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Management And Leadership
Making Changes in the Firehouse

Brian Meroney believes there are four types of firefighters in the fire service. Here, he encourages all fire service members to make sure they’re in the right group and provides suggestions about how they can use their power to positively shape their departments.
(Saturday, March 9, 2013) read
Tags: Training
Training
Using YouTube as a Training Tool

What do you think is the fire service’s greatest challenge today? Kevin Milan discusses the generational gap that’s uncovered when older and younger members answer this question, and he proposes using online video as a means to bridge that gap.
(Monday, March 4, 2013) read
Tags: generation gap, next generation, recruit class, senior member, technology, training tool, video, YouTube, Professional Development
Training
A Drill to Measure Company Strength

When we’re fairly effective as a crew, it’s easy to get a little arrogant, thinking we’re ready for anything. Sometimes, however, we need a reality check. Tim Sendelbach introduces a simple drill that can be used to test and expose weaknesses in how crewmembers work together.
(Saturday, March 2, 2013) read
Tags: communication, company officer, crewmember, drill, radio communication, rescue, victim rescue, Firefighter Safety, Firefighting Operations
Training
A Five-Step Air-Consumption Drill

Today, it’s no longer acceptable to just wait for your low-air alarm to sound; firefighters must know how long their SCBA will last under stressful fireground conditions. Chief Brian Schaeffer presents an air-consumption drill that can provide valuable information about how you breathe air on SCBA while also preparing your body for fireground combat.
(Wednesday, February 27, 2013) read
Tags: air consumption, air consumption rate, air management, bottle, drill, end-of-service time indicator, EOSTI, low-air alarm, SCBA, SCBA operating time, Firefighter Fitness and Health
Strategy and Tactics
NIST/ISFSI Live Burn Study on Safer Tactics

Effective safety and firefighting tactics are major concerns in the fire service. Jane Jerrard interviews South Carolina State Fire Marshal Shane Ray, and ISFSI volunteer and Project Manager Vicki Pritchett, about the live burns they conducted in partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(Wednesday, February 20, 2013) read
Tags: burn data, International Society of Fire Service Instructors, ISFSI, live-burn study, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, residential fires, safer tactics, South Carolina Fire Academy, training module, Firefighter Safety, Firefighting Operations, Training

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