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  • Do You Sleep When the Wind Blows?

    Good leaders have a vision, and they use that vision to lead their organization.A city decided to establish an emergency management division and hire an emergency management director. The city administrator interviewed many candidates and found a...

    Article • January 22nd, 2003

  • Ice And Cold Water Rescue - Part II

    All personnel operating at the Awareness level should be provided with appropriate Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) or Anti-Exposure Coveralls to protect them from the elements and any unintentional entries into the cold water.

    Article • January 20th, 2003

  • We Have Permission To Use The Word Mayday

    "What do you mean we have permission to use the word Mayday- we have been using it all along! What's the big deal?"I can hear some readers now: "What do you mean we have permission to use the word Mayday- we have been using it all along! What's the...

    Article • January 17th, 2003

  • Miracle Oral Board Tool

    Everyone has butterflies in an oral board. The trick is getting all the butterfly's to fly in the same formation.

    Article • January 15th, 2003

  • Ice And Cold Water Rescue - Part I

    Public Safety and Rescue personnel should be appropriately trained and equipped in order to appropriately respond to an emergency on the ice or in the water.

    Article • January 14th, 2003

  • Leadership Ethics In The Hiring Process

    Even if your department does background checks, you need to do more than just check for entry level test scores, work history and driving record.According to a recent NFPA report, "Regard for firefighters in the U.S. is at an all time high.

    Article • January 7th, 2003

  • Conquer The Promotional Interview!

    Many candidates think that if they have it figured out in their head and have written it down, it is going to come out of their mouth the same way.You have fallen off the end of the earth for up to a year or more. You've been immersed in preparing for...

    Article • December 17th, 2002

  • The Street Chemist - Part 14

    The final flammable-liquid hydrocarbon derivative family is ester. In addition to being flammable, esters may polymerize.Esters

    Article • December 15th, 2002

  • Search & Rescue Skills With Your Thermal Imager

    Here it is: the emergency that you feared, the one that you dreaded, the one whose potential helped you justify funding your thermal imagers (TIs)."Engines 2, 7, 3, Ladder 2, Quint 11, Ambulance 16 and District 1: Respond to a residential fire, with...

    Article • December 13th, 2002

  • Oral Board Skills: First Impressions

    What's the first impression the job panel has of you? Your physical appearance, yes. What else? Your choice of words, what you're wearing, eye contact, and your hand shake are all important.

    Article • December 12th, 2002

  • Conspace For Company Officers: Command & Control

    As the incident commander, you need to ask yourself, am I prepared to commit personnel into this hazardous atmosphere and what will be the outcome of this endeavor?This is the second article in a series on confined space emergency response at the...

    Article • November 19th, 2002

  • Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!

    What are the Mayday decision parameters for firefighters? How do we teach the Mayday decision-making process to firefighters? How much Mayday practice do firefighters need?These must be the most frighting three words that can be heard over the fire...

    Article • November 2nd, 2002

  • Oral Board Skills: The Problem Is Poor

    Most candidates think their answers are great, when they aren't. If their answers were as great as they thought, they would make the list and get a badge.

    Article • November 1st, 2002

  • When Would You Call Mayday-Mayday-Mayday?

    Somehow we think firefighters will intuitively know when to call for help. This is a very dangerous assumption.Hopefully you will never need to call mayday for yourself, or any other firefighter. But you need to be prepared to do so because your life...

    Article • October 28th, 2002

  • Firefighter Surival In The Water

    In the event a firefighter suddenly and unexpectedly falls into deep water while wearing full turnout gear, the firefighter's survival is dependent upon the immediate actions taken during the first critical seconds of immersion.

    Article • October 20th, 2002

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