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Tactical Discipline
July 26, 2013 | "firefighter safety", command-leadership, Company, compentencies, decision-making, duty, firefighter, firefighting-operations, first-due, Generations, History Repeating Event, Officers, professional development, qualifications, risk-based assessment, Risk-preferring | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Defined by your actions on the Fireground and in Quarters.

Transmitting the Box for an Alarm of Fire…Taking it to the Streets
July 20, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "health and safety", building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Combat Fire Engagement, command-leadership, courage to be safe, decision-making, Deployment, development, education, Fire Service Tradition, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, Generations, History Repeating Event, professional development, research, Safety Culture, Taking it to the Streets, tradition, training, training-development | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Taking it to the Streets Premiering Wednesday July 21st  9:00pm ET Live on Firefighter Netcast.com Premiering “What’s on YOUR Radar Screen”? Check out what’s on of off your radar screen on CommandSafety.com If you’ve never listened to a FirefighterNetcast, visit the site now, sign up for a new user account for BlogTalkRadio, and be prepared […]

In Search of Tactical Patience
June 18, 2010 | "firefighter safety", building construction, Charleston, decision-making, fire behavior, firefighting-operations, Generations, History Repeating Event, honor, lessons, line-of-duty, LODD, occupancies, operations, professional development, Remembrance, risk, Safety, tradition, Uncategorized | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Today commemorates the anniversary of the Sofa Superstore fire in Charleston, South Carolina, in which nine firefighters lost their lives while engaged in aggressive interior operations at a commercial building occupied and operating as a furniture store and warehouse. On the evening of June 18, 2007, units from the Charleston Fire Department responded to a […]