Michael Lee

Street Smarts

Michael Lee has 25 years experience in pre-hospital paramedic experience and more than 20 years experience in the fire service. He started as a firefighter/paramedic and worked up through the ranks, including training officer, to his current position as battalion chief with the Mountain View Fire Protection District in Colorado. Lee has a master's degree in emergency services management and a bachelor's degree in fire science from Columbia Southern University. Connect with Lee on LinkedIn.

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Impacts of Winter Weather – Part 2
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Impacts of Winter Weather Part 1 Photo Tod Parker/PhotoTac.com Indianapolis firefighters encounter wintry conditions at a house fire. Most firefighters can attest to the impacts of winter weather o...
Hard Times for '09
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Financial Crisis and the Fire Service FireRescue1's Year in Review 2008 Photo Ron Trout/Phillyfirenews.comProtesters gather outside a Philadelphia firehouse last month after the city's mayor announ...
Impacts of Winter Weather – Part 1
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Impacts of Winter Weather Part 2Photo Tod Parker/PhotoTac.comIndianapolis firefighters work at the scene of a house fire in February last year.Regardless of where you rest your helmet, winter has i...
Fireground tactical priorities: RECEO VS
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Here's a step-by-step look at when and why to use the "Rescue, Exposure, Confine, Extinguish, Overhaul and Ventilate, Salvage" fire-attack method
Multiple Hazards of Vehicle Fires
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Editor's note: Vehicle fires nowadays present a variety of dangers to firefighters. As well as the following Michael Lee article, check out Hybrid Hazards Present New Challenges from last year. Pho...
Minimizing risks in ice rescues
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Trying to put together a last-minute plan or owning the proper equipment without the ability to utilize it is both irresponsible and unprofessional
Successful Rapid Primary Searches and Victim Location
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All firefighters know that a primary search is the "rapid" search of an area to find viable victims during an emergency scene. Generally, we associate this term with a search of an occupancy during...
'2008 – The Year Without a Firefighter Fatality!'
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I know this headline is fantasy, but this time next year wouldn't it be great to see this as the top story on FireRescue1.com? We, as American firefighters, have spoken about reducing firefighter d...
Challenges at Christmas
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AP Photo/Ronen ZilbermanDemands on the fire service at Christmas come in many shapes and forms: Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hanneman is lifted by a ladder platform as he places the star atop a Christmas tr...
Staying Safe at Structural Collapse Operations
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AP Photo/Charlie RiedelA firefighter at the scene of a collapsed building in downtown Clinton, Mo., where several people were rescued in June last year.Structural collapse operations are a high ris...
F.A.I.L.U.R.E.s of Technical Rescues
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Editor's note: Have you encountered problems at technical rescues? Share your thoughts and advice at the FireRescue1 Forums or the Member Comments at the end of the article. Last month I wrote abou...
Remember R.E.P.O.R.T. in Technical Rescue Operations
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Photo Mike MeadowsLos Angeles firefighters operate at the scene of a collapsed trench at a construction site in May, which left two men trapped.As anyone who has spent more than a decade in it can ...
Building collapse dangers
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Recognize the signs: lessons learned from the Charleston Sofa Super Store fire
Remember fallen S.C. firefighters
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Editor's note: Following the deaths of nine firefighters in S.C., FireRescue1 fire attack and tactics columnist Michael Lee gives his thoughts on the tragedy. AP Photo/Alexander FoxFirefighters get...
How to respond to a natural gas leak incident
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Indoor natural gas leaks present deadly dangers to occupants and firefighters; understand how to size-up the incident and ventilate the structure