For all of you topical leaders...I have a few questions. Can I still get Salty on fires? Can we still have pride in making a good push on a fire? Can we still risk A Lot to Save A LOT? Can we still be firefighters? Make sure the delivery of your message offers the chance for firefighters to buy in and not to simply be put off by your "All or Nothing" attitude.
Read More »Top Firefighting Books – Part II (56 Books)
56 MORE Top Firefighting Books! That's right, you all weighed in on the best books and I have compiled the lists. This is part II which includes 56 books on top of the 54 original books. That's 110 books that you should check out!
Read More »Amazing Photos of Infant Being Given Roadside CPR in Florida
Pamela Rauseo performs CPR on her nephew, 5-month-old Sebastian de la Cruz, after pulling over her SUV on the side of the westbound lane on Florida state road 836, just east of 57th Avenue, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014.
Read More »Improving Fire Department Morale at the Company Level
Probably the biggest thing you can do is have a positive attitude...which is also one of the hardest when morale is low.
Read More »News Times Reports Corruption, Fake Cocaine, Sexual Harassment, Racial Abuse, Assualt, and Bribes in Miami Beach FD
The article is a three month long investigation by the New Times on the City of Miami Beach...err more importantly corruption within the City...and even more importantly than that it focuses on the corruption within the Miami Beach Fire Department.
Read More »Caught on Video: Dog Rescued From House Fire and Revived by Lima, OH Firefighters
Just before the 16:00 mark in the video you can hear firefighters on the radio talking about bringing a dog out during this house fire. Shortly thereafter, firefighters are seen coming out of the rear of the house with a seemingly lifeless dog.
Read More »Chicago Fire Department – Everyone Goes Home – Watch and Share
If you think you got some good reason for not wearing this or for not doing things the right way write it down. Because I need to read that to your widow. Cause I'm not going to know what to say. You say it for me. - Chicago Chief of Training Peter VanDorpe
Read More »Social Media and FireCritic.com…The Big Picture
This article serves two purposes: To help the readers understand what information is shared and where it is shared. To help other bloggers learn how to engage, share, and grow their social media networks.
Read More »110 Floors for 343…Never Forget. Honor, Respect, Tradition
The difference between us and them was that we did it in honor of them. We did it without an airpack, without fear, without trepidation. We did it to help others never forget.
Read More »Go to the Funeral…You OWE it to Them
To me BROTHERHOOD is not something that can be taught, learned, or explained. It is too simple to understand and too complicated to explain. BROTHERHOOD must be experienced. If you want to start to experience BROTHERHOOD...Go To the Funeral
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