Posts Tagged: Fire Ground
Firefighter bites dog…
I'm sure one has some where at some time or another, I'm just not aware of it. I only used that title because Dave Statter was explaining to Rhett how a title such as this will / can draw readers. That said, I'm not even sure why I want / need to draw …
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Taking it to the Streets; “Redefining the Fire Ground” Rescheduled
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Wednesday Night’s Program has been postponed due to Emergent Server issues at BlogTalkRadio.
The Program has been r…
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Taking it to the Streets; “Redefining the Fire Ground” Rescheduled
Many would argue that the fire ground doesn’t need to be “redefined”; that the way we do business in the Streets is just fine and that the American Fire Service knows how to get the job done, at any cost.
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The PIO Should Keep Homeowners Informed on the Fire Ground
If the homeowner does not have that fire department point of contact to talk to they suffer from additional angst. They need to know that at the end of the operation a Chief will talk to them to answer their questions. They need to know that I will provide them with my business card and a booklet to tell them what to do post fire.
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Taking it to the Streets; “Redefining the Fire Ground”
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For a Rockin’ Hot Time, Tune in this coming Wednesday night, November 3rd to FireFighter NetCast.com and Taking it to t…
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My Vacation – Being a Line Officer
While we have our explicit set of duties to perform, many of us, in the back of our minds, wish we were the officer on the primary line or leading a ventilation or search team.
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Our Fire Departments live in a Virtual TV Reality Show
This got me thinking on my way home from the track how our fire grounds are more and more being turned into virtual TV studios.
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Set of Irons vs Mix Minus – Fire and Media Jargon
Every profession has their own jargon. If we can use “deuce and a half,” set of irons,” “knock down” and “job” why can’t television newsrooms use “VOSOT” and “VOSOTVO?”
We all deal with television reporters at major incident scenes. As much as we employ our own internal jargon on the fire ground, they have their own secret language that we hear all the time. To be more media savvy it is important that we understand how they are going about their jobs.
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