Posts Tagged: Fire Service
What’s your story?
It's been a great, long, hot summer --- causing me to take some time away from blogging to spend with my family and friends. Although I haven't been writing much, I have been doing a lot of reading and observing. And, it's my observation that the need f…
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Customer Service: A Bad Concept?
While we can quantitatively point out that having a customer service attitude benefits us in public support, there should be a much more altruistic reason for our embracing that belief.
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Look For The Hook
Some of us have been drawn into reading volumes on fire history to an almost obsessive level. Though reading about Benjamin Franklin and his formation of the nation’s first volunteer fire department does little to enhance our skill sets, we recognize its importance to rounding out our personas as firefighters.
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A Little Safety Parable
Firefighting isn't Jackass: There is a serious difference between taking stupid risks and calculated risks.
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Explore the poisons in what we commonly call “smoke”
Please join Art and his guest, Shawn Longerich at 9pm ET Thursday, July 29 for a very special evening as we explore the poisons in what we commonly call "smoke"
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3*4*3 Reports
After a recent training program, we discussed in a smaller group setting common, contributing and apparent causes related to three prominent fire incidents.
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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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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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Companies Standby for the Transmit of the Box
Taking it to the Streets
Premiering Wednesday July 21st 9:00pm ET
Live on Firefighter Netcast.com
Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”?
Check out what’s on of off your radar screen on CommandSafety.com
If you’ve never listened to…
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Transmitting the Box for an Alarm of Fire…Taking it to the Streets
Taking it to the Streets
Premiering Wednesday July 21st 9:00pm ET
Live on Firefighter Netcast.com
Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”?
Check out what’s on of off your radar screen on CommandSafety.com
If you’ve never listened to…
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Taking it to the Streets
Taking it to the Streets
Premiering Wednesday July 21st 9:00pm ET
Live on Firefighter Netcast.com
Premiering "What's on YOUR Radar Screen"?
Check out what's on of off your radar screen on CommandSafety.com
If you’ve never listened to a …
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Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”? on Fire Fighter Netcast.com
Taking it to the Streets
Premiering Wednesday July 21st 9:00pm ET
Live on Firefighter Netcast.com
Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”?
Check out what’s on of off your radar screen on CommandSafety.com
If you’ve never listened to…
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Run-to-the-Curb Radio: Chief Tim Sendelbach
It’s like “Run-to-the-Curb Radio” — but better!
“Firefighter Storytellers” is a natural outgrowth from my popular “Run to the Curb” series — as it offers a radio show designed simply to facilitate kitchen table type discussions bet…
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The Roto-Ray: Beauty or Beast?
I guess the Roto-Ray is the Philadelphia Flyers of warning devices: You either love them or you hate them.
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The Weekly Weasel – Your Jealous Eyes
Remember Shakespeare's Othello? Envy, people get killed, suicides occur, and the plot is exposed. Your basic Shakespearean tragedy, as it were. Sounds like work.
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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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Balance and Equilibrium
Unless I am compelled to do so for official business, or intend to engage in a learning session in which I can take away lessons from the event, I'd just as soon do the things I do and avoid hanging around to look at the carnage of someone else's bad day.
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Rescue Me Starts Tonight
The NYTimes ran an article today interviewing Dennis Leary on tonight's premiere. I can only speak for myself but while this show isn't always realistic of the fire service I love that it brings up REAL issues firefighters deal with. Some of my favorite topics include relationship dynamics, PTSD, survivors guilt, the difference between "vollies" and career, and alcoholism.
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Get Fit. Get Safe. Make It Personal.
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Despite the fact that I wrote this piece for Fire-Rescue Magazine last year, I'm pretty sure its content is …
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Honoring The Past While Embracing The Future
If the motives behind a merger are based on a genuine concern for doing what is best for the community, a merger can be a whole lot less painful than many individuals make it out to be.
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In Search of Tactical Patience
Today commemorates the anniversary of the Sofa Superstore fire in Charleston, South Carolina, in which nine firefighters lost their lives while engaged in aggressive interior operations at a commercial building occupied and operating as a furniture store…
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Where Were You That Night?
It was inevitable that something bad would happen, given what we know now. All we can do now is honor the lives of those who go before us, pray for the families and help them deal with this tragedy, and hope we all learn from the events that evening.
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Raising a flag about lowering THE FLAG!
It's after Memorial Day-2010 and I've been working on this blog for about a week, in hopes of having it finished prior to the start of the holiday weekend but life got in the way and that didn't happen.
In retrospect, I'm glad I procrastinated. I'm gl…
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Bravery In The Line Of Fire