http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadingunderfire/With_or_Without_the_Hose_Line_-_7_15_16_5.48_PM.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS In the last few weeks I posted about being aggressive. In that post I mentioned that we, our department, will search without a hose line. This seemed to raise some eyebrows and concern about what I said. This podcast addresses what I mean by that […]
Get registered for this upcoming, FREE and live webinar!! Please register for Types of Training Formats: Which best fits your department? on Jul 27, 2016 2:00 PM CDT at: Click HERE to REGISTER This webinar will address the challenge that departments face in creating a training program. We will discuss different formats that departments can […]
Don’t Discount the ‘Can’
As a young firefighter at my first career job, I had a captain that made us take a can on just about every type of alarm. Fire alarm–take the can. Odor of smoke–take the can. The list goes on and it became a habit for us to grab the can. During my time there (it’s […]
The Start to a Good Search
By Kyle Sanders It’s 3 A.M. when you pull up to a two story home with smoke showing and a frantic mother meets you at the truck screaming that her child is still in their room! Do you know, from looking at the house, where would be the best point of entry for starting your […]
Take the High Road: No Gossip Allowed!: Podcast
http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadingunderfire/No_Gossip_Allowed_-_3_30_16_9.34_PM.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS This episode discusses the harm and challenges associated with speaking out of turn and partaking in the gossip that can be so ever prevalent. Take the high road, don’t participate and get all of the facts before speaking about something or someone. It can […]
5 Common Mistakes New Fire Officers Make: Video and Podcast
http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadingunderfire/22Five_Most_Common_Mistakes_New_Officers_Make221458928808.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSHere is a video of a recent FREE webinar about five common mistakes that new fire officers tend make. These are by no means exclusive, but from my experience are committed by many new officers. -Don’t try to change the world -Don’t have an authority complex […]
Limited Access and Set-back Structures
As I look at some of the residential buildings in my fire district, I realize the difficulties associated with access for firefighting activities. With homes that have been built on elevations, hill sides, tall retaining walls, and in alleyways; access for apparatus, hoselines and ladders are sometimes difficult. Other problems encountered could include access to […]
Basics of Bailout: Podcast
http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadingunderfire/Bailout_Basics_-_3_9_16_10.45_PM.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS Bailout is a last option for us when things go bad. We can do all of the right things and still find ourselves in trouble. It doesn’t and won’t happen often when we train and operate in standard manners, but we have to be prepared. […]
For the Good of the Group: Podcast
http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadingunderfire/The_Good_of_Group_-_3_9_16_8.48_PM.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS This episode discusses our intentions and how, as leaders and fire officers, we need to put the group ahead of ourselves. Servant leadership is real and it makes a difference in your relationships and effectiveness as a leader. I have four basic priorities for […]
This class is one I’ve been asked about since rolling out the Company Officer Development Program we’ve been doing for almost two years with great success. The Battalion Chief version is the same format but it is six weeks instead of five and it focuses on issues OFF of the fire ground. Check it out, […]
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