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Fire Engineering Talk Radio – Fire and Training
Fire and Training With Douglas Cline November 13, 2013 at 7:30 pm EST on Fire and Training your host Doug Cline will be joined by Captain Bob Carpenter of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. This month’s show will focus in on training. You will want to join in, as during this show, the discussion will be […]
Concord H S Fire Academy: A Model for Training the Future Fire Service
As one walks up to the door of the Concord High School Fire Academy, you can tell that this is going to be a mind opening experience. The sign on the door speaks volumes; “Through these Doors Walks the Future of the American Fire Service”. Upon your knock, the Watch Commander rises to answer the […]
Rethinking Learning and Fire Service Training
Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish. Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence. […]
The Future of the Fire Service
It is perceived by fire service leaders that fire departments across the United States will see a paradigm shift from just emergency response services to a comprehensive community risk reduction and management focus. This statement is becoming more and more common as you sit and talk with fire service leaders across the nation. National fire […]
Today’s Fire Service Officer
The Emerging Fire Officer For a Today’s Fire Officer to be truly effective, accountable and responsible to their duties, function and assignments; they must have the requisite training and skill sets that correspond with their job performance and functions. Regardless of your affiliation or membership, career or volunteer, rank or title; if you are performing […]
Chris Naum
Changes in Building Construction and Fire Behavior
It was a pleasure Chris! You are a natural. I cannot wait to sit in one of your lectures or classes! Thanks for joining us at FDIC as well as the past episodes. We look forward to more in the future!
2010-04-28 01:26:37
Christopher Naum
[...] Christopher J. Naum, SFPE is a 35-year fire service veteran and a former Fire Chief/ Fire & Safety Coordinator at a U.S nuclear power plant and previously served as a commanding company officer for over twenty years in field operations with a volunteer fire department in Central New York. He is presently the Chief…
2010-04-27 20:14:19
Christopher Naum
[...] Christopher J. Naum, SFPE is a 35-year fire service veteran and a former Fire Chief/ Fire & Safety Coordinator and previously served as a commanding company officer for over twenty years in field operations with a volunteer fire department in Central New York. He is presently the Chief of Training for the Command Institute;…
2010-04-23 12:29:29
Training
Great article with some really good points made, especially about motivating the groups attitude. I would add some importance to the role of the "senior man" (unofficial company officer). Not just any senior man, but the one who leads by example not by most vacation time accrued! A good, highly motivated role model is SO…
2010-04-13 13:43:28
Accountability: Errors & Omissions
I came to the blog today to find one post and found many others. You guys are MACHINES. It's the only explanation. You all consistently crank out excellent content that is applicable to today's needs (and timely, because I've noticed a few that seem to mirror my exact sentiments at the time). Keep up the…
2010-03-14 11:06:27
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