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    Chief Officer: Us vs Them Mentality

    Who likes playing ‘us vs them ‘?  No one. I recently had a conversation with a former colleague who told me he was retiring. He…

    Anthony Stowers September 29, 2023

    Firefighter Fitness: Where to Begin?

    Firefighter fitness requires a level of training that is unique to firefighting.  How do firefighters get fit to do the job?  Further, how do they…

    Marc Bifano June 25, 2023

    Mentoring Through Caring

    Mentoring through caring – Mentors need to show they care, not just say they care.  There’s an old saying, “People don’t care about how much…

    Bill Van Helden June 18, 2023

    Firefighter Educating, Training, Instructing, and Drilling

    It’s time to drill. Firefighter Training Tuesday. The education course will take the next three shifts. Your instructor will be… those are all phrases we’ve…

    Marc Hill May 16, 2023

    SLICERS vs RECEO-VS:  Which Is Better?

    Acronyms, acronyms, acronyms, everywhere acronyms. There has been much debate and confusion about two main acronyms in the fire service: SLICERS and RECEO-VS. What do…

    Marc Hill April 23, 2023

    The Cost Of Mentoring In The Fire Service

    Mentoring will always cost you something. It’s impossible to truly mentor someone without it costing you something. Whether you’re mentoring a firefighter, training a paramedic,…

    Bill Van Helden April 14, 2023

    Prolonged Grief Disorder in the First Responder

    Grieving longer than normal is associated with prolonged grief disorder. Historically, mental health has been ignored, minimized, or downplayed at the fire chief and firefighter…

    Deborah Jones April 14, 2023

    Firehouse Etiquette for the Probie

    Congratulations, you just landed the best job in the world!  Your first year on the job is going to be stressful, but if you embrace…

    M. Scott LaBree March 13, 2023

    Mental Health in the Fire Service: Are We Failing?

    It seems as if we prevent everything in the fire service but mental health failure. We focus on fire prevention, safety committees, injury prevention, equipment…

    Bill Van Helden March 7, 2023

    Firefighters Responding To Chemical Suicide

    Suicide, unfortunately, is a more common call to first responders then we would like to admit.  Of those suicides, chemical suicide is becoming more prevalent…

    Couch Courses January 24, 2023
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