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FireRescue1 Member News March 31, 2008 Volume 241 |
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Charleston training tapes show split between fire officials, union
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Firefighters battle Md. boardwalk blaze
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Old fire training tapes that have surfaced stand as a symbol of the division and distance between Charleston officials and the union that represents about half of the city's firefighters.
Union leaders view the 5-year-old tapes as fresh evidence of the department's antiquated tactics and unsafe ways. City officials see them as a slice of ancient history that say little about a department moving forward in the wake of last year's deadly Sofa Super Store fire ... Full Story Related Article:  Panel urges sweeping changes in safety, training, leadership at Charleston Fire Department
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'STEP' into Better Horizontal Communications |
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| By Charles Bailey, FireRescue1 columnist | ||
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The STEP process, part of the Tactical Decision Making Under Stress (TADMUS) program developed by the U.S. Navy, can help improve decision making and communications on the fireground. This process asks you first to tell a story about what you expect to see; in our case it could be how you expect a fire to unfold.
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