Volunteer Servitude & The Enslavement of the Modern Fire Service
Firefighting is perhaps one of the oldest and most well-established institutions in what is now the United States of America. The roots of the North American firefighter can [...]
Fire Station
Part-Timers: The Forgotten Third Party
It’s 0905hrs on a Sunday morning. The career firefighter is sleeping soundly in his favorite recliner, enjoying the freedom to nap indiscriminately on a weekend, but also [...]
Service
As firefighters, we are asked to provide many types of services. Firefighting, EMS, hazardous materials, rescue, and other tasks that are usually menial. We respond when [...]
The Delayed Triple Split
In apartment complexes and commercial strip malls across the country, we have issues with line placement through narrow or obstructed paths. These can be caused by parked [...]
Decisions
Our daily lives are completely reliant on decisions. Before we awaken, we have made a decision. Are we rising early to prepare for the day, or did we decide to sleep late and [...]
Turf Wars
You’re on scene of a large, type 3 structure, moderately involved in fire. You have no water supply established, and only 5 volunteers have arrived at the call. [...]
It’s What You Don’t Do
I Wanna be in charge! As a firefighter seeking a way to promote to the supervisory level in a fire service organization you have to realize that it’s not about what you do; [...]
My 15 Fire Department New Year’s Resolutions
As firefighters, we have all had associates that we have looked up to. These are the type of individuals about whom you say, “I want to be like him/her when I get [...]
Running People Off
This is the second part to our Three Part Series Titled: “Entitlement, Running People Off, & the Push for Higher Education.” If you missed it…Check out [...]
7 Reasons Why the Peter Principle is Ruining the Fire Service.
Every Fire Department has that supervisor that is incapable of leading, whether it is the Chief that hides in his/her office, the Station Captain that made an egregious error [...]
Station Pride 