That sounds like a good plan. Stay Safe.

How is everything in Portugal?

I also see you have an interest in Dale Earnhardt. He lived in Concord , NC but the shop he drove for is here. I have a student in Helo OPS class tomorrow night that is a machinist for Richard Childress Racing (RCR)

Hello Paulo, from a fire/ rescue instructor in the State of North Carolina , USA. The city I am from is famous for RJ Reynolds Tobacco (Winstons and Salems) and Hanes underware. My teaching partner, that I travel with, is formerly a K9 Search Specialist with FEMA USAR Task Force 2 from Virginia Beach, Va outside of Washington DC. I see you have a wide back groud. Just sent you a request. Stay safe. Jim

I just left a lengthy comment on one of the home page discussions focusing on the use of SCBA packs for wildland fires. Take a look at it and let me know what you think. Does it mirror your PPE usage?

I'm not sure if I shared with you one of my acronyms for handling an incident, designed to help me remember everything for the worst of incidents. Here it is:

S - Size Up (1st on scene company officer relays all of this to the Battalion Chief, potential is #1)
C - Command (done right away, starts the incident command structure for escalating incidents)
A - Assistance (get help coming asap, you can always send them back
R - Rescue (worth the risk? candle to moth scenario? loser?)
I - Isolation (hot, warm and cold zones for mci, hazmat or wmd incidents)
E - Evacuation (or shelter in place)

P - Person Responsible (find someone who knows the building, the area, the chemicals, etc.)
M - Material Identification (what do you have? can it mix with water? will it go boom? will it burn?)
S - Stage incoming equipment and always be safe!

Hope this helps you out and begins a long lasting conversation to share cool things with one another, as friends and professionals.

My best, Mike Schlags

I dont know where from and i would love to try all that stuff but she moved to florida.

I have tried some of the food, and the spices and these are much different from Irish/American food.

Hey whats up?
That is pretty cool that you from Portugal, that is where my girlfriends parents are from.

I just added a cool video on my FFN page that does a great job explaining why we need to always think about having an Incident Action Plan for emergency responses... I'm sure you will find a use for this. The title is IAP's and Backup Plans. Take care, Mike from Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Thanks for the welcome Paulo. Most definately. It will be interexting to see how you guys operate in Portugal compared to here in the states. Take care and stay safe.

Mike

Nice to meet you (online) Paulo!

That would be nice;)
I would like to know how different or the same the countries may do things

Hi Paulo,
I am looking forward to talking with you. I had an exchange student from Brasil living in my home for almost a year, he tried to teach me some Portugues, now I wish I had tried harder!! haha

Not sure how yours have been run in the past but in the US, organizations put on Firefighter Safety Survival Seminars, they will pay the specialty instructors to come to your location and deliver classes. You would need to obtain a facility that would hold the total number of students you anticipate coming and any training props or facilities. around the US they charge the students, per person to attend which offsets the cost of running the program.
Most often times, the program will break even or make a little profit unless you are running a benefit seminar in which you are donating the proceeds to a specific cause.

Examples of some safety seminars have been training classes for up to 200 attendees on fire behavior, modern smoke, art of reading smoke, command and control classes, managing the mayday, or doing hands on with live burns, or rapid intervention and firefighter safety training in an acquired structure, a building that could be damaged during training not burned (slated for demo) and a conference hall for larger group sessions. I have been involved with a few in the US and look forward to assisting any way I can.

Hey there! My name is Ron, im an Emgineer Firefighter with a department just south of St. Louis City!. Its nice to meet you and I would like to exchange ideas back and forth wehnever you have a chance. Tlak to you soon, and stay safe!

Hi Chief Paulo,

Do you ever host or have fire training seminars or conventions?

Bill
FETC
www.fetcservices.com

Greetings from Mexico Paulo, have a nice day!

Thank you! I wish you well, I am sorry my reply took so long but i have been at a steam show with my 1904 CASE steam traction engine.

Hello from Missouri, USA. Hows the weather in Portugal? I think this website is going to be a great way to trade ideas and help departments all over the world.

thanks!!