“The Constant”…
Friday, October 30th, 2009One of the draws to this job for me was the fact that I knew I wouldn’t be doing the same thing everyday. Each day would be it’s own 24 hour career and I would do 122 of them each year. What I later realized however, was that there is actually a tremendous amount of [...]
“Tactical Safety: SOPs, Standard Operating Positions”..
Monday, October 26th, 2009“Examining the process of firefighting to see if there is a better and safer way to operate”
Tactical Safety – SOP’s Standard Operating Positions
By: Ray McCormack
All sports teams and business organizations use positional models to streamline command chains, improve task accountability and deliver successful and efficient results to a challenge. The fire service is no different. [...]
“Son of Brady St.”…
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009It’s great to see good press in bad times…
We should all remember that Firefighters not only protect the socioeconomic vitality and health of neighborhoods, we also know them better than anyone.
“Tactical Safety: Winning Fires With Water”…
Monday, October 19th, 2009“Examining the process of firefighting to see if there is a better and safer way to operate”
Tactical Safety – Winning Fires with Water
By: Ray McCormack
Winning fires with water is based on several key factors such as: the amount of water brought to the battle, from supply volume to actual usage volume, to proper targeting of [...]
“The Long Stretch”…
Monday, October 19th, 2009The definition of a long stretch varies among departments nationwide. If you ask me, I’d consider a long stretch anything over four lengths. Whenever you stretch more than four lengths, you’re probably stretching above the second floor and or have a deep setback; it also seems the potential for kinks and finding car tires, bumpers, [...]
“Moment of Zen”…
Saturday, October 17th, 2009“Budget-Buster”…
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009The Pentagon is rushing to production a new “Bunker-Buster” bomb, aptly named the Massive Ordinance Penetrator, or ‘MOP’ Bomb. It’s a weapon that packs quite a punch and its design makes it virtually indefensible. Times are admittedly tough and Cities are furiously defending their justification of cuts to fire departments. In order to take on [...]
“Fighting Bob”…
Sunday, October 11th, 2009Democracy has become a contemporary virtue in our polarized political spectrum. The Country was founded upon principles related to freedom to practice religion and transcended religious ideology. This gave us free speech and the right to assembly. This was epitomized this afternoon in Milwaukee when the public safety dichotomy of Police Officers and Firefighters met [...]
“Tactical Safety-Attack Supervision: One Box That Should Always Be Filled”…
Sunday, October 11th, 2009“Examining the process of firefighting to see if there is a better and safer way to operate”
Tactical Safety – Attack Supervision: One Box That Should Always Be Filled
By: Ray McCormack
There are several boxes in an attack strategy that should be filled at every fire. Under supervision we have several layers, and the ability to segment [...]
“Ring of Fire”…
Friday, October 9th, 2009I always hated getting stuck with the accordion position at fires. It’s worse than getting stuck as the RIT Truck…
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