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07-04-2011, 04:29 PM #21Forum Member
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"The education of a firefighter and the continued education of a firefighter is what makes "real" firefighters. Continuous skill development is the core of progressive firefighting. We learn by doing and doing it again and again, both on the training ground and the fireground."
Lt. Ray McCormack, FDNY
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07-04-2011, 04:35 PM #22Forum Member
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A training officer that has "crawled the hall" and knows what he is teaching.
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07-04-2011, 08:35 PM #23Forum Member
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Truer words have never been spoken. How can you teach it if you can't do it yourself? Originally Posted by slackjawedyokel
“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.” Leo F. Buscaglia
This place gets weirder and weirder every day...
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07-05-2011, 03:08 AM #24Forum Member
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Yeah......same here. Originally Posted by nameless
Robert Kramer
cell #901-494-9437
Management is making sure things are done right. Leadership is doing the right thing. The fire service needs alot more leaders and a lot less managers.
"Everyone goes home" is the mantra for the pussification of the modern, American fire service.
Comments made are my own. They do not represent the official position or opinion of the Fire Department or the City for which I am employed. In fact, they are normally exactly the opposite.
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07-08-2011, 11:43 PM #25Forum Member
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07-09-2011, 04:11 PM #26MembersZone Subscriber
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I'll take a fire dept. w/o all the behind the fire truck bumper politics. other wise I'm pretty good with what I got.
"Courage is the resistance to fear, the mastery of fear, not the lack of fear." Mark Twain"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." Uknown
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07-10-2011, 12:53 AM #27Forum Member
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Ummmmmm no furlough and no layoffs!!!!!!!!
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07-10-2011, 09:32 AM #28Forum Member
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Ever come across the 300 lb. health and safety officer who smokes a pack a day? They are cut from the same cloth. Originally Posted by FyredUp
Career Firefighter
Volunteer Captain
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07-10-2011, 10:39 AM #29Forum Member
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Sadly, it has been my experience in the volunteer and POC world that the majority Of safety Officers were either as you mention OR someone that is incapable of doing the actual job of firefighter. Not all by any stretch, some are very good at the job of Safety Officer and have the training and experience to do the job as it was intended. Originally Posted by GTRider245
“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.” Leo F. Buscaglia
This place gets weirder and weirder every day...
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07-10-2011, 05:54 PM #30MembersZone Subscriber
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Geez, this gets predictable...
I'd like a department where providing the service is the goal and all the members are dedicated to doing so (and doing so well) and proud of that dedication and service.Opinions my own. Standard disclaimers apply.
Everyone goes home. Safety begins with you.
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07-11-2011, 03:30 PM #31MembersZone Subscriber
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Thanks, Harve. If we could drop the +100 degree heat, it would be much better around here. Originally Posted by hwoods
Career Department?? I dunno.... Never thought about it. Volunteer Department?? Easy. Mine already exists. Mine has Slim Funding, Few Runs, a Small Station, and Hand-me-down Apparatus....... And I've never been there. But, by ALL accounts, They have a Terrific Attitude. "Whatever it takes" isn't their motto, (as far as I know) but it should be. A small, Rural, VFD with a Spirit that just won't quit. Despite where I am, and what we have accomplished here, it's not about Money, Shiny Apparatus, Parade Trophies, the size of your Membership Roster, your Population Served, or anything like that. It's all about People. People of very modest means, living out in the Country, where neighbors help each other without waiting to be asked, or without any thought of possible compensation. My "Dream Department" is the Silver City, Oklahoma VFD. If I were to ever relocate, that's the kind of outfit that I'd like to be a part of.........
Bryan Beall
Silver City, Oklahoma USA
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