Check out some features you may have missed on the Fire Engineering site in October 2018.
Training Minutes: Rescue Task Force: Bleeding Control
In this new Training Minutes video, Mark Litwinko and Mike Brown discuss bleeding control in a lower extremity during rescue task force response, specifically tourniquet use.
Coffee Stains: Marks of Leadership Lessons Learned
What does coffee have to do with leadership in the fire service? Matt Love looks at how our relationship with this beloved beverage has parallels to some leadership traits and challenges.
Leading in the NEW Volunteer Fire Service
“I am concerned that the new attitude of firefighters and their departments are going to kill the reputation and respect for which we have strived and earned,” writes John A. Sahatjian.
The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Firefighting
Consumnes (CA) firefighters worked with scientists and technologists to help train the Assistant for Understanding Data through Reasoning, Extraction and sYnthesis (AUDREY), an artificial intelligence system designed for the fireground.
Humpday Hangout: Training Today’s and Future Command Officers
In this week’s Humpday Hangout, hosts P.J. Norwood and Frank Ricci talk with Kelvin Thomas, David Polikoff, and Bobby Halton about the options to provide the right training for your current and upcoming officers.
Training Minutes: Hydraulic Forcible Entry Tools
In this Training Minutes video, Paul DeBartolomeo and company discuss considerations for using hydraulic forcible entry tools on inward-opening doors.
Construction Concerns: Foundations, Part 2
Gregory Havel continues his look at the basic construction and building blocks of the structural foundations to which firefighters will eventually have to respond.
The Dynamics of Change Leadership in the Fire Service
“It’s not what “they” do when you are there; it’s what “they” do and how “they” perform when you’re not there—that’s the truest measurement of transformational leadership,” writes Leigh H. Shapiro.
Humpday Hangout: The FDNY 23rd Street Fire and Collapse
In this week’s Humpday Hangout, hosts Terry McGrath and Chief Rick Lasky talk with their guests about the FDNY 23rd Street Fire Collapse.
All The World’s a Stage, and The Fire Chiefs Merely Players
Fire chiefs may sometimes feel like actors in the sense that they are playing multiple roles to various audiences. Scott Ferguson writes about some of the behavioral health issues–isolation, insecurity, and anxiety–that some may experience when taking on a department’s number-one position.
Holmatro Quick Cuts: Dash Push Details
In this new Holmatro Quick Cuts video, taking the time to position the tool properly will save time in the end. Todd Taylor and company offer some details on performing the dash lift properly.
Don’t Be THAT Guy! From a Chief Who Was
“If you do not like the firefighter, officer, or chief you are today, fix it NOW. After all, only you can,” writes Ken Himel.
Humpday Hangout: Survivability, Search, and VEIS
Bill Gustin, Mike Dugan, and the rest of the panel discuss victim survivability, search, and vent-enter-isolate-search (VEIS).
Construction Concerns: Foundations, Part 1
“Although it may not seem important for firefighters to understand a building’s foundation system, it is essential to do so because the foundation system of each type of building helps define the structure’s stability, its behavior during a fire, and during a structural collapse from a fire or other event,” writes Gregory Havel.
Training Minutes: Air Entrainment and Hose Streams
In this new Training Minutes video, Cobb County (GA) Fire Captain Sean Gray and Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Captain Chad Christenson demonstrate a variety of streams and discuss the potential for air entrainment and its effect on ventilation and fire behavior.
A Look Back at 2018 from FDIC International 2034
Jerry Knapp imagines an FDIC International 16 years from now, where he will then be standing in his father’s shoes.
Group Counseling as a Tool for Fire Departments
Elina Weiste, Tiina Koivisto, and Sanna Vehviläinen describe a process used in Finland to help fire chiefs identify issues within their departments and potential solutions.
Humpday Hangout: Passing the Torch: Mentoring and Training Younger Members
In this week’s Humpday Hangout, the panel will discuss best practices for ensuring that knowledge, culture, and techniques get passed on to the next generation through both formal and informal methods.
Training Minutes: Saw Checks
In this new Training Minutes video, Seth Taylor of Lewisville (TX) Fire joins Scott Kleinschmidt to discuss the major points of conducting morning inspections of equipment.
Benchmarks and Sit-Reps
“When used routinely and adopted as department policy, benchmarks and sit-reps are important tools that enhance safety and efficiency on the fireground,” writes David DeStefano.
Mayday Monday: Calling the Mayday
Tony Carroll reviews some lessons learned about calling the Mayday from a Hartford (CT) firefighter line-of-duty death.
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