Posts Categorized: Command Leadership
President Obama gets DCFD T-shirt at ACFD firehouse. Firefighter hands it over at veterans’ job initiative announcement.
DC spokesman doesn't read much into it.
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More Building Construction for Size Up
In addition, the importance of the block wall in the back is important for orientation as well. If we get inside and get to a wall that is block, we have a pretty good idea of where we are. We only would know this by pre-planning and/or doing our 360.
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Raw video: Three-alarm strip mall fire in Surrey, British Columbia.
Fire occurred early Thursday morning.
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Pre-arrival video: House fire in Detroit.
House fire at Winthrop and Acacia.
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Best of the Rest – Short and Sweet…Fire Service Warrior, FDIC, and Social Media
Last week I posted an article from January on The Fire Service Warrior. Chief Ron Siarnicki commented on the post directly on FSW and apparently the two caught up to discuss it. This week, Chris Brennan talks about why he wrote the article and his discussion with Siarnicki. Read the original post here and the newest post here.
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Fire Critic and IronFiremen Converge on The Big Apple Again…This Time to Support the Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund
Yeah, they made a pot of coffee. It meant the world to me. One F$%#in cup of coffee was all I needed. If you remember, I have been kicking myself since our last trip for NOT drinking the cup of coffee I was offered. This time I drank it...and they opened up to us more as time went on.
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Pontiac Fire Department in its final hours. After 180 years PFD will be history come tomorrow morning.
Waterford Township now has contract to provide fire service for Pontiac.
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The Heart and Soul of the Pontiac Fire Department
Last day for the City of Pontiac Fire Department.
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‘Thank the Lord for firefighters’. Citizen narration with a positive tone from early video after Topeka natural gas explosion.
House leveled yesterday in Topeka, Kansas.
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A Comment Worthy of a Post
Executive Director of the NFFF reminds us of the purpose of "EGH".
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Fire at Mill Creek Amenity Center
BLUFFTON - January 29, 2012: As Shift 2 was preparing for shift change; they were dispatched to a structure fire at the Mill Creek Amenity Center. Around 7:30am, a passerby, noticed smoke and flames coming from the roof area near the chimney. Engine 32…
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Early video: Explosion & fire at service station in Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada.
Firefighters credit tanker shuttle and extensive pre-plan/table top exercises.
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Another Milestone for Willie and I at the Swoope VFC Annual Banquet
This could be make it or break it to see if Willie and I can share the same stage and talk...and make sense. I am an optimist, so my thoughts were that we would get up there and everything would work itself out.
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Firefighters & EMT’s with Multiple Sclerosis
I have a friend, a brother, who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). He is a Firefighter & Paramedic in a dual role department. His recent diagnosis was shocking for him to say the least, but he has held his head high. I cannot imagine what he is going through and it shows his strength. He is currently on light duty due to the disease.
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B shifter quarterly starts second year
Those "Blue Card" Brunacini's start second year of their digital magazine
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How to handle the bad news: Albuquerque firefighter arrested in major drug & money bust. Chief doesn’t say it’s a personnel matter or under investigation.
AFD investigating if Firefighter Steve Chavez was doing his money laundering on duty.
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Why Everyone Goes Home doesn’t always mean “Everyone Goes Home.”
"You think I am brave because I carry a gun; well, your fathers are much braver because they carry responsibility, for you, your brothers, your sisters, and your mothers." Charles Bronson as O'Reilly in "The Magnificent Seven"
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Officer killed, suspect jailed
AIKEN - Less than a week after Aiken Public Safety officers removed the black mourning badges from their uniforms in memory of an officer killed, the department is suffering another in-the-line of duty death. About 7:35 a.m. Saturday, Aiken Public S…
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Mayday video: Rescue of New Hyde Park, New York firefighter a year ago.
Video shows the rescue of Firefighter Max Devane.
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Early video: Fatal house fire in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
92-year-old man dies in fire.
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A STATter911.com reader on free speech in & around the firehouse including social & not so social media. News items from FDNY, Jackson FD & South Bend FD.
The New York case reminds Dave of a battle fought in DC 20-years-ago. The other two are very much signs of today's times.
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Chicago ride-along controversy: Columnist uses opening scene of Backdraft to explain latest battle between Commissioner Hoff & Inspector General.
IG thinks Commissioner Hoff should have come down harder on battaltion chief who allowed son to ride-along.
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Watch this video! Burning home crumbles.
Would you have been expecting a collapse?
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Owning the Job. Part V – A Cup of Coffee
Whether it is someone dropping off cookies, looking for directions, a neighboring crew, a retiree, an off duty firefighter, or Chiefs we should welcome them into OUR firehouse. After all, when someone comes to your house do you just let them walk in without greeting them? I didn't think so.
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Why We Search, 2012
We are not saying you should be reckless, unsafe. We are saying you should be realistic.
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