Firefighter Basics

Year in Review by Training 38

January 3, 2014 | Uncategorized | firestudent1 | 1 Comment

As we take a look back at 2013, the fire service has lost many brothers and sister's in the LODD from responding to calls, medical emergencies, structural collapse, wildland fires and apparatus incidents to name a few. We have lost brother's and sister's to job related cancer. So, let's all take a moment and remember […]

New Years Message From Ladderjack

January 2, 2014 | command-leadership, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, rescues, Training, training-development | firestudent1 | No Comments

With the new year rapidly approaching, I was reminded of my lackluster record of posting lately (You know who you are). Of course, this hasn't been for a lack of great training subjects, but more from a re-focusing of my time into other personal priorities. With that being said, I thought it a great opportunity […]

New Years message from Anchorpoint

January 1, 2014 | Education/Training, Firefighter Fitness, firefighter-safety-health, Motivation, Thoughts, Training | anchorpoint1 | No Comments

Everyone has new years resolutions. I don't. I take personal inventory pretty frequently, usually when I have a change in my life or I when someone I know does. Today I'll share my lessons for last year and how they motivate me for this year. I'll try to be brief. Last year was a big year […]

Fire Life Inventory

December 31, 2013 | Thoughts | firestudent1 | 1 Comment

As most at this point in the year start really taking inventory of their lives, what to be thankful for, New Years Resolutions. Have you taken the time to do a Fire Life Inventory? Fire Life Inventory yes! Does not matter if you are Paid or Volunteer are you happy with your career? Where do […]

Bread and Butter for Christmas by Training 38

December 24, 2013 | Building Construction, Education/Training, Engine Tips, fire-rescue-topics, firefighting-operations, fires, training-development | firestudent1 | No Comments

When you ask someone what does "bread and butter" mean, you usually get a reply into what type of structure you normally respond to. We train or simulate training around these types of calls. How many times have you witnessed the deployment of the pre-connect/crosslay get totally screwed up on these so called " Bread […]

NFPA announces new standard: 1521E

December 6, 2013 | administration-leadership, Education/Training, fire-rescue-topics | anchorpoint1 | 2 Comments

With the changes in the fire service being brought about through social media, NFPA (The world's leading advocate of fire prevention and public safety) has announced a new certification; NFPA 1521E. This standard will be known as the E-Safety Officer (ESO), Keyboard Safety Chief (KSC) or the Internet Old Salty Jake (Let Me Tell Ya […]

Why we search..Extreme Edition

November 18, 2013 | Education/Training, Uncategorized | anchorpoint1 | No Comments

I’m going to dip into the “We Search” subject for just 1 article, I hope. We search, yes it sounds good and it’s catchy. But HOW do we search? I would venture a guess the phrase “We Search” is an overstatement. It’s probably more like “We stumble around, call out and hope for the best” […]

Long Lug Out Drill

October 16, 2013 | Drills, Emergency Communications, firefighter-safety-health, hose, Uncategorized | anchorpoint1 | 2 Comments

Long Lug Out Smooth, Bump, Bump, to the Pump We were going over this basic firefighter safety drill with a class a while ago. I started the evolution by letting them know that this should not even count as a skill. Just like putting on your pants or SCBA. You should know it as if […]

Why am I still Anchorpoint?

September 13, 2013 | Uncategorized | anchorpoint1 | 3 Comments

I’ve been writing on this blog for most of 3 years. I started out afraid of what my peers would think of me, of my statements. That was why I chose to use a pen name. I’ve grown past that but still can’t shake the pen name. By now most of you know who I […]

Rookie Schoool- the place where you learn The Basics. Be quiet, listen, and LEARN!

August 26, 2013 | Education/Training, fire-rescue-topics, firefighting-operations, Motivation, Thoughts | emaguy | 2 Comments

Many firefighters just don’t appreciate learning opportunities or recognize when learning opportunities present themselves. Recently, I thought about several examples I witnessed during “rookie schools” around the country. Rookie school, or Basic Fire School, is where you are taught “The Basics” and are expected to learn “The Basics” before applying them on the job. A […]