by XtremeFD | Jan 14, 2015 | Management
I think most would agree that things go better on the fire ground when we each know our role. Nonetheless, we still hear about incidents that could have gone a little smoother. One of the leading causes of fire ground chaos is poor communications. There are many...
by XtremeFD | Aug 1, 2014 | Management
Technology has certainly made some positive impacts on the fire service over the past ten years. We can now purchase thermal imaging cameras that are about the size of a can of soda, our PPE weighs less and protects against higher temperatures than ever before, and...
by XtremeFD | Apr 1, 2014 | Management, Morning After, Training
GET READY! You asked for it, and we are responding! Like our waistbands over the winter, we have expanded our 4hr signature TEN-23 course and made it a full day. We now call it TEN-23XL. We first launched this program in Drummond WI in January of this year and we are...
by XtremeFD | Feb 13, 2014 | Leadership, Management, Morning After, Training
You work tirelessly, putting in many more hours than what you’re “on the clock” for, all in an effort to deliver your message so that it may reach even the most challenging of students. Contrary to what some may believe, you are not motivated by extrinsic rewards like...
by XtremeFD | Feb 9, 2014 | Leadership, Management, Morning After
So one of the big stories circulating the popular websites, facebook, and forums last week was about eight firefighters, some of whom were reported as high ranking officers and academy instructors for the Cleveland Fire Department, Ohio. According to several local...
by XtremeFD | Dec 31, 2013 | Management, Uncategorized
A friend of mine who is a chief for a small volunteer department (about 20 members) called me the other day and asked when I would be back in his area? He wanted to have lunch and for me to meet a few people. We planned lunch for today. I called Don while I was...
