The Power of Team Building – Inches Away
And now, an excerpt from the book Barn Boss Leadership by author Brian Ward. This particular morning was like any other except I happened to be at home instead of [...]
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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 [...]
Five Monkeys, One Banana
So I just read an article… To sum it up, five monkeys are put in a cage containing a banana that could only be reached by a ladder. Every time the monkeys tried to [...]
Wanna Go PRO?
For a long time, I have argued against the money that professional sports players make. Although I haven’t changed my mind that they are overpaid, I had to ask [...]
For Those Who Can’t…
You know, this started out as a Facebook status, but I…I had to keep writing and adding to it. You see, today (Monday 9/12/16 – the day after the 15 year anniversary [...]
The Successful Short-Staffed Engine
In today’s fire service that is ruled by the almighty dollar, staffing reductions and lack of membership response have created a unique set of challenges. Regardless if [...]
Crew and Personal Mental Health Preparedness
Plan for you, so we can plan for them. Compartmentalization. It’s a big word, with huge meaning, bigger consequences and a humongous impact on our community. Now do me a [...]
Be Smart About The Hype: Transitional Attack, SLICE-RS, and Our Blue Collar Roots
The coupling of transitional attack and SLICE-RS together is a complete fallacy that is bringing a poor light on a tactic that has legitimate value on the fireground. [...]
Success?
I was recently granted the opportunity to help instruct a forcible entry class for the new recruits at our fire academy. After a long eight hour day of teaching hands-on [...]
My Fire Service
My Brothers…. I try to give you something every shift I work. This week I’ve been thinking about MY fire service…. Yeah, it’s mine. I’ve given [...]
Station Pride 