgment and actually clicked on the article to read it. Happy April Fools’ Day! We having been getting more and more comments and shares on our posts without people...
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Lessons Learned from Our Brothers in Blue
Photo Courtesy of the Daily Press Earlier this month, Virginia State Trooper Chad Dermyer was shot and killed in the line of duty. Trooper Dermyer had served as a police officer in the city where I...
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Laddering With Purpose
What is it that prevents fire departments from throwing ground ladders or aerials? Why do ground ladders remain on the apparatus and aerials remain in their beds at fire calls? Why are RIT teams...
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The Little Things
If you spend any time at a fire house, you will undoubtedly hear older firefighters say “It’s the little things that matter.” They talk about the past and tell stories about tedious tasks (which many...
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Keep The Saws Running by Tai Rondeau
How often do we give our fire service saws a soup to nuts inspection and cleaning? I’m sure that there are people reading this with a wide range of answers; once a week or after every use that saw gets...
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