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Executive Director of the NFFF reminds us of the purpose of "EGH".

Posted by Bill Carey on January 31, 2012 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Education, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, In the Line of Duty, Learning Behavior, Line of Duty, Training, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Bill Carey", "Everyone Goes Home", Education, EGH, LIfe Safety Initiatives, NFFF, Ron Siarnicki

Why Everyone Goes Home doesn’t always mean “Everyone Goes Home.”

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The cowboy in us asks 'If great responsibility is founded on personal responsibility, then what place does personal experience hold?'

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Posted by Dave LeBlanc on January 28, 2012 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty, Training, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Dave LeBlanc", "Everyone Goes Home", "line of duty death", "risk management", "The Front Seat", cardiovascular fitness, classroom training, company training, Education, experience, firefighter fitness, firefighter safety, firefighter training, fitness, hands-on training, leadership, physical fitness, physical training, responsibility, risk, safety, training

It Is That Simple

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It is a wonder how we did it without the internet.

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Posted by Bill Carey on January 26, 2012 • Filed under: Commentary • Tagged: "Bill Carey", Commentary

Why We Search, 2012

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We are not saying you should be reckless, unsafe. We are saying you should be realistic.

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Posted by Bill Carey on January 26, 2012 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Education, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Rescues, Training, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Bill Carey", "risk management", abandoned, Education, primary search, rescue, risk, risk analysis, search, search and rescue, sizeup, squatters, vacant, vagrants, Why We Search

“No Sleep Till Brooklyn”
Lloyd Takes in Two-Alarm Fire with TL.157

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On the scene with The Jolly Rogers of Rogers Avenue.

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Posted by Lloyd Mitchell on January 25, 2012 • Filed under: fire, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Truck Company, Videos • Tagged: Brooklyn, fdny, fire photographers, fire photography, Lloyd Mitchell, photography

Told You So. Ontario Volunteer Department Charged After Fire Traps Firefighters During Rescue

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Court raises issues of liability, training and funding.

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Posted by Bill Carey on January 20, 2012 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, News, Rescues • Tagged: "Bill Carey", court, legal issues, rescues, risk, safety, search and rescue

Plan B

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Having various plans is like having various resources. You'll never be stuck trying to solve any fireground problem with the same solitary solution.

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Posted by Dave LeBlanc on January 18, 2012 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Education, Firefighter Safety & Health, Rescues, Training, Training & Development • Tagged: "Dave LeBlanc", "The Front Seat", bailout, company training, Education, firefighter safety, firefighter survival, firefighter training, hands-on training, mayday, training

Complacency

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Routines can be dangerous.

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Posted by Ron Ayotte on January 16, 2012 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: "Firefighter Mentality", behavior, Chief Concerns, complacency, firefighter training, Ron Ayotte, training

Dark Day Anniversary

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Two fires forever in the memory.

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Posted by Ron Ayotte on January 16, 2012 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Commentary, Fires • Tagged: Chief Concerns, Ron Ayotte

The Pressurized Water Extinguisher,
aka “The Can”

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New contributor reminds you that "the can" is not a door chock.

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Posted by Joe Fitzgerald on January 12, 2012 • Filed under: Firefighting Operations, Training, training-fire-rescue-topics, Truck Company • Tagged: "truck company", firefighter training, Joe Fitzgerald, Lloyd Mitchell, pressurized water extinguisher, primary search, search, training, truck company operations

“Not Gonna Do It”

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Graphic photo begins to be cool to share. Why?

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Posted by Bill Carey on January 12, 2012 • Filed under: Commentary, Fire Rescue Topics, News • Tagged: "Bill Carey", "public education", "public information", "public relations", "social media", "social networking", Commentary, editorial, media, news, public image

Brooklyn Citizen Finds Firefighters “Joyriding”.
Or, “Engine 255 Shops for the Meal”

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Shopping for the meal still baffles the public.

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Posted by Bill Carey on January 7, 2012 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Commentary, Fire Rescue Topics, Videos • Tagged: "Bill Carey", "public information", "public relations", "social media", Brooklyn, Engine Co. 255, fdny, media, public image

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Video Highlights Quick Work by Minimum Staffed Crews

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Submitter of past Backstep article is seen hustling the hoselines.

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Posted by Bill Carey on January 7, 2012 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Education, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Videos • Tagged: "Bill Carey", minimum staffing, Pine Bluff Arkansas, sizeup, staffing, Two and Three-Man Crews, vacant, video

Biggest Lesson from DCFD Logo Rebuttal: Tact

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“We are disinclined to acquiesce to your request.”

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Posted by Bill Carey on January 5, 2012 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Communication, News, Videos • Tagged: "Bill Carey", communicating, communication, dcfd, District of Columbia, leadership, videos

Honoring a Brother…again

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Once again, Massachusetts firefighters form a "sea of blue."

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Posted by Ron Ayotte on January 3, 2012 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, In the Line of Duty, Line of Duty • Tagged: "line of duty death", Chief Concerns, funeral, funerals, lodd, MA LODD, Peabody, Ron Ayotte

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A Comment Worthy of a Post

Why Everyone Goes Home doesn’t always mean “Everyone Goes Home.”

It Is That Simple

Why We Search, 2012

“No Sleep Till Brooklyn”
Lloyd Takes in Two-Alarm Fire with TL.157

Told You So. Ontario Volunteer Department Charged After Fire Traps Firefighters During Rescue

Plan B

Complacency

Dark Day Anniversary

The Pressurized Water Extinguisher,
aka “The Can”

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Video Highlights Quick Work by Minimum Staffed Crews

Biggest Lesson from DCFD Logo Rebuttal: Tact

Honoring a Brother…again

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