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5 Keys to Leading in Crisis

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LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Leading in Crisis: Mastering 5 key skills can help you adapt to any situation

By Chief Jim Broman

In the 21st century, our nation and our world have been embroiled in a series of unsettling and often frightening… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on March 3, 2009 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Plug Away: Drills for improving communication & success on a forward lay

QUICK DRILLS

Plug Away

Drills for improving communication & success on a forward lay

By Homer Robertson

What’s the one fireground task that the least-experienced member of your company is often assigned to perform, without help? As a new firefighter, I remember going out to the apparatus bay with the company officer or the apparatus operator first thing in the morning, and they would tell me, “If we get anything today, you’re plugging.” They… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on January 6, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

A Long Stretch: Large buildings mean longer hoselines

FIRE ATTACK

A Long Stretch: Large buildings mean longer hoselines

By Greg Jakubowski

Large homes, schools, hospitals, malls, office buildings, churches, warehouses, industrial complexes and other large buildings all have one thing in common when it comes to fighting fires in them: Firefighters will likely need to stretch a hoseline longer than 200 feet from the engine company to the seat of the fire.

BUILDING CHALLENGES

Although the… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on November 30, 1999 at 12:00pm — No Comments