Tailboard Misfits: David Rhodes
John Velez talks with David Rhodes about Rhodes' career in the fire service. They also discuss various issues and challenges the fire service faces today.
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Podcast: Five After Midnight: David Rhodes
Stephanie White speaks with Fire Engineering Editor in Chief David Rhodes about his fire service journey and where we're going as an industry.
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Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to Bobby Halton
The 2023 Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Chief (Ret.) Bobby Halton posthumously.
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FDIC International 2023: Another Opportunity to Serve
As firefighters, we need to be strong and have a unity of purpose. FDIC Education Director David Rhodes spoke during the opening ceremony.
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Purpose vs. Position
When you only use rank as a requirement without consideration for the subject matter expertise required for a job function, things get tricky and dangerous.
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The Burn Building Limits
David Rhodes looks at how burn buildings are a great place to practice the mechanics and get repetitions in for tactics training but are not…
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When Your Mentors Are Gone…
David Rhodes asks - the longer you are in the fire service, the fewer of your mentors are around. So where do you seek council?
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Bruno and the Kid
Remembering the author’s first experience with Alan Brunacini and lessons learned circa the 1980s-1990s. Why in the world would he be interested in you or…
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You Bet We're Aggressive
What does aggressive mean? A look at the different uses and interpretations of the word aggressive in fireground tactics.
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Thankful for the Best Job in the World
Not everyone gets to do what they love for a career. Every now and then, despite our flaws, it’s good to remember how great this…
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Creating or Earning Loyalty
David Rhodes looks at what it takes to deserve real loyalty in the fire service.
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Know a Little About Everything?
Becoming the response agency along with staffing and overtime cuts push many toward creating a generalist pool of employees at the cost of the all-important…
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