"The fire service is fascinated with acronyms. Some have been around for a while. PSI, GPM, and RIT are examples. Some others are new VSP and CRM for example. We are also fascinated with new ideas and techniques. We are focused on these new ideas to fix old problems. Maybe the problem is that we keep looking for solutions when we should just fix the problem.

Why do we constantly seek to fix our problems with solutions from other industries and services? Clearly there are some similarities in the issues we face and those faced by these others, but there really is no direct comparison. Very few risk management models allow for decisions to be made in the seconds we have to make them. Probably the closest comparison is the military, but even the military planning model requires more time and detail than we often have."

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http://backstepfirefighter.com/2010/11/18/tools-in-the-toolbox/