Tag Archives: Leadership

Getting Back 2 the Basics: Why did you ever leave them pt. II
May 4, 2015 | Education/Training, fire-rescue-topics, firefighting-operations, Motivation, Thoughts, training-fire-rescue-topics | firestudent1 | 1 Comment
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Building Construction When you look at these two buildings what do you know about there construction? Have you studied and or experienced the issues that come associated with these types of construction? What are the types of structures you respond to in your area? Some taught me years ago now, its not how the buildings […]

Getting Back 2 The Basics: Why Did You Ever Leave Them? Pt. I
April 20, 2015 | administration-leadership, command-leadership, Education/Training, fire-rescue-topics, Motivation, Thoughts, training-development | firestudent1 | No Comments
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As I am privileged to travel across the country like I do, I see, hear, and read a lot of the same thing as it pertains to the fire service. Quite often I hear the phrase ” We gotta get back to the basics”. Now my question is to all of you. Why did you […]

LEADERS ARE RESPONSIBLE NOT COWARDICE
April 8, 2015 | administration-leadership, command-leadership, Education/Training, fire-rescue-topics, Thoughts, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics | firestudent1 | No Comments
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To say I am pissed is an understatement, and the very reason I started a blog. It was to vent my feelings and share information that I felt may be relevant to help other firefighters go home. Just as any firefighter I can get my tractor cranking and go on a tangent and be wrong, […]

Company Level Training: Be more than a Badge
November 18, 2014 | Education/Training, Motivation, Thoughts, Training | firestudent1 | No Comments
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Firefighters often times don’t know the effort and thought that it really takes to make a great training session happen. As firefighters we are argumentative and our way is surely the right way the other guy is just and idiot right? Well your WRONG! In another article we will discuss the difference between Drilling and […]

Blanket Rules Vs Training
June 15, 2014 | Education/Training, Thoughts, training-fire-rescue-topics | anchorpoint1 | 1 Comment

Firefighter Basics just finished our first of what promises to be many HOT classes as “Firefighter Basics”. One of the things we do is ask the students “How does your department do it? How does it work?”. The reason for the question is to show the other students the variety of ways to get the […]

The Civil Fire Service War
March 14, 2014 | fire-rescue-topics, Motivation, Thoughts | firestudent1 | 6 Comments
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Hey Cap, I read this article today in fire engineering magazine, can we go out and try it this well hole stretch. Kid what do you think your in New Yorker City that crap don’t work here we are SUBURBAN FIREFIGHTERS. Hey Lou, I read this article from this guy that says attacking from the […]

Accountability ” How Good ” By Training 38
January 20, 2014 | command-leadership, Education/Training, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, Thoughts, Training, training-development | firestudent1 | No Comments

How many of you think accountability is about tags and passport systems are in place then you have accountability? Well, that's a start. First is accounting for your personnel. Whether you are an all volunteer, combination or all paid department, the collection of tags or Velcro names is only the beginning. Establishing good accountability starts […]

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
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  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
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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 […]

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