Who Really Is The Face of Terrorism?
In a little research prior to a possible paper on terrorism, I was looking at the history of terror in the United States. Technically, it goes all the way back to our beginnings, when "radicals"...
View ArticleTime To Get Uncomfortable
I have been doing a little research lately and happened to re-read the theories of crew resource management and just leadership, as championed by Paul LeSage. I wholeheartedly agree with these ideas,...
View ArticleI’m Telling You, Don’t Go There…
Okay, you can stop giggling over the fire at Columbia (SC)'s Headquarters station now, seeing as it has been trumpeted all over every news wire imaginable and I'm sure these guys were sick of it the...
View ArticleTalking About CRM
Sunday night I was participating in our weekly Google Hangout and conversation about interaction with mutual aid departments operating on our scenes evolved into a brief discussion on crew resource...
View ArticleMore About CRM – Shared Experience
The book Crew Resource Management: Principles and Practice shares that crew resource management was first developed by commercial airlines as a result of study into how teams should communicate more...
View ArticleBrotherhood: 2013 Savannah Tunnel 2 Towers Run
It's been an interesting weekend to say the least. Last year I missed the very first Savannah Tunnel 2 Towers Run and resolved that I would make it this year. Well, in time, my calendar invariably...
View ArticleConsider This
While at the eye doctor in Savannah the other day, I had an interesting experience. I had to leave from work to go to my appointment, so I was in uniform. While standing at the desk to check out, a...
View ArticleLost Trust
I was reading an article this morning about yet another mutt (just because they are a “member” somewhere, I refuse to call them “firefighter”) whose actions erode the community’s trust in us as they...
View ArticleThe Annapolis Mansion Fire, Investigating, and of course, The Haters
Photo: Glenn Miller, AP As you are well aware, there was an extraordinarily tragic fire this week in Annapolis, MD* where it appears six people- two grandparents and four of their grandchildren- may...
View ArticlePay To Spray Redux
This is going to be an article about fire service funding, or the lack of it. If you are easily distracted, don’t read the title and start spouting off. There is ALWAYS more to the story than just your...
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