Where leaders come from… You can make the difference
This was sparked on by a recent conversation with a fellow firefighter about leadership And Being a leader vs. a follower. I had been tweeting a bit about leadership since that conversation but wanted...
View ArticlePaper & Tenure…
To continue on yesterdays post, after discussion with a fellow firefighter on twitter (Burn Boss @RuralFire_EMS) we got talking on how we need to be keeping the emphasis being “being ready for the...
View ArticleSimple Face Piece Enhancement
Reblogged from Average Jake Firefighter Blog: Do you ever have the problem on the fireground of not knowing who you are talking to? Sure we all have identifiers, apparatus or station numbers on our...
View ArticleRe-Train Your Brain….
Do you remember the days when you were young and you knew something big was going to happen? You got excited, you got over joyed and sometimes led to you running towards it with your parents hollering...
View ArticleDeadwood… ready the soil, allow for growth
Let’s face it; we are in an age where the rural volunteer fire service is suffering more and more from a lack of manpower. It is not hard to see what will happen if this trend continues. From what I...
View ArticleMost Valuable Player
M.V.P. After many years working in an arena and with hockey teams you begin watch the players and see their styles, techniques and mannerisms. You begin to see who is there for the glory and who is...
View ArticleConstructive Criticism – Growing the fire service idea by idea
Well… I was recently at a county meeting where somthing new was being discussed, standardized numbering, whilst I am behind this 100% as it is a step forward I happened to be sitting by a friend,...
View ArticleSocial media, another tool in the toolbox for the fire service. Part One –...
Public image, it is what can make or break a fire department and where sits in the hearts of the general public. With today’s heavy use of social media, the actions of firefighters and what they do on...
View ArticleBefore your first Social Media Post
So you want to start a social media page for your department, How do you approach it? First, You need to have explicit permission to do this from those in charge attempting to do this behind the backs...
View ArticleTablets in the Rural Fire Service
With the advent of some pretty powerful and relatively cost effective subscription services, having tablets on an apparatus in a rural departments can be a feasible option. I have recently gone through...
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