Posts Tagged: Tradition
Owning the Job. Part II – Past, Present, and Future
To what do we owe the men who founded our department? The honor, respect, dignity, integrity, pride, tradition, loyalty, and brotherhood that created it? Why am I sitting here almost 125 years after the first fire department in Roanoke was created seeking ways to bring back the best of what it has been? What has been lost? Where can we find it?
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Owning the Job. Part I – Self Evaluation
Low morale, bad attitudes, lacking leadership, loss of traditions, lack of pride, no honor, too little integrity, loss of camaraderie, too little respect, no discipline...I could go on. Hopefully the building blocks are still there and I can help salvage the hull of what is a great fire department.
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Going to the funeral isn’t enough ….
These men were a part of our Department, our "family", OUR "Brotherhood" . They are a part of our history ... our traditions.... the subjects of great stories, unbelievable acts and even some good firehouse pranks.
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First Due Friday; 2-Story Balloon Frame Rockin’ on the Peninsula
Watch the video of this heavily involved 2-story balloon frame house. Note the wind and the exposures. Give us your RECEO breakdown, initial actions and initial rig placement. Have fun!
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2012 Class and Event Planning In Progress
Make training, professionalism and pride part of your New Year's resolution! We're in the process of building our 2012 calendar with intense, realistic hands-on training, interactive classroom events and good old-fashioned brotherhood.
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First Due Friday: “Big Box” Search
Share your strategies, tactics and experience! Every Friday we'll post a picture or video and want to get your take on the situation.
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Change the Way You Train
Are you looking for quality, cost-effective Fire Service training options? I’m excited to be a part of a new training event series that will bring first-rate education and hands-on training to affordable, regional locations. There are two events this fall from Go>Forward Training...
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It’s Not Just a Job: Message to the Recruits
What it means to be a Fire Figher. It's not just a job; responsiblilty , privilege- its the service, committment and the calling.
Take a minute to listen to the Training Officer's words to the recruits at the start of the training session....Where …
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ONLINE DEAL: $10 for 4 Tickets to the Denver Firefighters Museum, 58% Off!
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How Do You Honor Them?
Even for those of us that understand the significance of the upcoming weekend, do we really make it mean something? Do we do everything we can to make sure it doesn't happen to us, our fellow Brothers and Sisters and our families? The answer is probably not.
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“It’s Not Something You Do; It’s Something You Are”
Remembering the Sacrifices’ of that day in September and all of those who came before us in this the United States Fire Service and those that were with us, in the commission of our sworn duties who didn't go home…..as we do what we d…
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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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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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Honoring Tradition
As I made a right from the lobby, there is a short hallway that honors the fallen Chicago firefighters over the past 200 plus years. They have a badge for each one in a glass case and it is sobering to say the least. There is a great number of badges on that wall for those that made the ultimate sacrafice. When you see how many have given their lives for their fellow man, it truly is a humbling experience.
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Mentors and Mentees
Many of us may have had someone in our career that provided influence, guidance and offered reinforcement, feedback or constructive criticism when needed. You know; that chief or company officer, who seemed to take you under thier wing and watchful eye i…
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Two Common Calls: Different Outcomes
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Honor & Remembrance
The 28th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend takes place this weekend at the NFA. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Fire Administration are conducting the 28th annual National Fal…
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Superman,Ironman,Batman,Fireman…Human
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There are NO Routine Calls
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The Next Step; Size-up Must Evolve into Dynamic Management of Risk during Fire Attack
The Next Step; Size-up must evolve into dynamic management of risk during fire attackThe continuing emphasis on improving our safety culture and the reemergence of “safety” as a strategic pillar is evident in current fire service operations and ini…
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The Opposing Spectrum of Fire Service Safety Culture
The Evolving Fire Service Safety Culture lies somewhere between two conflicting and opposing spectrums, marked by traditionalist emotions and conservative perspectives.It's all about firefighter safety, survivability and doing the "job"; however we need…
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Fire Service Safety, Extinguishment, Tradition, Culture
Must read postings related to Fire Service Safety Culture versus the Culture of Extinguishment...Read on Follow the Yellow Brick Road By Chief Art GoodrichBorrowing and paraphrasing a comment made by FDNY Lt. Ray McCormack, I would wonder in his safety c…
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2009 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week
Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your Responsibility June 14-20, 2009Plan, get involved, engaged and take responsibility....Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your Responsibility encourages chiefs and fire/EMS pe…
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