Volunteer Fire Chief or Community Organizer?
One thing a majority of volunteer fire departments have in common these days is low turnout numbers. It’s been on a slow decline for decades. […]
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Playing God
Reading social media these days can be a challenge. There are multiple pages set aside for nothing more than invoking a tactical debate, over a […]
Perfection
Vince Lombardi says “perfect practice, makes perfect”. As much as I love Vince, it’s almost hypocritical to call what he did, perfection. Lombardi failed to […]
From Buckets to Bullets: The Modern Era of Aggressive Interior Attack
The Roman emperor Augustus is credited with inaugurating a corps of fire-fighting vigils in 24 BC. Known as the ‘Watchmen’ this was quite possibly the […]
Flags ‘n’ Such
Today, I’m writing about flags. Why not? Everyone else is doing it. We have flags on our apparatus and personal vehicles, flags on our uniforms […]
Participation Trophies
I’m sure this will be a polarizing topic, but if nothing else I’m honest, so here it goes….time in the fire service does not entitle […]
LIVE! From Ohio
“Medic-XX, Engine-XX, this is your call. 123 Main Street, possible overdose. Pt is located on the front porch of residence, not breathing. PD is […]
Competition
My entire career has revolved, in my head, around the idea that everything is a competition. From training to on-scene performance. From cooking to washing […]
Socially Unacceptable
Social Media in the Fire Service Twitter. Facebook (Live!). Snapchat. Instagram. Probably others that I’m too far out of the technology loop to even grasp, […]
I’d like to buy a challenge
Buy a challenge…. (insert any social media page that wants to make a dollar) “Hey guys and gals! What have we got here?!? Brand new […]