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Captain's Corner: Three Questions

Michael Hennigan discusses three questions he puts to every firefighter or fire officer who is considering seeking promotion.

Core Values of Commonsense Leadership: Perspective is (Not) Reality
One company's limited view of the fireground can lead to bad decisions and tragic consequences. Jim Mason writes about the need for a larger perspective.

How To Get the Most Out of Hiring and Promotional Exams
As a general rule, the fire service puts extraordinary effort into developing standards, testing equipment, and improving fireground strategy and tactics.

What Makes a Good Company Officer?
If you have ever wondered what a company officer (CO) really does, are aspiring to become a company officer, or have recently been promoted to company officer, this article is targeted specifically at you.

Company Officer Time Management
Do you frequently find yourself not being able to finish tasks or assignments on time, wondering where the time has gone, or deferring things until tomorrow because you have simply run out of time? My answers to these questions were a resounding “Yes.

Fire Commentary: Ethical Decision Making
As a new officer, what would you do if you found out one of your firefighters was abusing the sick leave policy? Paul H. Stein argues that each of us can be as ethical with our decisions as we are willing to be.

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More vehicle fires break out in El Sobrante and Richmond. (Nov 9, 2009)
Nov. 9--Three vehicle fires were ignited between Saturday night and Sunday in the same El-Sobrante Richmond area where six fires torched 11 vehicles last week.

Investigators challenged to solve Oklahoma City arson deaths (Nov 9, 2009)
Nov. 9--For the past nine years, Janeen Sparks, 58, of Comanche has lived with the horror of losing her daughter to an unknown arsonist on Oct. 1, 2000.

BRIEF: Fire in Washburn burns former plant (Nov 9, 2009)
Nov. 9--WASHBURN, Maine -- The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the origin of a fire Sunday that heavily damaged the former McCain processing plant on Main Street.

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August Roundtable: Recruiting New Hires - Fire Engineering
... pride and professionalism. As a company officer, I would like to see the new recruit have a background in our job. The young men ...

Fire Commentary: Do "It" for You! - Fire Engineering
... Subjects: Leadership, firefighter commentary, motivation, officer development.

Core Values of Commonsense Leadership: Perspective is (Not) ...
... Subjects: Leadership, fireground communication, incident command, officer development.

Incident Commander Checklist: A Quick Reference Guide - Fire ...
... I had been “in command” of incidents before as a company officer and as an acting battalion chief, working my way through the process. ...

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The Mission of Command (Aug 1, 2008)
The mission of command is to coordinate the activities of emergency crews and to make every effort to use accepted strategic practices to protect life and property from the effects of fire and other emergencies.

The Essence of Command (Jul 1, 2008)
The incident management system (IMS) is as much an attitude as it is a management tool.

Fire Commentary: Don't Overthink Accountability (Feb 7, 2008)
Finding a correct system to montior personnel accountability in your department requires research, but overcomplicating things can prove deadly, Tino Yaccich argues.

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Extrication Drill: Car vs. House (Oct 22, 2009)

In this drill scenario, discuss your actions when responding to a vehicle that has crashed into a house, in which the patient is unconscious and requires extrication.

On-Scene Report: Building Info (Oct 19, 2009)

An initial on-scene radio report contains vital information necessary for all responders to begin the process of managing the program. This training session reviews the description of the structure portion of the initial on-scene radio report.

Drill of the Week: The CAN Report (Oct 7, 2009)

An easy way to answer or transmit a progress report is the CAN report, which easily identifies how well crews are doing, the conditions they are facing, and any support or resource needs that they have.

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