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 | Jan 9, 2012 | Morning After
Do you ever wonder what the people in scanner land think when they listen to us respond to a fire? What does heavy smoke showing mean to the lay person? Do they really think we weigh the smoke, and if so, what kind of scale would we use? I often wonder what we...
by XtremeFD | Jan 2, 2012 | Training
Several times a year a few of my friends and I go out to eat. We talk about our jobs (the ones that pay for the groceries) our families, and of course the firehouse and the fire service in general. The other night the topic turned to incident command, who runs...
by XtremeFD | Nov 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
You arrive on scene of working fire – there is heavy black smoke pushing from a second story window, flames are visible, and the radio is crazy with traffic – what do you do? I suggest that stop, look around, and count to 5. WHAT – are you kidding me? Stop, look...
by XtremeFD | Nov 14, 2011 | Training
Several times a year a few of my friends and I go out to eat. We talk about our jobs (the ones that pay the groceries) our families, and of course the firehouse and the fire service in general. The other night the topic turned to incident command, who runs it, what...
