All Blog Posts Tagged 'FDIC' (30)

Networking for the Future Firefighter

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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Added by Dave McGlynn on February 13, 2019 at 8:00am — No Comments

"5-Alarm Task Force" Podcast's Special Guest

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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Added by 5-Alarm Task Force Corp. on August 15, 2017 at 9:00am — No Comments

You’ve spilled something there on your shirt, Chief.

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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Added by FireDaily.com on September 28, 2011 at 6:43pm — No Comments

Chief Joseph Auffert Wins Hale’s Safe Firefighter of the Year Award

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… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 25, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Do You Know How to Read Fire?

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:… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 25, 2011 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

10 Training Tips & Tricks to Keep Crews Interested

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… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 25, 2011 at 8:34am — 4 Comments

Live at FDIC: A Closer Look at How Water Is Used in Fire Suppression

A Closer Look at How Water Is Used in Fire Suppression

It’s more complicated than just “putting the wet stuff on the red stuff”

By Shannon Pieper

Globalization 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… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Managing the Media: Q&A with Dave Statter

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… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

John “Skip” Coleman Receives Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award

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… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2011 at 1:04pm — No Comments

Live at FDIC: Risk Management the Volunteer Way

Risk Management the Volunteer Way

VFDs face unique—yet surmountable—challenges when it comes to managing risk

By Shannon Pieper

Keeping 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… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Gustin at FDIC Keynote: We Need to Focus More on Basic Engine Ops!

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… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2011 at 12:10pm — No Comments

Friends and Family Remember Fire Service Icon Bob Barraclough at FDIC

Friends and Family Remember Fire Service Icon Bob Barraclough at FDIC

By Shannon Pieper

Fire 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,… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 24, 2011 at 11:27am — No Comments

Check Out These Incident Commander Do’s & Don’ts from FDIC

By Janelle Foskett, managing editor, FireRescue magazine

Wouldn’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… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 23, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Would You Give the National Fire Service a C Grade? Better? Worse?

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… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 23, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Changing the Conversation about the Dangers of Fire Smoke

Changing the Conversation about the Dangers of Fire Smoke

The dangers of long-term exposure to cyanide & CO is garnering more attention

By Shannon Pieper

Do 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?… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 23, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments

At FDIC opening ceremony, Dugan issues a call for firefighters to “change the world”

FDIC Opening Ceremonies: Dugan issues a call for firefighters to “change the world”

By Shannon Pieper

Do 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… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 23, 2011 at 11:14am — 2 Comments

More FDIC Hot Products from FireRescue's Technical Editors

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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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on July 1, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

Live from FDIC: Innovative Drills You Won't Find in Any Book

Innovative Drills You Won’t Find in Any Book

Story by Janelle Foskett

Photos 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… Continue

Added by Janelle Foskett, FireRescue on April 23, 2010 at 3:48pm — 6 Comments

Success as a Company Officer: It starts long before you get the badge

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 — No Comments

FDIC Session: Schmittendorf emphasizes understanding when it comes to the newest generation of firefighters

FDIC Session: “They Are It!” Schmittendorf emphasizes understanding when it comes to the newest generation of firefighters

By 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… Continue

Added by Janelle Foskett, FireRescue on April 23, 2010 at 1:40pm — No Comments