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Reality Training: A fire chief arrested on scene
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Chief Rob Wylie discusses why chief officers need to maintain control and set the tone on a scene or fireground. Read the full story about an Ind. fire chief being arrested after trying to stop a police officer interfering on a fire scene here.
Monroeville firefighter accused of impersonating cop, pulling over driver
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Fire chief nails annual SCBA proficiency test
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MDFR's Chief Dave Downey kills it performing his SCBA annual proficiency test. It is important to remain proficient in donning your SCBA.
New Orleans fire chief stands by smoke alarm program
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Read the full story here.
Fire Service Chats: Bryan Frieders
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Bryan Frieders, president of the Firefighters Cancer Support Network, discusses how that organization formed and what it's doing to reduce firefighters' incidents of cancer.
Report: Massive fires show need for more command staff, firefighters in Providence
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Valencia County fire chief under investigation for making traffic stop
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Max Fire Box: Empowering Fire Behavior Education
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The Max Fire Box educational package empowers interactive learning of rapid fire and smoke behavior events in a controlled environment. MaxFireBox.Com 217-416-6165
Fire Service Chats: Rhoda Mae Kerr
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Watch to see what the International Association of Fire Chiefs first female president believes are the challenges facing the fire service now and in the coming years.
Documents released concerning fired Naples fire chief
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Reality Training: Highway scene safety
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Chief Wylie tackles the dangerous scenario of highway crash response and offer tips for how to better protect responders and change protocols to get off the scene faster. Sponsored by Globe Turnout Gear.
Reality Training: Safety at a chaotic scene
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Chief Wylie examines a video of a chaotic scene involving a fight, a car crash and multiple injuries and gives pointers for how to improve situational awareness and crew safety. Sponsored by Globe Turnout Gear.
Would I work for me?
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In this video, Manuel Ovalle discusses how to identify weaknesses in oneself. He reminds his trainees to pinpoint and address their own weakness, while setting a critical, yet understanding tone.
How to build mentor relationships
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Police1 Editor-in-Chief Doug Wyllie, a sister publication to Fire Chief and FireResuce1, discusses strategies and tactics for building mentor relationships within public safety organizations with Brian Willis.
How to battle toxic leadership
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Police1 Editor-in-Chief Doug Wyllie, a sister publication to Fire Chief and FireResuce1, discusses battling toxic leadership within public safety organizations with Lt. David Crisler Jr. who outlines ways to remedy this problem.
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