Below you’ll find a roundup of commentary pieces from our featured contributors, including Jarrod Sergi on community risk reduction, Mark Cotter on exterior streams, and more.
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Couples to Companies: The Staffing Debate Continues…
Adequate and safe staffing is the best way for a department to provide the optimal service to our customers, writes Paul M. Rank.
Ladders: For Us, By Us.
All members must be able to place portable ladders at the scene of the residential fire call, writes Doug Mitchell.
The Power of Team Building…Inches Away
Brian Ward shares an example that illustrates the value of team building and training and understanding when to follow and when to lead.
Fight Fire with Water–Correctly
Choosing the right tool for the job must not be a result of habit, bias, or laziness, but a decision made after a careful analysis of the factors at play at each incident. Mark Cotter writes about the use of exterior streams.
The Power of the Fire Service
How do we get to where are are in our careers? Jeremy Rebok reflects on a recent event on fire service leadership held in Pennsylvania.
The Company Officer’s Role in Community Risk Reduction
If it’s not important to you, it won’t be important to them, writes Jarrod Sergi.
Title VII and Consent Decrees
Chiefs and firefighters attuned to the oncoming changes and needs of our future generations of firefighters will avoid many potential lawsuits and consent decrees affecting their departments, John K. Murphy writes.
The Home Team
Remember, your team can hear you when you cheer them on. A new post from David Polikoff.
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