BY MICHAEL CAPOZIELLO
Your success on the fireground as a firefighter or an officer centers around your training and self-discipline. Part of your responsibilities while practicing self-discipline is to make sure you wear your gear the right way, bring the right tools for the job at hand, and be in the right position. Self-discipline also applies to use of the radio and is often overlooked or not taken seriously by many.
How many times have you shaken your head in amazement at what was coming across the radio/scanner? How many times have you been entertained by the "screamers," those individuals who make it sound as if half the town were burning down when they are calling in a trash can fire to the dispatcher? How about a fire scene where it seems as if everyone is "stepping" over each other's radio transmissions again and again for the duration of the alarm? It may be entertaining on your end, but I'm sure it's not a productive process on the other end-the fireground.
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