By Peter Struble -- We expect today's paramedic to not only know how to push the drugs, but why and when to give them, with very little supervision. This is an awesome responsibility with no room for error....More
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Robert “Butch” Cobb, director of community mitigation for the Insurance Service Offices, recently spoke at the Arizona Instructors Conference, where he focused on changes that will impact training and the ISO ratings....More
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Fire schools follow a variety of formats. However, the directors of three fire-attack schools in the northeastern U.S. and Canada agree that the format for a successful fire school revolves around two items: location and the ability to listen to the students....More
In my experience leadership in fire departments are scared to initiate true succession planning as they feel threatened by the knowledge being imparted to the future leaders.
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In my experience leadership in fire departments are scared to initiate true succession planning as they feel threatened by the knowledge being imparted to the future leaders.
By SSWilliams on May 15, 2012