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Training & Tactics Talk: Choosing the Proper Hoseline and Postion

On this month's edition of Training & Tactics Talk, Chief Douglas Cline examines hoseline selection and deployment for fire attack. Chief Cline takes a real world approach as both volunteer and career departments are seeing a decrease in manpower...

Podcast • May 29th, 2009

Training & Tactics Talk: Fireground Coordination

This month's edition of Training & Tactics Talk examines the importance of coordinating engine and truck company operations on the fireground. Host Douglas Cline and a panel of fire service veterans discuss the critical components of positioning units...

Podcast • May 7th, 2009

Training & Tactics Talk: The First-Due Engine - Setting the Pace for an Incident

The old saying of "How well the first hose comes off the apparatus dictates how well the fire will go..." is echoed throughout fire stations and academiesa across the country. The reality is initial arriving engine companies set the tone for how well...

Podcast • March 26th, 2009

Training & Tactics Talk: Size-Up Skills Under Fire

On this edition of Training and Tactics Talk, host Douglas K. Cline looks at the role of size-up in today's "strategy and tactics" on the fireground. Chief Cline and Christopher J. Naum focus this program on equipping fire officers and firefighters...

Podcast • February 24th, 2009

Training & Tactics Talk: Examining Text Book Strategy & Tactics

"Strategy and Tactics" is a common phrase that you may hear around any firehouse kitchen or in any training classroom. But what exactly is strategy and tactics? What components do you need to know. This month on Training and Tactics Talk, Fire Chief...

Podcast • January 26th, 2009

Training and Tactics Talk: Ground Ladder Skills

In this edition of Training & Tactics Talk, Chief Douglas K. Cline talks with Battalion Chief Kyle Smith of Frankfurt, KY, Fire and EMS about effective tactics and training with ground ladders. The two fire service veterans discuss the proper...

Podcast • January 7th, 2009

Training & Tactics Talk: Training Today's Fire Service

In this edition of Training & Tactics Talk, Chief Douglas Cline talks with South Carolina State Fire Training Academy's Resident Training Coordinator Phillip Russell about the courses needed for today's fire service. One of the key topics is...

Podcast • October 30th, 2008

Training & Tactics Talk: Go or No Go Strategy & Tactics

Host Douglas K. Cline and Battalion Chief Les Stephens, of the Garland, TX, Fire Department, look at "Go or No Go Strategy & Tactics" for the fire service. They will explore tactics used in dwellings and commercial buildings. Both chiefs feel that...

Podcast • September 29th, 2008

Training & Tactics Talk: Training Philosophies

Welcome to the rebirth of the Training and Tactics Talk podcast on Firehouse.com. The new host is Fire Chief Douglas Cline, of the Eden, NC, Fire Department. This podcast is dedicated to training our firefighters and officers in the streets. The...

Podcast • July 9th, 2008

Training and Tactics Talk: Truck Company Operations

This month's show focuses on truck company tactics, and includes the non-traditional tasks involving technical rescue, chemical protective operations and hazmat response. How do officers juggle all the training required for the many jobs now facing...

Podcast • May 22nd, 2007

Training & Tactics Talk: Engine Company Operations

Every time an engine company rolls out the door, there are a number of differences between each city, while the common goal is contain the fire. This show begins with a discussion of engine company responsibilties in their respective department's...

Podcast • April 12th, 2007

Training & Tactics Talk

Here's the scenario: It's 10:30 PM and you arrive at a 2,500-square-foot house with heavy smoke showing from two sides and dispatch tells you that the next company is seven minutes out. It's you as the engine company officer, a driver and two...

Podcast • December 13th, 2006

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