Posts Tagged: Behaviors
Your Capabilities and Future Success
As an aspiring, new or seasoned company officer, increasing your awareness and understanding of Coach John Wooden's concepts is a must read and the integration of these concepts, principles, values and philosophy into your work practice and way of life may provide a path for success in your organization.
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Sixty Seconds for a Three Sixty
As I was contemplating the development of a posting for today, one that was intended to pose a few rhetorical questions for the day, I came across an email forward to me by a good friend Brian O’Malley a motivational speaker, with a proclamation that p…
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Ten Minutes in the Streets: First-Due on a Saturday Morning-Smokin’ Scenario
Ten Minutes in the Streets: First-Due on a Saturday Morning-Smokin'Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE on July 18, 2009 at 10:17am in Fireground Tactics & Firefighter Safety on Firefighter Nationhttp://www.firefighternation.com/forum/topics/ten-minutes-…
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Firefighter Safety at Vacant Structures
I was interviewed recently by a national financial and news reporting network on the topic of the escalating home foreclosure rate related to the depressed economy and its impact on the fire service. It was interesting to note that this highly respected…
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The BOSS
No this isn't about Springsteen....The Company Officer fulfills a mission critical role within the fire service that directly affects personnel and public safety and community accord. The title carries with it the opportunity to ride the “front seat”…
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Ethical and Moral Fortitude or Unemployment
Photo From STATter911Recently a Fire Chief from the community of Shaker Heights, Ohio (metro Cleveland) took a position and stand on issues affecting the department and the community related to budget reductions demanded by the mayor’s office. Refer to…
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Laminated veneer lumber (LVL)
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) Are you aware of the product and it’s characteristics? Here’s a quick primer, ready or not here it comes in a neighborhood close to you.According to the manufacturer, Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is a vast improvement o…
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Buildings Under Construction
It’s been a busy week for a couple of departments nationally with major fires at buildings under construction. A multiple alarm fire struck a 5 –story Apartment Complex in Renton, Washington that occupies nearly a full city block on Tuesday June 30t…
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NFPA 2008 Firefighter LODD Report Issued
The NFPA Firefighter Fatalities in the United States 2008 report was rcently issued. The report provides overall statistics on line-of-duty firefighter fatalities in 2008, including non-incident-related deaths. Includes patterns, trends, career vs. volun…
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Remembrance Two LODD events and the Lessons Learned
As we approach the July 4th holiday period, two significant LODD incidents previously occurred during this time frame that hold a number of lessons learned related to command management, operations, building construction principles and building performan…
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