Fires

Fire Service Marketing – Try Doing It Better

We are killing our profession with poor fire service marketing. Over and over we see articles, white papers, and opinions on the negatives of the fire service. No wonder there is a recruitment and retention challenge. The fire service will provide you a great career with solid pay, benefits, a second family, and retirement. Check with those that came before ...

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No Emergency – Are You Sure?

We received this quick little reminder and training piece from David Walsh.  From the emails it comes from Brothers at Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (Gustin and Garcia). A small fire in the cellulose ended up requiring us to drop the entire ceiling in the kitchen. No smoke inside the structure or initially showing on the exterior. The lazy officer could very easily ...

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The Turkeys Are Coming

A good reminder about what is coming and how to combat it in this post from FF Charlie Hillman. Without a doubt we will end up seeing some crazy pictures or video of turkey assisted fires within the week.

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Barn Burner, Hand In a Fish Slicer, & More Locks

October is alway a busy month with fire prevention activities, so here are a few topics to get your training geared back up. Ultimately, we have to expect fire, expect entrapments, and expect to break stuff. There are a bunch of links throughout this post to help with a company drill or table top discussion.

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