Out there today there is triple the number of people who want the job than there are “on the job.” Over time many give up, they settle for a separate career, or they become consumed with resentment towards others who got the job. The Fire Service whether you volunteer, or career is the greatest job in the world, no matter if you either are paid or not it is a profession. That being said, there is a large population of citizens and volunteers out there who want this job. With the competition…
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Yesterday, I had the honor and privilege of interviewing Chief (ret) Bobby Halton. If you're a member of My Firefighter Nation, a reader of Fire Engineering, Fire-Rescue Magazine and others; dammit, if you're a firefighter today you have to know who Bobby Halton is. One of the best, well-respected, and well-learned teacher and mentor to the fire-rescue services.
Normally, our podcasts are about an hour long. Luckily and thankfully, my talk with Chief…
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A conversation heard at a Midwestern fire department between Bobby, the Training Officer and his Chief:
Fire Chief: Go away, Bobby, I’m eating.
T.O. Bobby: Hey, Your Eminence, I have some good news and I have some good news.
Fire Chief: You know me, Bobby. Give me the bad news first.
T.O. Bobby: There is no bad news, Chief.
Fire Chief: There’s never no bad news, Bobby. This is 2010,…
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By Janelle Foskett, managing editor, FireRescue magazine
Chief Joseph Auffert of the Howell County Rural Fire Department #1 in West Plains, Mo, was honored with the first-annual Safe Firefighter of the Year Award Friday morning at the Hale booth (1823). The program, sponsored by Hale in cooperation with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), is designed to help fire companies stay focused on the importance of the 16 Life…
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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 25, 2011 at 12:30pm —
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Learn the language of fire so you can make better decisions on the fireground
By Janelle Foskett, managing editor of FireRescue magazine
Here in the United States, we hear a lot about “reading smoke”—an invaluable tactic on the fireground. But what do we know about reading
fire?
In his FDIC Friday morning session, “Reading the Fire:…
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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 25, 2011 at 10:30am —
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By Janelle Foskett, managing editor, FireRescue magazine
Can you teach an old dog new tricks? According to Paul Hasenmeier, the answer is yes. In his FDIC session “Train As If Your Life Depends on It,” Hasenmeier, a lieutenant with the Huron (Ohio) Fire Department, offered some useful tips for how to ensure that every member of your department—from the most seasoned “old dog” to the greenest rookie—gets the most out of training. In…
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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 25, 2011 at 8:34am —
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A Closer Look at How Water Is Used in Fire SuppressionIt’s more complicated than just “putting the wet stuff on the red stuff”By Shannon PieperGlobalization isn’t just a trend that affects businesses and trade patterns; it’s affecting the fire service as well. As the exchange of knowledge and information becomes easier, we are seeing more…
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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2011 at 4:00pm —
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How and why to feed the media beast
By Janelle Foskett, managing editor, FireRescue
magazine
Have you ever watched video of a serious fire emergency, like the San Bruno (Calif.) gas explosion, or read a scandalous story online about a fire chief’s alleged inappropriate behavior, and found yourself wondering, “If this happened here, at my…
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By Janelle Foskett, managing editor, FireRescue magazine
John “Skip” Coleman received the Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award during Thursday morning’s general session at FDIC. Assistant Chief Coleman, a 33-year veteran of the fire service, retired from the Toledo (Ohio) Department of Fire Rescue in 2008. Coleman is perhaps best known for his developing the “oriented method of search” to train recruits—a search tactic used by…
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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2011 at 1:04pm —
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Risk Management the Volunteer WayVFDs face unique—yet surmountable—challenges when it comes to managing risk By Shannon PieperKeeping firefighters safe involves identifying the factors that pose them risk; this is the core element of a risk management strategy. But even large career departments struggle with effectively managing risk. How then…
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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2011 at 1:00pm —
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By Janelle Foskett, managing editor, FireRescue magazine
“We have put too little attention on basic engine company operations!” This was perhaps the message that most resonated from today’s keynote address at FDIC, delivered by Captain Bill Gustin of the Miami-Dade (Fla.) Fire Rescue Department.
