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Combat Ready Fire

Truck Company Tips & Apparatus

We've got seasoned truck company members Chris Ford (Columbia, SC), and Drew Evans (DCFD) who will be getting into their apparatus tips, set-up and specs, including recommendations and lessons learned from a recent tower ladder build.

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Applying City Fire Operations to the Rural Environment

Fires may burn with the same physics in the “county" as they do in the “city", but often resources, manpower and other factors create challenges for...

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Applying lessons learned from each fireground using a post-incident review, critique, or hotwash.

Join Nick Martin, Blake Cartee (Columbia SC), and Kevin Burges (Salisbury, NC) for an important discussion and inside look into the post-incident...

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Our Go-to Fireground Search Techniques and Tactics

Join Nick Martin, Bill Cunningham (Flint Hill, SC), Drew Evans (DCFD), Kevin Burges, and Christian Lambis (SFD) for a powerful topic on searches for...

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Firefighting Tips & Workflows for the Truck/Wagon Driver Driver

Nick Martin, BC Frank Malta (Frederick County) and Capt. Sean Donovan (Frederick County) talk about the technician, chauffeur, wagon or truck driver...

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Building a Combat Ready Engine Company

What makes an engine company Combat Ready?

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IC vs SOG Driven Firegrounds - Challenges and Tips

Nick Martin, Frank Malta, Kevin Burges, and Sean Donovan discuss the two primary fireground command models: Incident Command Driven vs. Predetermined...

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Real Fireground Accountability - Avoidable Missteps When Tracking Firefighters & Companies

Nick Martin, Floyd Wise, and Kevin Burges discuss common missteps and misunderstandings about organizing the fireground and accounting for our...

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Building Motivated Firefighters from the Ground Up - Tips & Concepts from the FCFR Recruit School 🔥

We talk about the mindsets, concepts, and practices behind this training academy and the high-quality firefighters that it produces

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