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“Shhhhh….”

When SOPs, training and teamwork come together, the fire is almost a quiet, non-event.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 30, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Engine Company, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Videos • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", "engine companies" engine, "fire behavior", "standard operating procedures", sizeup, sogs, sops, strategy, tactics

Cape Cod Working: Yarmouth 2-Alarms

Jakes on the Cape were busy this morning with a working condo fire.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 30, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Videos • Tagged: "Cape Cod", construction, Harwich, massachusetts, sizeup

P.G. Working: Upper Marlboro

Companies in the Southern Division go to work on restaurant fire.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 30, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Videos • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", "Prince George's County Fire EMS", construction, sizeup, strategy, tactics

Sizeup

Dave LeBlanc leads us to consider that the ever-changing understanding of sizeup involves more than the actual on scene picture.

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Posted by Dave LeBlanc on November 30, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", "standard operating procedures", sizeup, sogs, sops, strategy, tactics

First Due Blog Carnival 6th Ed.
“Social Media Policy”

Entries are few in this latest edition. Perhaps departments have made themselves secure against social media gaffes. Naahhhh…..

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 29, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Communication, Education, Fire Rescue Topics, Technology & Communications, technology-communications-ems-topics, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "First Due Blog Carnival", "public information", "public relations", "social media", "social networking", "standard operating procedures", communications

“Social Media Networking Policy”
Response to First Due Blog Carnival

My submission to this month’s edition notes four main issues.
Without them, no policy will be effective.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 27, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Communication, Education, EMS Topics, Fire Prevention & Education, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Technology & Communications, technology-communications-ems-topics, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: "Fire Critic", "First Due Blog Carnival", "public education", "public information", "public relations", "social media", "social networking", "standard operating procedures", communications, Fire Daily, Firegeezer, Happy Medic, Life Under The Lights, STATter 911, The Fire PIO, training

Worcester Working:
4 Alarms in Three-Deckers

Four alarms struck as fire spreads among triple-deckers.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 18, 2010 • Filed under: fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Videos • Tagged: massachusetts, worcester

Tools In The Toolbox

Dave LeBlanc is wondering if the fire service has become so infatuated with the tools, that we’ve forgotten about the problems.

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Posted by Dave LeBlanc on November 18, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Communication, Education, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Learning Behavior, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", "risk management", "standard operating procedures", communications, Education, profiling, safety, sizeup, sogs, sops, strategy, tactics, training

Burn Center Room Named For Squad 1 Firefighter

Staten Island Hospital names five burn center rooms for fallen FDNY firefighters.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 16, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty, News • Tagged: fdny

Rhetorical Lesson No.4:
Death By POV

Let’s say that Johnson was the one dead.
How could we honestly honor a LODD caused by going 96 mph?

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 11, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Commentary, Learning Behavior, Line of Duty, News, Philosophy • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", lodd, Philosophy

Boston Working: District 11

Video series of a fourth-alarm fire in Allston on 24 October.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 11, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Videos • Tagged: "fire behavior", boston, construction, massachusetts, safety, sizeup, strategy, tactics

6th Ed. First Due Blog Carnival:
Call For Policy

Social media and social networking faux pas have created a lot of commentary among public safety bloggers. What would they do if they were in charge?

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 11, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Communication, Fire Rescue Topics, News, Technology & Communications, technology-communications-ems-topics • Tagged: "First Due Blog Carnival", "policy and procedure", "social media", "social networking", "standard operating procedures", communications, sogs, sops

Lesson In Awareness: Oregon Punji Stakes

One couple protects their “stash” increasing your risk of injury or worse.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 10, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "booby traps", "Lesson in Awareness", safety, sizeup, training

P.G. Working: Clinton

Firefighters suffer minor injuries at vacant house fire.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 10, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", safety, sizeup, strategy, tactics, unoccupied, vacant

Why We Search: Dallas

Homeless man escapes three alarm fire in Dallas with help of the police.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 10, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Rescues, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", abandoned, rescue, safety, sizeup, strategy, tactics, training, unoccupied, vacant

33 Loses New Wagon. Station Error Has Engine Rebuilt; Contractors and Officials Scramble. Advances In Safe Response Stressed

Busy engine company has its new engine relocated as officials consider options.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 9, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Engine Company, News, Vehicle Operations & Apparatus • Tagged: "engine companies" engine, boston

See The Difference?

Pennsylvania house fire reminds us that we should always think of our area of refuge.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 8, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Education, Engine Company, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", "engine companies" engine, "fire behavior", communications, engine, safety, sizeup, strategy, tactics, training

Potomac, Md. Working

Latest in quality use of cameras and editing during response and fireground operations from a western Maryland department.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 8, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Technology & Communications, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Vehicle Operations & Apparatus, Videos • Tagged: "helmet camera", communications, drill, sizeup, strategy, tactics, training, video

Engine Co. Probie:
Where Am I Going?

The new guy was just putting away the last dish when someone yelled “First due box!” He’s the last one on board and the engine pulls out just as he closes his door.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 7, 2010 • Filed under: Engine Company, Fire Rescue Topics, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", "engine companies" engine, drill, sizeup, strategy, tactics, training

You’re Only as Good as Your Last Fire.
Or Race.

Simple lessons for firefighting from the horse racing world.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 7, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Commentary • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", Philosophy, training

Thesis for an Anniversary Gift

FireEMSBlogs.com has been running for a little over a year now.
What are you doing with it?

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 5, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Commentary, Education, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, In the Line of Duty, Learning Behavior, Philosophy, Technology & Communications, technology-communications-ems-topics, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", "public relations", "standard operating procedures", communications, Philosophy, training

Making The Stretch:
Why ‘Rip and Run’ Doesn’t Work

Grabbing the pipe, a fold and running like a bat out of hell will almost guarantee that the second due will have your fire.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 4, 2010 • Filed under: Engine Company, fire, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", "engine companies" engine, engine, sizeup, training

Running The Line: Estimating the Stretch

The housewatch wakes you, hitting the intercom yelling “first due box!”. At o-dark-thirty did you hear the address? Did it tell you how many lengths you’ll need?

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 4, 2010 • Filed under: Engine Company, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: "aggressive firefighting", "engine companies" engine, "fire behavior", "standard operating procedures", communications, dcfd, engine, radio, sizeup, sogs, sops, staffing, strategy, tactics, training

Boston Working: Hyde Park Blast

Utility company hits a gas line and, well, you can guess the rest.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 3, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, HazMat, News, Special Operations, Videos • Tagged: boston, safety, sizeup, strategy

PR Dilemma: Boston

Everyone has a camera. Everyone. E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E.

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Posted by Bill Carey on November 2, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, News, Videos • Tagged: "public relations", boston

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