Command & Leadership

What does it take to rescue a firefighter? Michael Snodgrass talks about his experience with the Randy Carpenter Memorial Firefighter Survival and Rescue School.

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A closer look at identifying and controlling the flow path, as part of the SLICE-RS Concept in the Principles of Modern Fire Attack Program from the International Society of Fire Service Instructors. www.isfsi.org. Training made possible through an Assistance to Firefighters Grant Award. SHOW MORE

That is why it is so important to make it count every time! We might not be on every fire, but we need to show up to every fire like we know what we are doing....and we do! We are great at our jobs, yet we have so much to learn.

Compassion starts with delivery; How we view our services and what we offer to those in need.

s Firefighters, Paramedics and EMTs we often have the mindsets of being the helpers but often we neglect helping ourselves. This can take a toll on our bodies mentally and physically. When we began our careers we may have been told some of the horrific experiences we may encounter on calls we will take but unfortunately we were rarely told how to cope with them.

Unfortunately, the author does not give an answer to his question. His data and argument is that we run more EMS calls than Fire calls. Tell me something I don't already know. I think that Portland State University should get their money back.

We are told to wear PPE when fighting fire, but we have proof that we don't always We are told to eat healthy, but we have proof that we don't always We are told to risk a little to save a little, but we have proof that we risk a lot to save a little sometimes

It's simple. We see things, do things, and experience things that MOST people only see in movies and tv shows. Even then, it isn't real and it is digestible for the view audience. We see the real thing. Those are our experiences. We have to live with it. We have to be able to deal with it.

It's simple. We see things, do things, and experience things that MOST people only see in movies and tv shows. Even then, it isn't real and it is digestible for the view audience. We see the real thing. Those are our experiences. We have to live with it. We have to be able to deal with it.