Here's a copy of our Fire & EMS Academy curriculum we use for our new members. We bring on a group of volunteers twice per year, January & June, so some of their monthly classes overlap. This training is in addition to State of Ohio Volunteer Firefighter and EMT training … [Read more...]
Deputy Chief Dennis Reynolds form the Battlefield Fire Protection District (MO) shared their rookie book:Click the .pdf icon below to download the probie manual.(Sometimes you have to click on the title banner to see the whole document) … [Read more...]
HERE is a sample PROBIE MANUAL for your review by the College Park VFD Co 12, in Prince Georges County, Maryland. About the College Park Volunter FD in Prince Georges County, MarylandThe College Park VFD John L. Bryan Fire Service Dormitory“The Sackroom”There is only one. … [Read more...]
HERE is a sample PROBIE MANUAL for your review by the Kentland VFD Co 33, in Prince Georges County, Maryland. The Kentland Volunteer Fire Department is comprised of two firehouses, Company 33 and Company 46. It is two of 47 volunteer fire stations that … [Read more...]
By Lance C. PeeplesI recently had the opportunity to view a YouTube video of Astronaut Mike Mullane discussing the "normalization of deviance." In his talk, Colonel Mullane describes how the Space Shuttle program came to accept the damaged "o" rings that ultimately led to the … [Read more...]
NIST: FIREFIGHTERS PORTABLE RADIOS MAY FAIL AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES
New test results* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) confirm that portable radios used byfirefighters can fail to operate properly within 15 minutes when exposed to temperatures that may be encountered … [Read more...]
Efficiency is the Wrong Mindset for a Leader
posted on: www.leadershipnow.comEfficiency always seems like the right answer. It’s reflexive. Faster. Easier. Who doesn’t want that? And yet while efficiency is critical and often a competitive advantage, it is a problem when it becomes a mindset that is applied to … [Read more...]