Posts Tagged: Company Officer
Photovoltaic Systems & Firefighter Safety a New UL study
Do you know what Photovoltaic (PV) is?
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What are the safety hazards with PV?…
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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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Checking your Compass
As a Company Officer; have you checked your compass lately? Do you know where you are?
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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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Two Questions for the Company Officer
So, company officers, what have you done today? Also, ask this of your crew too. You might be surprised what you have or have not accomplished.
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Upcoming Radio Show with “Taking it to the Streets”
Check the upcoming radio show tomorrow night on "Taking it to the Streets" with Chris Naum. It is sure to be a great show and a good time. Here is some more information:
Please call in with your questions and get involved…
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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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Often Attitude is the Only Difference between Success and Failure
Most of our personnel have strong predicated skills, abilities and knowledge. So what puts the people excelling in front of the others? Most times that small difference is attitude.
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Training and Tactics Talk
Training & Tactics Talk: Company Officers and Their Role as a Training Officer
Douglas Cline talks with several fire officers about the role of officers as trainers at the company level.
Chief Cline is joined by Lt. Michael Daley of Monroe Towns…
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BECOME SAFE on the Fire Ground
BECOME SAFE
BECOME SAFE
Building
Evaluation
Construction/Occupancy
Operational Hazards
Manage-Time & Elements
Engagement
Situational Awareness
Assessment & Fluid Analysis
Fire Behavior &…
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Combat Engagement
What Defines You?
There are a number of insightful and thought provoking theories, debates, assertions, contentions and positions being postured, promoted or advocated in the realm of fire suppression and firefighter safety.
Some continue to promote w…
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Who Takes the TIC?
For as many uses as we can name, and I by no means named them all, there are multiple ways that they are deployed. My preference is for the officer to come off of the truck or engine with the TIC. Everyone has their own method of operation, but to me the officer makes the most sense.
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Cultural Change
Just listen to what the conversation turned to after the class.
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Are You Prepared to PREVENT a Line of Duty Death?
The fire service is a dynamic profession that is richly steeped in tradition, noble in deeds and calling. We know the fire service to be constant – yet ever changing in today’s society.
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The Future of the Fire Service
It is perceived by fire service leaders that fire departments across the United States will see a paradigm shift from just emergency response services to a comprehensive community risk reduction and management focus. This statement is becoming more and m…
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Training & Tactics Talk: Emerging Dynamics in the Modern Fire Environment Podcast
Radio@Firehouse.com
Podcasts and Internet Broadcasts for Fire and Emergency Service Professionals: Real Issues. Real Answers. Real Firefighters.
Training & Tactics Talk Hosted by Chief Doug Cline
Training & Tactics Talk: Emerging Dynam…
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Remember to Keep it Fresh
Is your relationship with the fire service at best “Status Quo”?
Just like any relationship it has to be worked at. Often when we analyze where we are in a relationship we find you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from …
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The Company Officer: Influence, Leadership, Committment
The Company Officer
Some words to think about as the Company Officer....
The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority, Kenneth Blanchard
Contrary to the opinion of many people, leaders are not born. Leaders are made, an…
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The “First Due” Officer… what are you thinking?
I mentioned a fewpost back that I wanted to follow up on Chris Naum's show Taking it to the Streets. Chris has a regular show on Firefighter Netcast and last week's was The First Due Officer. I was brought in late and wasn't really up to speed as to …
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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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Tactical Renaissance and the New Rules of Combat Fire Engagement Seminar
Saturday November 13, 2010 - 8:00am - 4:00pm - Sponsored by Haywood Community College and Waynesville (NC) Fire Department - Located in Waynesville /Haywood County, North Carolina
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NIOSH: Uncoordinated ventilation caused flashover
NIOSH: Uncoordinated ventilation caused flashover killing Ill. firefighterInvestigators say crews failed to recognize signs of an imminent flashover; firefighters were between the fire and ventilation points
By Ken Robinson
FireRescue1 Associate Editor…
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The Perfect Company Officer
In my mind it boils down to this; if an officer is not willing to or does not continaually improve himself as an individual and leader and firefighter, he will never be able to improve his crew. He just wont have the respect and credibility to facilitate that improvement. If it isn't important to him, it wont be important to the crew.
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Talent is not Enough
From playing many years of sports on both winning and loosing teams I have learned talent is not enough to bring about success to the team. I played on teams that had plenty of talent. We didn't win a lot though. That used to always bother me and I would…
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