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NFPA 1851 can be overwhelming with knowledge about a pretty...

You made it here. YOU are the one that has...

Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and turnout gear properly is...

School Buses exist throughout every community in the United States...

It’s 1500 hours on a bright sunny day. You are...

The best, single exercise for firefighters has been a long...

I remember sitting in our living room and telling my...

I’m sure we have all seen the headlines at some...

We’ve been there time and time again, it’s the night...

You work with a great group. We all do. We...

“However the economy is doing, a challenge for leaders in...

There are those who say that people never change. And...

From the minute I completed my probation I wanted to...

Without gaining entry into a structure where a suspected or...

I have spent the last eleven years on a small...

There is a recent story out of Florida that’s has...

By Tom Carlin, Miami Valley Area Firefighter   In regard...

By Tom Carlin, Miami Valley Area Firefighter   Why are...

In April of 2015, I wrote an article on my...

Have you ever sat at a red light and in...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – PTSD PTSD develops differently from person...

I know there are many of you out there that...

When presented with the question of what does Brotherhood (specifically...

Just mention staffing or manpower in a room of firefighters...

Last year, I had the opportunity to present a training...

Ventilation could be defined as the removal of smoke and...

When it comes to keeping yourself safe in a fire,...

There are probably no more terrifying words at an emergency...

Someone once said that a person’s perspective is their reality....

So there has been a lot of different opinions coming...

In the rare occasion that you didn’t know, among the...

~When you are in a leadership position, having a vision...

Hardly a week goes by when a story doesn’t pop...

The title may be a bit ambitious but at this...

NEW YORK — Seven FDNY firefighters were disciplined for violating...

I recall a house fire I responded to many years...

In January of 2006, I was deployed with one other...

The Fire Asylum Movie Many of you may have recalled...

As leaders, we should constantly monitor our organizations morale and...

In January of this year, a family of six died...

Recently there was an article in the local newspaper regarding harassment charges...

Recently a neighboring department had a fire that involved 2...

35 years ago, my department had very little to do...

Trust. Only a five letter word, yet it carries so...

Motivation can be defined as a term used to explain...

“Leadership is the privilege to have the responsibility to direct...

Much has been written about what leadership is, how management...

To summarize so far – As part of the National...

To summarize so far – As part of the National...

To summarize so far – As part of the National...

So I have really never considered I have had PTSD,...

To summarize so far – As part of the National...

As part of the National Fire Academy (NFA) Executive Fire...

On a sunny spring day in April of 1999, at...

There have been many articles, papers, policies and procedures written...

My PTSD Journey – Part 2 So I have to...

There has been a lot of talk lately of privatization...

Beating the odds…a tale of one department I often see...

This week I was given the privilege of observing The...

Here we go. My thoughts on Baby Boomers vs generation...

Emergency scene size up can be defined as “A rapid...

It’s been about two years since we published our article...

This article started off as a What’s In Your Pockets Wednesday? Facebook...

Size up begins after a call is dispatched. On the...

Communicating with another firefighter while both wearing masks can sometimes...

I remember, a long time ago obviously, when I was...

As the fire service keeps evolving so do the tactics...

Picture above: Gray Williams-CSFD Chaplain, Brian Benedict, Nathan Raulie Station...

Pictured above: Brian Benedict with Connersville, Indiana Police Department Officer...

Establishing a water supply is one of the most important...

Firefighters & Social Media I have recently read several questions...

As firefighters, how do we take care and prepare ourselves...

My ninth grade social studies teacher would put a quote...

Last week we posted the LODD reports from a fire...