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Leadership and Command

Let me begin this missive to my fire service buddies by suggesting that the cold winter weather here in New Jersey is wreaking havoc with my front porch-sitting, cigar-puffing, thinking-chair sessions. Ladies and gentlemen, I have been forced to conduct a strategic, retrograde retreat to the safety of my super-sized Lazy-Boy recliner. Let me also share the fact that Mrs. Carter don't allow no seegar smokin' in her home. I can chew on them, but there is no interior firing up of a heater in...

Contributors

Robert Burke

Robert Burke
The Street Chemist - Part 21
An often-misunderstood physical characteristic associated with flammable liquids is ignition temperature. The definition of ignition temperature is "the minimum temperature to which a material must be heated to cause autoignition without an ignition source."

Robert Dube

Robert Dube
Collapse Rescue 101: Logistics
Operating on a collapse building incident requires planning and logistical support well above the normal fire call.
 

Recent Podcasts

Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 17:29

Podcast host Bob Duemmel talks with Mike Donahue founder of Progressive Rescue in this edition of The Buzz on Technical Rescue.

Bob and Mike discuss various aspects of rope rescue operations during this session. They look at safety, equipment, knots and rigging related to rope rescue. Mike shares some thoughts on how a team or department functions at a rope rescue incident.

Monday, January 4, 2010 - 20:41

Do you have problems deciding what to do for training? Does your department have a yearly comprehensive training calendar?

Host Douglas K. Cline uses this podcast to bring a help you create a comprehensive yearly training calendar. The annual calender helps maximize points for your ISO rating and is focused focused on developing sharp and well-trained personnel.

Cline also provides information on how to keep your training focused on being compliant to national standards.

 

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Harry Carter's avatar

Over the past several years, I have seen a certain diminution in the level of fire protection that exists in a number of areas. I have seen this in communities of every size. I have seen this in career, and combination,...

 

Upcoming TrainingLive Webcasts

Webcast presenter

Jeffrey Pindelski

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 03:00

Rapid intervention and firefighter survival skills are often considered advanced, but do you have a firm grasp on the basic skills of firefighter removal? This webcast, based on case studies and proven statistics, will enable you to learn essential rapid intervention rope rescue concepts that can also be applied to basic, everyday fireground survival.

 

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