Reflections from a Retired Firefighter
I hear other retirees say YOU HAD A GOOD RUN, YOU LEFT THE DEPARTMENT BETTER THEN WHEN YOU CAME ON, MOVE ON AND ENJOY THE NEXT CHAPTER IN YOUR LIFE. All sensible advice.
Developing Professional Firefighters
“The ideas in this series weren’t developed in a classroom. They were shaped over more than three decades as a firefighter, truck captain, academy instructor, football coach, and student of leadership and the craft.
Top Training Methods Every Firefighter Should Practice Regularly
Skill decays. That’s not an opinion; it’s a fact every veteran officer has watched play out on a fireground when a member who trained hard a year ago suddenly can’t execute a technique they used to own. The hands forget
Top Skills Every Firefighter Must Master in Training
Nobody on the fireground cares whether you’re ready. I’ve seen plenty of crews learn that lesson the hard way, usually because forcible
Top Equipment Every Firefighter Should Know How to Use
Knowing the name of a tool isn’t the same as knowing how to use it under pressure. Every probie can identify a halligan bar in a classroom.
Top Equipment Mistakes Every Firefighter Should Avoid
A tool doesn’t fail on its own. I’ve sat through enough honest debriefs to know how these stories actually go. The irons didn’t break. The saw didn’t quit. Somebody set the tool wrong, swung it wrong, or reached for it a half second too late.
Top Strategies Every Fire Department Should Use to Improve Training
Most departments don’t have a training problem because they lack hours. The real problem is that the hours they log don’t produce the skill they think they do.
Top Rescue Techniques Every Firefighter Should Know
For most people, the image of firefighting involves firefighters using hoses to fight fires. The essence of the profession is, in fact, rescuing.
Top Ladder Safety Tips Every Firefighter Should Know | Brass Shamrock Training
It’s 0200 hours. Residential structure fire. Heavy smoke pushed from the second floor. The engine makes the front door with a line. Truck company swings to the Charlie side and throws
Where Have All The Ladders Gone?
It seems that a certain phenomenon has occurred to the fire service, one that in my opinion has not benefited the safety and efficiency of our personnel on the fireground.