Fire Blog Roundup: Target Flows and How Firefighters Interact

Two more writers joined our featured bloggers this week. Bath Township (OH) Fire Chief Joseph Kitchen commented on how firefighters treat one another in “Just Be Nice,” while Don Chambers of Fit 4 Fire discussed the need to have target flows.

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Skip Coleman      

New Residential Search

How would you conduct a search in this building? Skip Coleman shares another simulation.
 
     

Just Be Nice

Is it time for a kinder, gentler fire service? Joseph Kitchen on what that would look like.
 
Jeremy Rebok      

Glue vs. Gusset Plates

Jeremy Rebok on the construction dangers that surround firefighters.
 
David Rhodes      

You Can’t Change People

David Rhodes has the Hump Day SOS.
 
     

On Promotion

Promote the best or clean up the mess, Warren Cersley writes.
 
Joe Pronesti      

A New Acronym

Joe Pronesti on the opportunities of the most recent UL tests.
 
     

Fireground Ballistics

Donald McD. Chambers on establishing target flows to maximize your firestream effectiveness.

 

Dan Kerrigan      

So, You Want to Be a Firefighter?

We have an obligation to guide and inform the next generation of firefighters by setting the right example, Dan Kerrigan says.
 
Ricky Riley      

Quick Tips on Tower Positioning

Ricky Riley has some learning points for tower ladder chauffeurs drawn from a recent incident.

 
     

Promoting Harmony

Paul Strong on heading off discord at its source in your department.

 

Jason Hoevelmann      

9 Percent

For Jason Hoevelmann, one particular stat is a sign that things are going right from both sides of the tactical debate.
 
The Deep Cut      

The Deep Cut

Isaac Frazier on how a deep cut on the rear of the A post can facilitate dash displacements.
 
Jarrod Sergi      

Build Your Army

Jarrod Sergi shares a piece of advice on dealing with “Team Mediocrity.”

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