The way we used to train newbies, in lots of jobs, not just firefighting, could best be described as “tough love.” That’s being charitable. We were downright mean to them, […]
Recruiting has become a real problem at many volunteer fire departments. But what’s worse is when you do get someone to join, get them qualified, and then in a year […]
I just had Pete Van Dorpe on the show, talking about his article from 2015 titled, “Mounting an Intelligent Interior Attack.” Coincidentally, Nick Salameh, a previous guest on this show, […]
There is always an on-going discussion about how aggressive firefighters should be at structure fires. Inevitably, the argument gets into interior attacks vs. transitional. That discussion bypasses an important question, […]
On this, the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America, I am re-running a great interview with Fire Chief Rick Lasky about the events of that day. It originally […]
How do you select a handline when you arrive at a fire? Do you have an all-purpose go-to that usually gets pulled? Some departments routinely pull the reel line. You […]
If you spend any time on Facebook, you’ve probably seen the videos posted by Fire Department Chronicles. If you haven’t, you need to. Go there right now and look them […]
You may have heard this oldie-but-goodie already, but bear with me: A smart man learns from his mistakes. A really smart man learns from others’ mistakes. Nowhere is that more […]
This show is a little different. We’re going to talk about prehospital care from the point of view of an EMS liaison. He sees the results of good treatment in […]
Once upon a time, there was a really cool video game called SimCity. The goal was for the player to build up his city by adding improvements and such. If […]