Firefighter Training Podcast

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast reviews a case history that occurred 23 years ago on October 24, 1997.

There are many lessons to be learned that can be applied to your department.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast talks about Day Care Centers. I discuss how to locate, how to training their staff and what resources and command structure you need to deal with them. We also acknowledge and remember the anniversary of the 23rd street fire which took the lives of 12 FDNY firefighters.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast looks at fire department actions that we can do after the fire is out but before we leave the scene. This episode is focused not only on helping the occupants but stuff we can be doing operationally.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast talks about practical and consistent fire prevention messages for your department. These messages were first pointed out in a movie from the mid seventies called "Plan to Get Out Alive" sponsored by McDonalds and First Alert.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast talks about large warehouse fire operations and gives and overview of the LODD of Battalion Chief John Tvedten of Kansas City Missouri in December of 1999.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast ask the question What (or who) gives you the right to behave like you are.

These questions provide some insight into not only your behavior but if used correctly might even help your organization.

We also have an Ask The Chief Segment about canceling apparatus on automated alarms.

This week The Firefighting Training Podcast discusses what impact Covid-19 mitigation efforts might have had on firefighting. We discuss attack procedures, flammable materials and the changes in human behavior including locked doors etc. Get out and take a look around this week.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast asks you to pay more attention to managing your fire streams, before and at the emergency. From the pump operator to the company officer and the IC don't take your stream delivery for granted.

This week The Firefighter Training Podcast is about some operational tips for the IC in small and medium sized departments. The episode is good for all IC's regardless of what sized departments they serve.

This week the Firefighter Training Podcast returns! The discussion and action item involves the question, What Did You Do Today?