Dave LeBlanc's Blog – March 2013 Archive (2)

“YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH” on Backstep Firefighter

"Quid est veritas?"

In this classic scene from ‘A Few Good Men’, Danny Kaffee is questioning Lt. Col Nathan Jessop about the use of a ‘Code Red’ that resulted in the death of a Marine. Colonel Jessop’s…

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Added by Dave LeBlanc on March 23, 2013 at 8:24pm — 1 Comment

THERE IS NO PROFILE FOR THE WHITE ELEPHANT IN THE SMOKE FILLED ROOM on Backstep Firefighter

Video bites, Facebook morsels continually shape our education

As we look at the evolution of training in the fire service, we must realize that we are at a time like never before experienced. Today there is the availability of information at a moment’s notice. Fires occur and are on YouTube before the companies finish making up. There are…

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Added by Dave LeBlanc on March 22, 2013 at 6:24pm — No Comments