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beneath the helmet • Posts Tagged ‘truck work’

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Bags packed, ready to go. Making trips back and forth to the apparatus is simply foolish. Why tire yourself with shuffling to and fro for equipment when you can bring what you need with you? Why not set this bag up on your apparatus and start hauling it to the door? Sure makes a lot more sense than trudging back and forth to the truck. Get intimate.with your saws. No, not that. Kind of intimate, perverts.]. Another way to look. Truck or not, these things need to occur. It’s not that hard for first ...

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beneath the helmet • Posts Tagged ‘personal growth’

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Be honest with yourself – where do you fall in each category? Success begins at the personal level. Set yourself up to be at the top of your game, then help those around you to do the same. This is NOT a discussion about global warming. I just wanted to make that clear. If we can answer that question and then overcome the obstacles we identified, we set ourselves and those who follow us up for success. Is that merely a job for the brass? Of course not – at every level there exists the opportunity t...

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beneath the helmet • getting and keeping the right ones

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Getting and keeping the right ones. Do you want your destiny placed in the hands of someone who is only here because it sounded cool to be a firefighter? And it’s just as important for us to get the right people onto the roster to begin with. Are our departments actively seeking out the best and brightest, or merely accepting those who happen to stop by the station? Reblogged this from beneaththehelmet. Reblogged this from beneaththehelmet. Blog comments powered by Disqus. A Firefighter's Own Worst Enemy.

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beneath the helmet • Posts Tagged ‘leadership’

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Find how to make it fit. Chances are, for most problems or issues faced in your department, someone else has already found a way to handle it. Or there is an agency that has responded to an incident with a similar set of circumstances. And there are always good concepts and ideas floating around out there from firefighters who have seen things we might never see, but they could still prove useful to us. What can we do to remedy this? Finding the right one to follow. Complacency really can kill. Leaders (...

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beneath the helmet • still burning

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Sometimes life surprises us with unforeseen challenges. That could certainly be said of my story, especially in the past eighteen months. No, I’m not quite ready to reassume the role of regular blogger, though I still intend to do so when the time is right. If you’re a follower of my links and long winded discussions, I apologize for my absence, and hope you’ll still be around when I pick things back up. If you’d like to follow there). Blog comments powered by Disqus. A Firefighter's Own Worst Enemy.

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beneath the helmet • heeding the siren's song

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Heeding the siren’s song. I am, in fact, still alive. The blog remains in a state of suspension, but it too lives on. I still intend to resume blogging when the time is right. [Hopefully there will still be people interested in reading my ramblings by then! Their fate and yours – both are in your hands. Blog comments powered by Disqus. Random musings from a fire service officer. A Firefighter's Own Worst Enemy. Andy Fredericks Training Days. Excessive Leather Accessories for Firefighters.

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The Hose Jockey: January 2012

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I am just like every other dedicated firefighter, opinionated and passionate about the job. Tuesday, January 31, 2012. According to the Secret List two firefighters were hurt while wrapping up operations on a brush fire on I-40 last night. Prayers go out to these brothers, and thanks to www.firefighterclosecalls.com. For keeping us updated on their condition. Please stay safe on the roads. Links to this post. Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Part 2 of Bettencourt's Story. I'll let the story speak for itself.

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The Hose Jockey: May 2012

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I am just like every other dedicated firefighter, opinionated and passionate about the job. Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Sunday, I finished up with a ventilation class given by PJ Norwood. It was a very good class, and was kind of a flashback to FDIC since that is where I had met him. Also, the program was of the same quality as any FDIC program I attended. Make plans to attend MAFFC next year May 17-19 2013. You can visit the website www.maffc.org. Or follow them on facebook. Until the next time. When I was p...

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beneath the helmet • find how to make it fit

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Find how to make it fit. Chances are, for most problems or issues faced in your department, someone else has already found a way to handle it. Or there is an agency that has responded to an incident with a similar set of circumstances. And there are always good concepts and ideas floating around out there from firefighters who have seen things we might never see, but they could still prove useful to us. What can we do to remedy this? Reblogged this from beneaththehelmet. Blog comments powered by Disqus.

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beneath the helmet • Posts Tagged ‘personal attributes’

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Getting and keeping the right ones. Do you want your destiny placed in the hands of someone who is only here because it sounded cool to be a firefighter? And it’s just as important for us to get the right people onto the roster to begin with. Are our departments actively seeking out the best and brightest, or merely accepting those who happen to stop by the station? Be honest with yourself – where do you fall in each category? Finish what you start. This field is not for the weak of mind, heart, body, or...