This year at Fire Rescue International, Tim Sendelbach sat down with Dr. Tony Kern to discuss “The War on Error Management”.

In a series of short podcasts, FireRescue Magazine Editor-In-Chief, Tim Sendelbach, sits down one on one with fire service leaders to discuss tactics, training, leadership, fitness and more.

This year at Fire-Rescue International, FireRescue magazine Editor-in-Chief Tim Sendelbach sat down with Anne Arundel County (Md.) FD Battalion Chief Matt Tobia to discuss “Thinking Strategically, Acting Tactically; Building a Culture of Extinguishment.”
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This year at Fire Rescue International, Tim Sendelbach sat down with Worcester District Chief John Sullivan to discuss “Mentoring”.

This year at Fire Rescue International, Tim Sendelbach sat down with Pleasant View FD Chief Shane Ray and Vickie Pritchett to discuss “Sprinklers – where are we and what’s the role of the CO?”.

If you haven’t heard about the D-block issue, or you’re not even sure what the D-block is, you will soon. Friday’s general session began with an urgent message from Chief Jack Parow, urging people to get involved and make sure their legislators are aware of the fire service’s needs when it comes to fireground communications.
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Eric Snow’s keynote presentation wasn’t a study of his performance on the court; rather it was an insightful, down-to-earth discussion about how he came to understand what it means to be a successful leader.

Simulation training is proven in the aviation industry, and it’s beginning to become more popular within the fire service as well. In their seminar at FRI today, “Using Tactical Decision Games and Simulation to Improve Incident Command Decision Making,” William Sturgeon and Ron Tarr demonstrated how simulation training can be effective and discussed strategies for implementing a simulation training program.

Today, the wildland/urban interface (WUI) is exploding in size and population. But because the concept of large conflagrations destroying whole neighborhoods in a matter of hours is fairly new, many departments don’t realize the danger that may be lurking in their own backyard—literally.

No matter what job you have—firefighter, captain, deputy chief or even THE chief—it can often feel like a jungle out there. As such, it seems everyone, including you, could benefit from a list of “survival skills” to take with you on your journey.