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  • Headaches and Solutions to Company-Level Training – Part 3

    In Part 1 of this series, we took a look at some of the reasons for stress the company officer might experience when it comes to training at the company level. In Part 2 , we began to address ways our company officer can enhance the safety of his...

    Article • June 25th, 2012

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 75

    Drill #75: Intelligence/Investigations Readers will get a refresher course on the often forgotten section of the Incident Command classes – that of Intelligence/Investigations. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to...

    Article • June 24th, 2012

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 74

    Drill #74: Basement Fires Readers will learn three ways to attack the most dangereous of all fires...the basement fire. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to conjure up discussions among your crew members. Sit down and talk...

    Article • June 17th, 2012

  • Tactics for Commercial Vehicle Extrication – Part 1
    Tactics for Commercial Vehicle Extrication – Part 1

    Mike Daley talks about the many challenges a responder faces at incidents involving large vehicles. He also identifies some of the specialized equipment used at these events.

    Article • June 12th, 2012

  • Using Forcible Entry to Begin Fireground Operations
    Using Forcible Entry to Begin Fireground Operations

    Two key items to consider for entry points at structure fires in the event of a catastrophic failure of the structure: how will the company make their way out? How does the rapid intervention crew enter to facilitate rescue of the company?

    Article • June 8th, 2012

  • Wildland Fires and Thermal Imaging
    Wildland Fires and Thermal Imaging

    I remember the first brushfire I ever responded to, as a mutual aid assignment. I was very young and very new. We could see the smoke for miles before we got there. Thick and black, it covered a good portion of the horizon. This was “the big one...

    Article • June 1st, 2012

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 72

    Drill #72: Ventilation Part 2 Readers will learn about two more types of ventilation – Negative-Pressure Ventilation and Positive-Pressure Ventilation. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to conjure up discussions among...

    Article • May 27th, 2012

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 71

    Drill #71: Ventilation Part I Readers will learn the principles of ventilation and the correct times to use vertical or horizontal ventilation. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to conjure up discussions among your crew...

    Article • May 20th, 2012

  • Are you an Instructor or an Educator?

    I would be willing to bet that when you hear the words “instructor” and “educator,” you get a very different picture in your mind. I know that the mental image I have is at opposite ends of the spectrum. Having worked as a Fire Academy...

    Article • May 18th, 2012

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 70

    Drill #70: RECEO-VS Readers will learn the seven strategies that can help stabilize fireground operations: Rescue, Exposures, Confinement, Extinguishment, Overhaul, Ventilation and Salvage (RECEO-VS). The drill is designed to be a single page of...

    Article • May 13th, 2012

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 68

    Drill #68: Functions Within Logistics Readers will learn the role that the Logisitics Section Chief plays in developing and implementing the Incident Action Plan. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to conjure up discussions...

    Article • April 29th, 2012

  • Training the Technical Rescuer
    Training the Technical Rescuer

    While we generally cover skills in this section, it has come to my attention that a lot of instructors visit venues like Firehouse.com to pick up different ideas, tips, tricks and maybe learn about a new topic they have in their crosshairs. So...

    Article • January 10th, 2012

  • Start the New Year by Resetting Your Moral Compass

    We are at the beginning of yet another new year. Was it not just Jan. 3 1, 2011? As I grow older, I begin to see the wisdom imparted to me by a senior buddy years ago. He told me that in many ways life is like a roll of toilet paper. He told me that...

    Article • January 5th, 2012

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 52

    Drill # 52: Latent Heat of Vaporization Readers will learn the meaning of latent heat vaporization and the mathmatical equation needed to figure it out. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to...

    Article • January 4th, 2012

  • Firehouse.com Weekly Drill: No. 50

    Drill # 50: EthicsReaders will learn the role ethics can play in improving the image of their department . The drill is designed to be a single page of information to conjure up discussions among your crew members. Sit down and talk about the...

    Article • December 25th, 2011

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