Posts Tagged: Bill Carey
First Due Blog Carnival – Wanted: National Fire Chief
Today is the due date for June's First Due Blog Carnival titled "Wanted: National Fire Chief".
Get your submissions in to Bill Carey of Backstep Firefighter. The link for the call for submissions is here.
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Consequences for Non Compliance?
Should we really consider reducing PSOB benefits due to non-compliance?
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A Commentary That Needs Repeating
Bill Carey's commentary after a near-miss confined space incident need to be shared and considered.
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It takes a village … to put out a fire. Check out this video from Lebanon City, Pennsylvania.
A cop and people in civilian clothes do some of the heavy lifting.
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In Retrospect…The FireEMSBlogs.com Meetup
My time at FDIC was a blast. We managed to pack the week full of friends, fun, and work (Firefighter Netcast). The people I have met through this blog, twitter, facebook, etc. will stay with me for a long time. Our occasional chance to meet is always fun!
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Call for Submission – 2nd Episode of the First Due Blog Carnival
The subject of this second edition is “Influential Fire Reports”. What fire report, or reports, have had the greatest impact on you personally and professionally as a firefighter? This report can be of firefighter fatalities, close calls, near-misses and even fire or structural behavior. The report can be a federal, state, department or independent investigation, no matter so long as it is one that made a significant impact in the way you now think and operate as a firefighter or fire officer.
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Quick Takes
Thursday's fire and EMS news.
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Furthering Discussion of the Backstep Firefighter on the Houston LODD’s
I can only imagine that their last minutes on this earth were sheer terror and panic. I like to think that if I were in their shoes I would revert to training, experience, and knowledge and throw my brother firefighter over my shoulder and walk out the front door. However, we both know that we have gotten tunnel vision, fought panic and anxiety in situations less as life threatening as this.
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On Fire Watch
During my quick trip to Las Vegas, I’m glad someone was on fire watch at The Fire PIO desk. I want to thank Bill Carey at Fire EMS Blogs who does such fantastic work managing these blogs as well as well as websites for FirefighterNation.com/ Fire Rescue Magazine /JEMS.connect/JEMS.com LawOfficerConnect/LawOfficer.com.
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What The Hell Were They Thinking?
My hope is that we all reach a certain level of new-age maturity, where knee-jerk criticisms can be throttled so that departments increasingly share the wealth of what they have learned from their mistakes.
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360 Burn Size Up of the Fire Web- 1/13/10
Fire/EMS Blog of the Year, Helmet Cam video of the "Outside Vent Guy", Too Aggressive vs. Too Safety-Minded and the Firefighter NetCast debut- all on today's 360 Burn.
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2010 – Will We Do It Again?
That is to say; if you have a chainsaw and a bottle of shampoo in front of you, which one could you most likely pick up and use without reading the directions?
If you said “shampoo”, then congratulations. You just might be smart enough to tackle the more complex chainsaw.
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