When public safety is at stake, the government must provide adequate funding for emergency services such as fire departments. Unfortunately, when money is scarce and other projects are given priority over necessary emergency services, the consequences can be dire. In this blog post, we will explore how the public would respond to a situation where […]
Vision is vital to growth. Growth as a person. Growth as a leader. Growth as a business. Growth as steward. Vision also must deal with a whole new learning curve. Adding Something Means You Have To Remove Something Pretty much anyone who does anything for any length of time will eventually have to start over.
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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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It can be hard to wake up, show up and build up without a plan and opportunity to expand horizons for yourself and those around you. Build up can become “blow up!” So in keeping the theme of The Gap and The Gain, this 3 Win Day requires a “retraining” for most of us and
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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
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
Technical rope rescue is a complex and multi-layered strategy. It involves goals, projects and systems that are designed to work together to achieve successful outcomes. Each part of the system should be tailored to meet the specific needs of a technical rescue situation, ensuring the greatest chance of success. There is no one-size-fits-all approach when
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The following information is tilted towards building a solid rope rescue and rigging team, but I would be remiss to say that it applies to thousands of other “purposes”, but also to the inanimacy of a “rigging system” as a whole or in part. By viewing your rigging systems as an organic makeup of living
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Excerpt from The Cornerstone: Knowledge & Perception What exactly is a Journey? The Latin adjective “diurnus” means “pertaining to a day or daily”; English diurnal stems ultimately from this word. When Latin developed into French, “diurnus” became a noun, jour, meaning “day,” the medieval French derivative Journee meant either “day” or “something done during
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Technical Articles | Anchors Part 1 This will be the first of a two-part series on anchors. This section, purposely, will not include situations that necessitate vehicles, pickets or other such portable anchors. Nor is the series meant to be an exhaustive source of information… there are numerous books on this subject. If you have
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