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You want me to do what?? | A probie's blog
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A probie's blog. The view from under the brim of a yellow helmet…. When I grow up, I want to be…. Electricians, plow drivers, farmers – who knew that I had so many brothers? You want me to do what? February 4, 2011. A few days later, an envelope showed up in the mail, and I couldn’t wait to open it! I grew up in a brick house, but I don’t remember anybody pulling me aside and telling me about how it was made? Just what did I get myself into? I have always been a fast test-taker (mostly because if I take ...
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I tried to tell you… | A probie's blog
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A probie's blog. The view from under the brim of a yellow helmet…. Someone to look up to. Where does this Murphy character hang out? I need to go see him about this silly law of his… →. I tried to tell you…. February 28, 2011. It was a relatively uneventful evening. Usually, I can remember what I was doing when the page came in. This particular night, it couldn’t have been anything too important because I really just remember how the page came in. The RP, or reporting party, doesn’t always get it 1...
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Flying in the face of the “guy code” | A probie's blog
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A probie's blog. The view from under the brim of a yellow helmet…. Make a plan, execute your plan – and then change plans. Look who finally arrived! Flying in the face of the “guy code”. February 25, 2011. On one of the classic movie channels). This training is vital because while breathing while sitting in your living room is mostly an involuntary action, breathing fresh oxygen in a hazardous environment (such as a smoke-filled room) is a necessity not to be taken for granted. This one has practical app...
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A probie's blog | The view from under the brim of a yellow helmet… | Page 2
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A probie's blog. The view from under the brim of a yellow helmet…. Newer posts →. A sad, sad day – which we should celebrate? February 22, 2011. I was not very old when I went to my first few funerals. I don’t remember many of them, but I remember vague details of your great-grandma’s funeral. I remember holding the little card in my hand, a picture of Jesus with folded hands on the front and Grandma’s name and some other words on the back (her first name isn’t Grandma? The pastor led a very powerful ser...
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Rich.Rein | A probie's blog
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A probie's blog. The view from under the brim of a yellow helmet…. Author Archives: Rich.Rein. I am a software developer by day, a paid/on-call firefighter by night, and a distance runner in between. A first time father. Barely skilled home-remodeler, shade-tree mechanic, and quite adept at cooking (as long as cooking means putting toast in the toaster and not burning it). Where does this Murphy character hang out? I need to go see him about this silly law of his…. May 9, 2011. I tried to tell you….
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Look who finally arrived! | A probie's blog
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A probie's blog. The view from under the brim of a yellow helmet…. Flying in the face of the “guy code”. Someone to look up to →. Look who finally arrived! February 26, 2011. As my fire department prepares to hire the next class of new recruits since I joined, we are spending a lot of time discussing how to best get a new firefighter up to speed. Given that my class of recruits was one of the most recent (and the documentation from our hiring process. Fast forward half an hour (we had arrived at the stat...
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Someone to look up to | A probie's blog
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A probie's blog. The view from under the brim of a yellow helmet…. Look who finally arrived! I tried to tell you… →. Someone to look up to. February 27, 2011. I told you a little bit about our Firefighter 1 class. There are certainly many more stories and lessons to come from that experience, but today I want to fast forward a little bit. In my case, I certainly had a lot of help from pretty much everyone but one person in particular stood out in mind as constantly doing his best to look out for me.
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The Kitchen Table: Don’t be trapped by Dogma, Strive for Excellence - Firefighter Blog
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Monday, October 10, 2011. Don’t be trapped by Dogma, Strive for Excellence. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. Excerpt from Steve Job’s Commencement Address, Stanford University June 12, 2005. And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Steve Jobs, June 2005. Whether you’re a practicing or emerging fire officer or commander, a designated leader or the unofficial leader, a seasoned veteran or a newly appointed probationary firefighter, there...
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The Kitchen Table: 07/01/2011 - 08/01/2011 - Firefighter Blog
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Sunday, July 17, 2011. The Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse 1981; The Begining of Urban Heavy Rescue. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. Thirty Year Anniversary 1981-2011. The Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse July 1981. Eleven were killed and 23 injured. The incident involved more than 60 hours of continuous rescue operations and resources from 5 county fire districts; 16 municipal fire departments; and a response of Civil Defense, military, and private sector technical specialists. Construction difficulti...
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The Kitchen Table: Looks may be Deceiving - Firefighter Blog
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Friday, October 28, 2011. Looks may be Deceiving. Posted by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE. Does the exterior appearance of a residential structure "always" provide reasonable profile clues or assurances to the presence of an engineered structural support system (ESS)? What are occupancy profile signatures that you can read on a building that might support your observations and presumptions that will lead you directly towards you tactical engagement. More in the next post. November 23, 2011 at 3:50 AM. I like...
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