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Turnout Challenge World Record Attempt
Perkins Township Firefighter Brian Hackenburg is going to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for fastest half marathon in a Firefighter's Uniform this Sunday December 15, 2013 at 0900 hours....
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New Look For The New Year
Welcome to 2014 and an updated First Due Tackle look. Take a few minutes to bounce around the new page and orient yourself to some new features. There will be some more updates and additions over the...
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T-Shirt Campaign To Send FF To Heavy Rescue School
This t-shirt campaign just came to me the other day and hopefully will be a successful way to get someone a week of training. It’s premise is to send at least one firefighter to the BGSU State Fire...
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Moving Through First Due Conflict
Trust me on this and watch at least the first 3:30 (all is better) of this video from the 1994 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 3; then hear me out for a little First Due Tackle babble. So, Scottie...
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Nothing In The Contract That Mandates A Specific Training
Ann Arbor firefighters January 7 at the Happy’s Pizza fire. -Melanie Maxwell / The Ann Arbor News Let me preface this post with that I have trained with several Ann Arbor firefighters and have met the...
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Learning About Exercising Leadership
NFA For the last week I have been at the National Fire Academy in the Executive Fire Officer Program Executive Development class. It has been a challenge to keep up with the blog and all the social...
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Experience and Education – A “Crazy” Thought
Some of you know and others may not know, but I am an educated hose humper with a master’s degree and 15 years on the job. I’ve been preaching the combination of experience and education for some...
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I Got A Mustache…
Just over a year ago I had the opportunity to travel and teach with a couple great rescue guys. While on the trip Phil Burden’s wife took a picture of us and I quickly noticed I was the only one...
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Admiral McRaven Commencement Speech At UT
Need a bit of motivation? Give the speech below a watch by yourself or with your crew. U.S. Navy Admiral McRaven gives some advice on changing the world at the University of Texas’s commencement. AP...
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D-Day Remembered With Tips On How To Exercise Leadership
We remember a historic day in world history today. D-Day, June 6, 1944. There are many opportunities to learn about the events of the past and how we can exercise leadership in ways those before us...
View ArticleTime To Get Back To Training, Burning, Breaking, & Cutting…
If anybody has the brass axes to criticize from a computer screen this year, then here is my proposal for next year: I'll climb next to you next year at FDIC with structural gear plus an airpack and...
View ArticleTriathlon Training Update – NFE / Tecgen Xtreme / Turnout Challenge
We've been adding miles in the pool, on the bike and in our shoes as we gear up for some triathlon events throughout the summer.
View ArticleGenerations Unplugged – Training Your Replacement
In this 1-2 day Train Your Replacement facilitated conversation we bring experience and education, then let you set the direction for how to pass the baton.
View ArticleSweat Bee – Stinger Growing and Wings More Stable
Well, Charlie Ruggles, AKA the "Sweat Bee" just completed his year of probation. We all know that this first year can be exciting, stressful, fun, and a rewarding start to a career with an organization.
View ArticleWe Can Learn From The School Transportation Industry
At the end of last year, Ryan Gray (Editor-In-Chief of School Transportation News magazine) contacted me about writing a piece on school bus emergencies and what first responders will do at the scene...
View ArticleRough Swim Today (Rip Current Risk)
We've had a long swim (2.5 miles) scheduled for today since Monday. Of course the weather changed and the wind started blowing out of the North causing the wave action on Lake Erie to kick up a bit....
View ArticleFirefighter Ironman, Half Ironman, & A Bunch Of FF Fitness
We all had a great weekend of racing and reached goals of different proportions together. There is talk of Brotherhood, training, and the need for improved fitness levels all the time in the fire...
View Article2013 Ohio Fire & EMS Expo
The 2013 edition of the Ohio Fire & EMS Expo will be in Columbus, OH on September 25-27. This is the fourth year of this growing conference put on by Ohio firefighters/paramedics who are on a...
View ArticleIt’s Your Command – Ohio Fire and EMS Expo Recap
This is a "we don't want to talk about that" kind of topic, but one needed to move the fire service forward in the professionalism and public welfare arenas.
View ArticleThings You Find While VCSing It
Here's a quick one on the importance of preplanning and getting out in your district. First, VCSing stands for Various Courses and Speeds. It might not be the politically correct definition, but if you...
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