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Combat Ready Fire

First Due, People Trapped!

This month's discussion will center around fires in residential structures with reports of people trapped. We'll essential considerations and our thoughts on the initial operations of the first arriving engine, truck, and chief. We'll talk not only...

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Vertical Ventilation - Decision-making, Tactics, & Equipment

This month's conversation focused on the outside truck company, particularly vertical ventilation. We talked about when and why we go to the roof,...

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Implementing the Combat Ready Mentality

The most frequent question we get surrounds - "how do I do that in my department", "what about this guy" or similar.

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Fire's in Mutli-Story MFD's - Command & Inside Truck Work

Join Floyd Wise (battalion chief, Harrisburg Bureau of Fire) and I for a dynamic conversation on this challenging fire scenario.

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Live Q&A May 30 with BC Floyd Wise

This time we will have my friend and co-instrcutor, Floyd Wise. Floyd is a 20-year veteran of the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire in PA and is presently a...

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