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Listen to the Firefighter Netcast’s Stand Down for Behavioral Health- Part 1

By in Fire Daily at February 3, 2012 at 2:32 am
Now more than ever before, we have an incredible amount of new resources with which to assist us as we begin to change our attitudes toward the way we address these behavioral health issues which have always been there, but we were always afraid to confront. Read More »

NFFF/CFD Video—> Make this a MUST WATCH FOR ALL FIREFIGHTERS. Perfect training.

By in Fire Daily at December 28, 2011 at 11:07 am
“If you think you’ve got some good reason for not wearing this or for not doing things the right way , write it down. Because I need to read that to your widow. Because I’m not going to know what to say. You say it for me.” Read More »

Leadership, Purpose, Service and Reason

By in The Company Officer at November 13, 2011 at 6:34 pm
The names and placed change; but the meaning and message behind these words resonate with the traditions, values and virtues of the Fire Service Read More »

Classroom or kitchen table? Where have you learned the most?

By in Fire Daily at June 30, 2011 at 12:18 pm
I’m looking for pictures of your firehouse kitchen table being “used” by firefighters, specifically the times when we sit around it solving all of the world’s problems in an informal setting. Read More »

The Brotherhood of Two FNG’s – Part Four- Taking Care of Our Brothers

By in Fire Daily at June 16, 2011 at 7:48 am
Ken will be unable to work for at least a year. But in this, the greatest country in the world, Ken can also receive a higher level of healthcare treatment IF he can pony up certain percentages out of pocket. In other words, if he has more money, he can get better treatment. God Bless America! Read More »

The Brotherhood of Two FNG’s – Part Three- Escape. Wait, no. Maybe Not

By in Fire Daily at June 15, 2011 at 7:40 am
When you last left us, the two hapless FNG’s had amazingly escaped a potential situation in which something got broken. Remember, if something gets broken, we’d have to endure the Wrath of the Lieutenant- that unimaginably obscene and cataclysmic display of sound and spit-spray. Read More »

The Brotherhood of Two FNG’s – Part Two- The Wrath of the Lieutenant

By in Fire Daily at June 14, 2011 at 7:31 am
The Wrath of the Lieutenant was cataclysmic. Each of the five human senses were so violated by the event that the End of Times would be pleasurable by comparison. Read More »

The Brotherhood of Two FNG’s- Part One- Buzz

By in Fire Daily at June 13, 2011 at 7:45 am
Hello Friends, I would like to take a few days to relate a story of the Brotherhood of two FNG’s. For those of you who don’t know, N stands for “new” and G stands for “guy”. After the story has been told, I would like to tell you why this all came to mind this month and tie it all together with a dose of true humanity. Enjoy! Read More »

FDNY Medal Day 2011

By in The Company Officer at June 8, 2011 at 7:10 pm
[caption id="attachment_1679" align="alignleft" width="379" caption="2011 FDNY Medal Day FDNY Photo"][/caption] FDNY celebrated the valor of its members during Medal Day 2011, which took place at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on June 8. "T… Read More »

Thank You

By in The Company Officer at May 30, 2011 at 2:46 pm
On this Memorial Day, 2011......Thank You...,   Read More »

You might be a redneck firefighter if….

By in Fire Daily at May 20, 2011 at 7:27 pm
...you only wash down the bay floor to "keep the dust down"... Read More »

Combat Ready and the Fire Service Warrior on Taking it to the Streets

By in The Company Officer at May 14, 2011 at 2:37 pm
We'll further explore how as Christopher Brennan states; "Today’s firefighter must be a warrior who will unflinchingly put his very life in harm’s way to accomplish a mission, but who is also fully informed about the path being chosen". Read More »

Have you Looked at the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Lately; Doing Anything with them?

By in The Company Officer at May 1, 2011 at 8:06 pm
When was the last time you looked at the Initiatives? Define and advocate the need for a cultural change within the fire service relating to safety; incorporating leadership, management, supervision, accountability and personal responsibility. … Read More »

The Company Officer: Going for it and Belief

By in The Company Officer at April 23, 2011 at 11:06 pm
As a Company Officer, at some point in your career, you will come to that one pivotal point, when the clarity of a situation becomes all so apparent and clear. Sometime you just have to believe and have the resilience, fortitude and that deep in the… Read More »

“Taking Up” debuts online Wednesday!

By in Fire Daily at April 5, 2011 at 5:52 pm
Wednesday night, the Firefighter Netcast family grows once again as John and Rhett welcome the newest member of the Firefighter Netcast family, Lieutenant David LeBlanc, from East Harwich, MA. Read More »

The ISFSI, George D. Post Fire Instructor of the Year Award 2011

By in The Company Officer at March 29, 2011 at 7:27 pm
        ISFSI - The Voice: Live from FDIC 2011: Brian Kazmierzak, Fire Instructor of the Year [caption id="attachment_1434" align="alignleft" width="207" caption="Brian Kazmierzak"][/caption]    Brian Kazmierzak, ISFSI/Fire Engineeri… Read More »

The Exceptional and Noble Qualities of one Brother Firefighter

By in The Company Officer at January 25, 2011 at 8:05 pm
[caption id="attachment_1127" align="aligncenter" width="230" caption="Firefighter Mark Falkenhan"][/caption] Thousands of mourners from across the state of Maryland and the nation arrived at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore (M… Read More »

Leadership Defined

By in The Company Officer at January 10, 2011 at 10:33 pm
        Dick Winters, the former World War II commander whose war story was told in the book and miniseries “Band of Brothers,” died on January 2, 2011 at the age of 92. Dick Winters led a quiet life on his Fredericksburg farm and in his … Read More »

Twenty Eleven (2011); Where are you going?

By in The Company Officer at January 1, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Did I give back to the fire service, did I support, promote and advocate, did I learn, grow and better myself, did the year have meaning? Read More »

Aggressive vs. Safe- Here’s to the end of Either/Or

By in Fire Daily at December 30, 2010 at 5:14 pm
The truly successful, efficient, and valued public servant will be the intelligent, well-trained firefighter who neither goes completely aggressive nor ineffectively safe. Read More »

Why we do what we do, for the love of the Job..

By in The Company Officer at December 27, 2010 at 3:33 pm
A column by Chicago Tribune Columnist John Kass provides a poinent reminder of the who we are and why we do what we do...... Read More »

Honor and Remembrance

By in The Company Officer at September 11, 2010 at 7:52 am
Our nation’s fire and emergency services have begun a journey, one that no one could have imagined. Read More »

The Definition of a FireFighter

By in The Company Officer at August 14, 2010 at 10:56 pm
On August 9, 2010 Chicago Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher Wheatley was working a grease-chute fire at a restaurant when he fell approximately 35 feet from the ladder of an attached fire escape suffering fatal injuries while he was making his way up to … Read More »

In the Streets; On the Air

By in The Company Officer at July 24, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Taking it to the Streets had its premier July 21st on Firefighter Netcast.com with a lively and provoking discussion on “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen?” The program theme aligned with a recent posting on the same topic. Join me on the program wer… Read More »

Companies Standby for the Transmit of the Box

By in The Company Officer at July 20, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Taking it to the Streets Premiering Wednesday July 21st  9:00pm ET Live on Firefighter Netcast.com Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”? Check out what’s on of off your radar screen on CommandSafety.com If you’ve never listened to… Read More »

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