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Pass On #2 Embrace And Enjoy Good Firehouse Culture
2: Embrace And Enjoy Good Firehouse Culture
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#24 American Firefighting History and 250 Years of The U.S.A.
24: Since America is celebrating 250 years of independence, let's take a look at three fascinating pieces of American firefighting history. Ever wonder why fire trucks are red, where the iconic American fire helmet...
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Pass On #1 Be Smooth
1: Be Smooth
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#23 Uniforms Are Important To Me, But Not To Them, Now What?
23: You want your firefighters to wear the uniform correctly, and you know that barking orders and enforcing compliance usually creates resistance, not buy-in. Learn three ways to accomplish the same goal of...
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#22 When Discipline Goes Wrong
22: Discipline is sometimes misunderstood or applied incorrectly, which is why it is critical to understand its true purpose within the fire department at every level of leadership. Formal discipline should only be...
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#21 The Truth About Company Training vs Department Training
21: Company training and department training are two of the most important things we do in the fire department, and they shape how firefighters perform. You know that, but do you know what effective training looks...
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#20 Can You Teach Culture?
20: What is culture, and can it actually be taught? In this episode, we break down what culture really is, why it plays such a critical role in the fire department, and how it directly impacts performance on the...
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#19 Peer-To-Peer Leadership
Leading peers is one of the most underestimated challenges in the fire department. Unlike leading subordinates, where rank provides a clear framework for authority and accountability, peer leadership can demand...
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#18 Pros & Cons of Complaining
18: Every firehouse has complainers. But is complaining always a bad thing? In this episode, we break down the double-edged nature of firehouse complaining: when it builds camaraderie and surfaces real problems, and...
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#17 Company Fire vs Command Fire
Today, we’re looking at the difference between what we call a company fire and a command fire. A company fire is one that a single crew can control through solid fundamentals, stretching the right line, getting water...
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#16 Three Fires That Changed Me
These are three fires that significantly changed the way I think about hoseline deployment and the movement of hose on the fireground. Each incident forced me to look more closely at what was actually happening during...
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#15 The Garden Apartment Hoseline Lie
15: Hoseline deployments in garden apartments are usually simpler than we make them, yet we still see poor stretches, bad positioning, and delays at critical moments because fundamentals break down under pressure....
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