http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadingunderfire/Winter_Operations_-_12_1_15_1.51_PM.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSAttached is an outline we used for a quick winter operations class at work. I ran across this the other day and thought it would be appropriate to post now. The podcast is here for this topic as well. Feel free to add and use this […]
Location, Location, Location!
With all of the debate about exterior versus interior, I wanted to share a video that I use in many of the tactical classes that I teach and offer a few observations. First, this is a video that is used for learning, not to critique the methods or tactics that were or were not deployed […]
Some First Due Considerations from the Combo Side
From Captain David Konys Dealing with manpower issues is a problem that I deal with at the department where I work and where I volunteer. I am always looking for ways to maximize our manpower and it starts on the training ground. I usually have a three man engine crew and when we […]
Don’t Be That Guy… See the Whole Picture
Author: EHT Lead Instructor Captain Steve Heidbreder I would like to recount to you a lesson learned during a recent structure fire I arrived to as the first-due engine company. The following incident was a vivid reminder to me that sometimes we’re just lucky. Sometimes we miss something and get our company in a position […]
Opportunities for Training: Not Just on the Drill Ground
Many times we pass on opportunities to train or learn something although many situations lend themselves to doing so. Look for ways to incorporate the situation or circumstance that you are dealing with into a learning moment. The pictures below are of a company training on aerial ops with a candidate operator. It was a […]
Opportunities for Training:Not Just on the Drill Ground
Many times we pass on opportunities to train or learn something although many situations lend themselves to doing so. Look for ways to incorporate the situation or circumstance that you are dealing with into a learning moment. The pictures below are of a company training on aerial ops with a candidate operator. It was a […]
First Due Rural Engine: Laying the Line
I recently have had a lot of suggestions and requests to post on some volunteer, rural, combination issues that the fire service faces. I started and am still a member of a mostly rural volunteer, now combination, department. My earliest exposure to the fire service was at this mostly rural department. We had a large […]
Quick Drill: Apparatus Drill for Appliances
So, sometimes we need a change of pace or we’ve had a busy day on shift, but we still need to drill. Or, maybe your at your volunteer department and you have some guys just hanging out waiting for the next call. Here is a quick drill that, in many cases, will turn into […]