Posts Tagged: Command Officer
Required Reading: Impact of Ventilation on Fire Behavior in Legacy and Contemporary Residential Construction
Another must read for all Company and Command Officers: Impact of ventilation on fire behavior in legacy and contemporary residential construction from UL. Take some time to increase your proficiencies and compentencies.
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Don’t be trapped by Dogma, Strive for Excellence
Strive for Excellence and look to identify the potential, make the improvements, grasp the innovations and don't settle for status quo.
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“You’ve got to find what you love….and connect the dots”
“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it.” Steve Jobs. Are you connecting the dots in your life?
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Deployment Decisions: Defining Operations on the First-Due
First-due company operations are influenced by a number of parameters and factors; some deliberate and dictated, others prescribed and prearranged and yet others subjective, biased, predisposed or at times accidental, casual and emotional. For many of …
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The First-Due Fire Officer
On the most recent edition of Taking it to the StreetsTM we had a vibrant and insightful program in which we discussion some of the expansive facets related to the First-Due Officer. The discussion revolved around a variety of functional elements, trai…
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Looking Under the Hood of Your Organization
If it’s your first time to check under your organization’s hood, then you’ll probably be unfamiliar with all the numerous parts in and around the organization.
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IAFC FRI Company & Command Officer Leadership Symposiums
The program offerings at FRI 2010 provided in-depth leadership education like for newly promoted company officers and those transitioning to battalion chief.
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What a Difference… A Minute Can Make
We must be able to decode the “mess” into “opportunity”. It is paramount that we focus on the concepts that it shouldn’t be this way, but we can make it something else.
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Leadership Influence
An officer best exemplifies leadership by devoting a major portion of his/her time to stimulate continuous improvement in both subordinates and the organization.
Today's leaders are utilizing contemporary leadership styles. The officer needs to know w…
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In the Streets; On the Air
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…
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Taking it to The Streets on FireFighter Netcast.com
Taking it to the Streets
With Christopher Naum
A New Monthly Radio Talkshow on FireFighter Netcast.com Premiering on Wednesday July 21 at 9pm ET
A Buildingsonfire.com Series and FireFighter Netcast.com Production
Advancing FireFi…
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The Summer Tour is about to Begin…
The Summer Tour is about to Begin..
Taking it to the Streets
With Christopher Naum
A New Monthly Radio Talkshow on FireFighter Netcast.com
A Buildingsonfire.com Series and FireFighter Netcast.com Production
Advancing FireFighter Safety and …
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Taking it to the Streets
Advancing FireFighter Safety and Operational Intergrity for the Fire Service through provocative insights and dynamic discussions dedicated to the Art and Science of Firefighting and the Traditions of the Fire Service.
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Learn as if you were to live forever: Live as if you were to die tomorrow
Back in January I posted an article on The CompanyOfficer.com entitled: Your Capabilities and Future Success. It was about the legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden. Coach Wooden passed away at the age of 99 on Friday June 4th, but his legacy …
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The Rules for Combat Structural Fire Suppression Have Changed: Did anyone Tell You?
Our buildings have changed; the structural systems of support, the degree of compartmentation, the characteristics of materials and the magnitude of fire loading. The structural anatomy, predictability of building performance under fire conditions, struc…
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CFSI Webinar Series Making the Right Decisions
Upcoming CFSI Webinar: Making the Right Decisions
CFSI Webinar Series Making the Right DecisionsDATE: March 31, 2010
TIME: 2:00 - 2:45PM EST
LOCATION: Your personal computer! FEATURING: Chief Billy Goldfeder
RSVP: Email malderfer@cfsi.org b…
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Accountability: Errors & Omissions
This past week on the burgeoning internet call-in radio show Firefighter Netcast.com, HERE, a dynamic discussion developed related to the DeKalb County fatal house fire incident and the apparent questionable actions purported by the company and command…
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