command-leadership

A busy Halloween in "The Noke"

I was first in with the Chief's buggy to find smoke showing from the attic (sides Delta and Bravo) of a single story, wood framed, family dwelling. I gave the size up, marked it a working fire and established Command.

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Fortunately spared

Unlike when the Derecho hit, we were not caught off guard. We were kept informed, given up to date projections / information and provided the necessary resources.

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How to kill a Fire Department

Nobody is looking after the members anymore. It's not about the men ... it's all about the numbers. Yea ... we've heard so much about the "Culture of Extinguishment" vs. a "Culture of Safety" that we haven't even noticed the development of the Culture of "ME".

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Is simply "Remembering" enough?

It's more than a t-shirt, helmet sticker or catchy slogan for me. I hope I don't need any of that crap. I'd rather you know that I remember EVERYDAY and would hope you can tell that by my actions and not by the slogan on some shirt or hat that I'm wearing.

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