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In this week’s The Command Post podcast, hosts Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie discuss the new elevator protocol for the NYPD after one officer died and the other remains in critical condition after using an elevator to reach a high-rise fire. They also conduct an interview with Batt. Chief Robert Avsec, with Chesterfield (Va.) Fire and EMS, about real world fire department customer service.
Lt. Duckworth and Chief Wylie also talk about the politics of being the fire chief in their leadership lessons segment of the show.
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Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned on the show:
NYPD fire death highlights need for education
New NYPD fire response protocol bans elevator use
The importance of wiping your feet
How to run a fire department like a business
How caring for the patient is different from patient care
Why’s politics a dirty word in the fire service?
Firefighter safety: How politics plays a part
Mass. fire chief resigns over town conflict; entire department follows suit
