Mike Vatter

Full list of Mike Vatter results

• You have mayday policies and procedures. Now what?

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  How to implement mayday-focused policies in an actionable and relatable way that builds muscle memory for these events

• One Meridian Plaza: Fatal high-rise fire prompts change

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  The 12-alarm blaze resulted in the deaths of three Philadelphia firefighters: David Holcombe, Phyllis McAllister and James Chappell

• Scars: The legacy of a firefighting career

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  While physical marks are easy to see, first responders also struggle with emotional scars, which are only visible to them

• Waldbaum’s supermarket fire: The historic fire that killed 6 FDNY firefighters

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  The 1978 roof collapse served as a wake-up call about the dangers hidden in building construction, specifically the weaknesses of trusses

• It’s time to track our fireground exposures

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  Keeping a personal log or using an exposure tracker app could be the key to assuring cancer benefits

• Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse fire: Lessons and a legend emerge from tragedy

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  Summarizing the lessons learned from two investigations

• The 7 best firefighting movies of all time

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  Can you guess the No. 1 fire movie for firefighters? (Spoiler alert: It’s not ‘Backdraft’)

• The Great Chicago Fire: Origin, controversy and historical significance

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  Multiple factors contributed to the explosive fire growth that left one-third of Chicago resident homeless

• Fog, friction and firefighting

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  Too much information, not enough information and bad information all contribute to uncertainty in the incident commander’s decision-making process

• N.Y. case illuminates HIPAA basics for fire departments

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  Who can sue, which fire departments are “covered entities,” and how agency policies impact confidentiality breach cases

• The case for a fire service ‘Stockdale course'

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  A fire service Stockdale course would require minimal changes to the Naval War College’s “Foundations of Moral Obligation,” using the best models of human beings under pressure

• Locked-down lives: How to pass the time – and learn something

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  Books and movies to help fire service personnel broaden their knowledge base and stay entertained