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FAMILY
FAMILY
I would like to share a few events I was part of the last couple of weeks that remind me how fortunate it is to be part of the family. The…
Keeping Personnel Problems in Check
Keeping Personnel Problems in Check
Company officers must intervene early to administer proper discipline
Company Officers Must Set Expectations & Avoid the “Buddy” Trap
Company Officers Must Set Expectations & Avoid the “Buddy” Trap
Your expectations & relationships must serve the department’s mission, not your popularity
Task saturation occurs when there is simply too much to do with not enough time, not enough…
Task saturation occurs when there is simply too much to do with not enough time, not enough…
It takes a very disciplined and organized incident commander (IC) to navigate around and through task saturation. As the IC’s task…
A Firefighter’s Guide to Articulating “Risk”
A Firefighter’s Guide to Articulating “Risk”
FHExpo17: Breaking Down the Equation of Risk
Conflict Resolution in the Fire Service
Conflict Resolution in the Fire Service
Conflict resolution is more about reconciling relationships than getting everyone to agree
Communicate with Directness & Sensitivity
Communicate with Directness & Sensitivity
How you communicate organizational messages is key to how they___re received
Channeling Your Fire Service Passion
Channeling Your Fire Service Passion
Knowing your purpose will help the younger generation define theirs
Does the Fire Service Have a Culture Problem?
Does the Fire Service Have a Culture Problem?
5 troublesome behavioral trends you may recognize
Delivering Criticism
Delivering Criticism
Delivered correctly, criticism can provide an opportunity to grow & improve
How Statistical Forecasting in Fire Departments has led to Tragic Results
How Statistical Forecasting in Fire Departments has led to Tragic Results
“Statistical prediction is only valid in sterile laboratory conditions, which suddenly isn’t as useful as it seemed before”- Gary King
Task Saturation & Incident Command
Task Saturation & Incident Command
Similar to fighter pilots, incident commanders can experience task saturation, becoming so overwhelmed by conditions that they fail to act…
A new aide guides firefighters through the structure triage decision making process
A new aide guides firefighters through the structure triage decision making process
The presence of civilian and structures in the wildland/urban interface (WUI) increases the complexity of any WUI or wildland incident. In…
Rescue of a Trapped Firefighter, Part 3 of 3
Rescue of a Trapped Firefighter, Part 3 of 3
The fourth step of the action plan is incident organization. A command organization is an effective tool used by the incident commander to…
Rescue of a Trapped Firefighter, Part 2 of 3
Rescue of a Trapped Firefighter, Part 2 of 3
Do we need any more evidence that command and control procedures and processes are not being effectively applied at building fires and…
Rescue of a Trapped Firefighter, Part 1 of 3
Rescue of a Trapped Firefighter, Part 1 of 3
I write this article with a heavy heart, because Fire Captain Gary Morgan passed away early on Christmas morning, 2011. He lost his 2½-year…
Contingency Planning in Emergency Management
Contingency Planning in Emergency Management
I would like to share with you a guide (job aid) that I used throughout numerous “all hazard” emergencies as a Type II qualified incident…
Fire departments are response models, not production models
Fire departments are response models, not production models
You are not meant to maximize efficiencies; you are meant to be resilient. Efficiency results in fragility; resilience results in survival.
RECEO VS and SLICERS– Where Do They Fit?
RECEO VS and SLICERS– Where Do They Fit?
Do we need any more evidence that command and control procedures and processes are not being effectively applied at building fires…