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Navigating the "Awkward Years"

Let me start by laying out a disclaimer. There is absolutely no substitute for experience. Period.None。接电话,去工作,让肮脏的我s the only true way to ever really master this craft. We must see, do, and sometimes stumble to get better. Now here is my caveat to the above statement: if we wish to grow and develop in this career, we cannot sit by and just wait for fires. We must seek additional knowledge and information to…

您听到了多少次，“伙计，就像我们有四个不同的消防部门在这里工作！”许多人拥有，我们都知道该声明背后的含义。具有3或4个不同操作转变的消防部门通常可以做一些不同的事情。您知道我在说什么，例如每日杂务，车辆维护，骑行任务甚至操作响应的差异。“不同”的数量可以取决于领导量…

至少可以说，第一响应者是一个独特的群体。描述时，我们大多数人都适合盒子

（类型“ A”个性，致力于他人的安全，自我牺牲，勇敢，强大的道德指南针。您是否听说过某人，他们的描述方式是“他们很咸，他们很生气，似乎他们讨厌每一次进来，被烧毁了”。我们几乎所有人都从事这个职业来帮助…

Tactical Mastery

by William Greenwood

What does it take to become the go to person in the firehouse? Time and tenure doesn’t mean that a person has real experience. We have all seen people with 20 years on the job with 2 years’ experience. So what does it really take to become the elite firefighter? Elite firefighters have invested a tremendous amount of time and effort mastering their…

就像魔术师在帽子上存放兔子或在袖子上塞满花朵一样，多年的消防员已经在他们的门口装备的口袋里保留了小工具和设备。您可以在任何消防员的齿轮网格网格上敲响，并在需要消防服务中的独特用途和目的的情况下，在口袋里找到ply，楔子和窗口拳。

In all sets of my gear, I keep a self-tensioning webbing slash that consists of two…

I guess now is as good a time as any to tell you one of the truths about “the job”. Please understand that these ramblings are my opinion and that of firemen I respect. It is not intended to imply condescension rather; it is intended to pass along some truths I have learned along the way.

随着无休止的培训时间，许多新消防员问的问题是：“那么什么时候玩得开心？”简短的答案是...永远不会。您的勇气需求和您的荣誉是…

Life can get overwhelming with taskers, due-outs, deadlines, professional obligations, and family commitments. Many of us take on more than we can handle in fear that we may lose out on an opportunity or expose that we are not reliable. Over the past year I have found it extremely difficult to stay on track and organized with my day to day. I thought with my new schedule I would be home more and be able to finally tackle a lot of the projects around the house and dedicate more time to…

The Halyard Quick Tie

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To tie or not to tie? That’s one of the biggest debates on the internet. Couple that with fly in vs fly out and you’ll break the internet with the discussion.

The halyard is not tested as part of annual ladder testing. We’ve all seen the old Manila rope break. That’s one of our biggest excuses for not relying on it to tie off the fly section when…

“I just don’t understand the kids being hired these days.” How many times have we all heard this? I am sure too many times to count. Chances are that it is usually being said by an officer who is trying to lead these newly hired firefighters. There is a fairly good chance that the same thing was said when that person entered the fire service as well. In this article, I will discuss a few areas that officers seem to struggle to connect with their newer…

“While we are postponing, life speeds by”- Seneca, Roman Stoic Philosopher

We each have 168 hours in a week with which to accomplish things. We have to budget time for work, sleep, food, relationships, and leisure. There are plenty of time management books, podcasts, and apps that claim to have the ability to help us get more things done. But the issue isn’t always a time management problem. It’s a person problem. After all, if everyone starts with the same amount…

Vehicle Variables: 4 Key Factors to Aid in Size-Up

任何紧急反应的初始估计the ability to set the tone for the duration of the incident. For EMS runs it is the initial general impression of a patient. With hazardous materials incidents, the initial identification of placards or shipping containers can determine the initial actions taken on part of responding units. One of the most…

我们没有接受过消防服务的教育工作者的培训，我们接受了主持人的培训。

Educators make sure they are hitting on different learning styles, reach different cognition levels, and have a mastery of their subject. They have the ability to read the room to see if students are truly understanding and then clarify as needed. Educators spend hours preparing for a class in order to deliver the most relevant content.

Presenters, however, often just read from a premade slide…

前几天，我与一名消防员进行了交谈，他在工作中表达了一些挫败感。他们很容易谈论和工作，但是我以前听说过一些事情。美国与他们的心态或心态。我们是线路上的消防员和官员，他们是您部门的首席官或执行人员。

There are many things that can contribute to the Us vs. Them mindset or problem within a…

Everywhere you turn it seems the topic of leadership is present. Books, blogs, and podcasts constantly talk about what leadership is, how to achieve it, or how it is displayed. One of the most commonly discussed areas is on the characteristics that leaders have.

An example of this is influence. It is no secret that leaders have tremendous amounts of influence on those around them, both positive and negative. How they exert that influence is key. So it is a good thing that this…

您第一次戴上火盔时还记得自己的想法或感受吗？也许您的感受与这里写的那些感觉不同，但是您可以跟随并回忆。那天，可能会对尚未发生的事情感到幸福，兴奋，振奋和期待。寻求帮助，紧急回应。红灯，警报器和空气号角哦，我的！甚至可能有一些焦虑，紧张和害羞，甚至……

We have all watched the news and social media apps with articles and videos from Texas and surrounding states of frozen and broken pipes. Most of the videos show broken residential pipes and sprinkler system breaks that are all too common in the northeast. The one video that made me stop in my tracks was of a water tower with a broken supply pipe. The water reserve for the whole system was no longer filling the system with water; instead, it made a lake on the ground below. I questioned if…

“解脱老板”：公司官员的预先计划和规模

A highly promoted practice in the fire service, especially for first arriving company officers, is to conduct a size up and perform a 360 of structures upon initial arrival to incidents involving alarm activations and reports of smoke or fire. Being prepared for a successful mitigation to a working fire most often…

工人赔偿索赔期间 - 19次大流行期间

America appreciates the first responders who place their lives on the line every day during this C-19 pandemic. Unfortunately some of us become sick and some will die as a result of this exposure. For those who are working in this hazardous environment, there is an associated amount of stress that you may contract the disease and affect friends, co-workers and family members.

全国大部分地区都在…

在帕特里克·林翁尼（Patrick Lencioni）的书《团队的五个功能障碍》中，他讨论了5个对团队成功至关重要的原则。帕特里克（Patrick）将五个功能障碍列为缺乏信任，担心冲突，缺乏承诺，避免问责制以及对结果的不关心。让我们讨论消防员教练如何应用这些原则，不仅要确保个人的成功，而且还可以如何通过…学习如何在团队环境中运作……

“The new look had brought with it not only a new kind of weaponry but a new kind of warrior as well. Actually, the new breed was kind of a warrior diplomat; as bloodless ballistics seemed to be phasing out the role of fighters on the future battlegrounds, the emphasis increased on the diplomatic side of soldering”

“But then, suddenly, it was too late, even for a tourniquet: Chief of Staff Taylor disbanded all the Old Army regiments, with all their history and tradition to…