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It was a big hole. At least 8 feet across at its longest point and four or five at the widest. I won’t exaggerate and say we nearly fell in, because we didn’t come close. But that pit got my...
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“Iron Sharpens Iron”: Company Officers in today’s Fire Service
Hey Brother,….The Good Book says in Proverbs, that “iron sharpens iron..” meaning that iron in one form can be sharpened by iron in another form (like a file). It goes on to say that in a similar way,...
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Fire Service Writing and Blogging: We were on a roll…
We were on a roll… Remember when the new buzz going around the Internet was all about better ways to do the job? Better tactics, little nuggets, the tips and tricks. That wasn’t all that long ago. I...
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Sound of Clanking Dawgs – Leadership Principles in Action
Recently recieved an email from a former member, “Cap, miss hangin’ out with you, these guys don’t seem to have any drive to train or get better at the job!”…Not the first time I’ve gotten a note like...
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Safety Week – Reminding Ourselves There Is A Reason to Take It Seriously
In the early days of America’s war with Japan, the U.S. Marines assaulted the atoll known as Tarawa. As a young Marine I was taught to revere the name, remember the sacrifice. It was an incredible...
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Leadership – The Intangible Art
“Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.” — General Omar Bradley This is the way I see it over the rim of my cup o’ Joe. Today’s fire service is faced with...
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Warrior Poets
Here we sit at the kitchen table. I enjoy the table in the back lot too, but there’s no C’gars allowed these days. Can’t say as I like it, but can’t argue much with it either. So its hot Joe, n’ we’ll...
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Know Yourself
Ok, the Joe is hot..lets evaluate the probie’s coffee skills. I have with me the FDNY Probationary Firefighting Skill – Coffee Making check sheet, obtained from Brother LeBlanc. We can check things...
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Character in Leadership
Move over a skosh,..got hot Joe comin’ through! Man,..its cold up here in the North today! Say, a fella’ I know was discussing fire service leadership, and you know me, I’ll allow that is right up my...
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Rocket Propelled Fire Engines and Leading Up In Front
“You young men of the department today will perhaps see fire apparatus propelled or driven by a rocket, and many new evolutions to fight fires. In time to come the lessening of fires by fire...
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Investing Time: Know Your People
“Spend quality time with the team, learning who they are and what motivates them.” — Lt. Col Hal Moore, USA Ret. Old Man Winter keeps crackin’ on here in the North. I’m lookin’ forward to Spring....
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A Requiem: The Gray Building Fire
“The blaze was a stubborn, dangerous and heavy smoke fire–but every man faced this with the highest courage that men can attain. There was work to be done, and these brave men did that work without a...
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Leadership: HoldFAST..
“Leadership is intangible, hard to measure, and difficult to describe. It’s quality would seem to stem from many factors. But certainly they must include a measure of inherent ability to control and...
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Leading Firemen and Chasin’ Kinks
So I get a call from a young brother on the other side o’ the country. We’ve broken bread together a coupla’ times and he’s the kind of Jake you just naturally take a liking to. He’s all fired and...
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Know What You’re Doing…Its Expected
“Leaders have to be knowledgeable and proficient all the way around, day and night and in all areas. That knowledge, or the lack thereof, is easily read by all followers. My basic point with being...
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Random Thoughts and Four Parallel Lines
Training up future generations is becoming harder all the time. An officer needs to refine what is important and provide it, it is up to the firefighter to absorb it. I’ll allow I’ve been busy lately....
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The Oath
“My fundamental duty is to serve humanity…” We all stood. “All rise and raise your right hand”..The clatter of the old wooden auditorium seats clapped and banged as the entire academy stood as one....
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9/11 – Keeping My Perspective
Photo by author. For whatever reason, this third year after the ten-year anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York seems for many of us to have felt different. Different as in,...
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