During a passionate and animated address titled “The Challenges We Face: Issues Confronting Today’s Fire Service,” Gustin…
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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2011 at 12:10pm —
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Friends and Family Remember Fire Service Icon Bob Barraclough at FDICBy Shannon PieperFire service leaders from across the country gathered yesterday evening to remember Bob Barraclough, a 51-year veteran of the fire service who died in January after a distinguished career as an apparatus expert, writer and safety crusader.
The service was led by Bob’s closest friends and family,…
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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2011 at 11:27am —
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By Janelle Foskett, managing editor, FireRescue magazineWouldn’t it be nice is someone just handed you a list of do’s and don’ts so you’d know exactly what to do as an incident commander? Well, maybe I can help with that.
In his Wednesday FDIC session “Incident Commander Do’s and Don’t,” Teaneck (N.J.) Fire Department Battalion Chief Joseph Berchtold offered attendees a
long list of…
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By Janelle Foskett, managing editor, FireRescue magazine
Unless you were a star student, you know the fearful anticipation of receiving a report card. Well, the fire service just received one of its own.
In his Wednesday morning FDIC session, “Making the Grade,” Oklahoma Fire Department Captain Brian Arnold gave the national fire service a C for how it’s doing overall, and a D for how it’s doing in certain areas—and…
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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 23, 2011 at 1:30pm —
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Changing the Conversation about the Dangers of Fire SmokeThe dangers of long-term exposure to cyanide & CO is garnering more attention
By Shannon PieperDo you wear your SCBA until overhaul is complete? Does your department maintain—and enforce—SOPs for gas detection on the fireground? When locating command posts and rehab areas, do you take into account their exposure to smoke?…
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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 23, 2011 at 1:00pm —
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FDIC Opening Ceremonies: Dugan issues a call for firefighters to “change the world”By Shannon PieperDo you know why you’re in the fire service? And I don’t mean the obvious answers—it’s your job, it was what your father did, you love the work, etc. I mean, if someone asked you that question, is the answer sitting on the tip of your tongue, “To change the world”?
Mike Dugan thinks…
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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 23, 2011 at 11:14am —
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The July issue of FireRescue magazine features technical editors’ picks for the best new products showcased at FDIC 2010. Here’s what we couldn’t fit in the magazine:
Council Tool’s Special Operations Survival (SOS) Tool
Review by Greg Jakubowski
OK, I’m a bit of a “tool geek.” I like companies that are always thinking about ways to help us do our job better. Carrying handfuls of tools to a fire building doesn’t work very well,…
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Innovative Drills You Won’t Find in Any BookStory by Janelle FoskettPhotos by Raul Angulo We all know how difficult it can be to motivate some people to train. It’s like working out. We need to do it, but finding the motivation to actually hit the pavement is a whole different story. And similar to…
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Added by Janelle Foskett, FireRescue on April 23, 2010 at 3:48pm —
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On site at FDIC
Success as a Company Officer: It starts long before you get the badge
By Cindy Devone-Pacheco
Often in life, we can’t plan our future; we just have to work hard and hope for the best. But according to Ray Gayk, Deputy Chief of the Ontario (Calif.) Fire Department, those who hope to promote to the company officer level someday should probably sit down and start making some plans.
Beware the…
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Added by Cindy Devone-Pacheco, FireRescue on April 23, 2010 at 2:00pm —
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FDIC Session: “They Are It!” Schmittendorf emphasizes understanding when it comes to the newest generation of firefightersBy Janelle Foskett Parallel universes may exist on the TV drama LOST, but as Tiger Schmittendorf explained in his FDIC session “From the X-Box to the Box Alarm: Leadership in Today’s Firehouse,” the harsh reality…
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Added by Janelle Foskett, FireRescue on April 23, 2010 at 1:40pm —
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