How to Create Change in the Fire Service
Firefighting evolves constantly, but making necessary changes is challenging. It takes trust, purpose, and smart framing to succeed. Read my thoughts here.
Centralization of Fire Departments and the Illusion of Control
I think fire departments function best when decentralized, giving firefighters more autonomy and reducing unnecessary bureaucracy.
Pete Wakefield – The Firefighters Podcast EP275
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by The Firefighters Podcast. We talk about firefighting, training, instructing and many other topics.
Ventilation requires monitoring and evaluation
All ventilation actions at a fire needs continuous monitoring and evaluation to stay safe and effective during the incident.
Why dirty firefighter training is still needed
If firefighters are to enter burning buildings, they must train in an environment that at least partially resembles reality.
Finding the fire with the thermal imager camera
To find the fire quickly, we can often follow the hot smoke coming from the fire using a TIC to see the convective currents hidden in the smoke layer.