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A Guide to Online Training for Fire Departments, Technical Rope Rescue and Search & Rescue Teams – How Much Money You Can Save in a Year?

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Personal Competencies, Safe Practices, Team Competencies

As fire departments, technical rope rescue and search & rescue teams are increasingly turning to online training for their continuing education needs, it is important to understand the potential savings that can be achieved. Training online can save an organization significant amounts of money in terms of travel costs, instructor fees and administrative costs associated …

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How Online On-Demand Training Can Save Fire Departments and Search and Rescue Teams Thousands of Dollars Per Year

By Lance Piatt / Blog

In the age of tight budgets, many fire departments are looking for ways to save money while still providing high-quality training to their personnel. One option that is becoming increasingly popular is online on-demand training. Online on-demand training allows fire departments to access the same level of instructor-led training they would receive in a traditional …

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Unpacking the 15 Topics common within Technical Rope Rescue teams; Fire Departments and Search & Rescue Teams

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Designing Your Processes, Personal Competencies, Personal Protective Equipment

It is not uncommon for me to get a questions pertaining to a list of topics to be covered for training rescue teams. This can vary greatly for obvious reasons.. Each of these topics vary in depth depending on the team, qualifications and goals. Rope rescue is a critical skill for fire departments and search …

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The Top 5 Most Popular and Viewed Topics in Technical Rope Rescue for Fire Departments and Search and Rescue Teams

By Lance Piatt / Belaying, Blog, General Rigging, Leadership

Technical rope rescue is an essential skill for fire departments and search and rescue teams. It requires specialized knowledge, tools, and techniques to safely perform a variety of high-risk operations in difficult environments. With the right training and equipment, technical rope rescuers can save lives when all other options have failed. But what are the …

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5 Common Challenges Facing any Search and Rescue Team

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Designing Your Processes, Search and Rescue Training

If you have ever worked on a search and rescue team, then you know that there can be some pretty tricky challenges to navigate. From the unpredictable nature of ropes used in technical rigging, to unanticipated obstacles while searching through difficult terrain, working on a search and rescue team is never easy! Today we’re exploring …

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6 Filtering Questions which will act as your personal success criteria: Greater than Gold!

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Designing Your Processes, Leadership, Safe Practices, Team Competencies

From Last Week Let’s clear one thing up first before moving on… Yes, there are missions and objectives that are binary – Think military! There are systems that must be developed and built in sequence in order to function – Think engineering! There are many other examples… However, these are intrinsically separate from that of …

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Self Determination is Success From Your Perspective… We Need To Be Rescued!

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Designing Your Processes, Safe Practices

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.” – Steve Jobs Let’s clear one thing up first before moving on… Yes, there are missions and objectives that are binary – Think military! There are systems that must be developed and built in sequence in order to function – Think …

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How Do We Measure Potential and Success?

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Designing Your Processes, Leadership, Scene Management, Search and Rescue Training, Team Competencies

The following is inferred from the book The GAP and the GAIN by Dan Sullivan The context is human development, not algorithmic outcomes. The question as to where measure success has been around for thousands of years. The topic could be about personal development or team development. How about some topics for success? How to …

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Choosing Rope Rescue Equipment… Let’s Get This Thing Started!

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment, RRG Gear Review

There are many factors to consider when selecting equipment for rope rescue operations, including operational pre planning, hazard analysis, staffing and training. The type of rescue operation will dictate the specific equipment needs, but there are some general guidelines that can be followed. The first step is to assess the hazards involved in the rescue …

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Pareto Purchasing

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Organizing

I have much to be thankful for. Often this means going through all the stuff that has accumulated in my memory banks, databases, family archives and images. When it comes to having a family business for over 25 years… you realize that you must take a stand on things. Govern your borders and those that …

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