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Husband, Father, Grandfather, Photographer, Author

Joined November 2012
Staffing is one of the critical factors in stopping this fire.
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Aggressive actions prevented extensive further damage to the structure from the fire spreading.
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IFD firefighters had lots of fire in the walls of this 2 story dwelling.
Remember our commitment to public service on this Memorial Day
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Join Steve Kerber, Chief Shane Ray, and Dan Madrzykowski for a Science in the Big Room webinar on Wed, May 28: fdic.com/webcasts/2014/05/sc…
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The pool is open! Maddie flipping for joy!
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Listen, determine appropriate actions, make the decision, take action first listen to what the fire is telling you
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Our friends at NIST have so much data to share with firefighters. captains, chiefs go get the information don't delay
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The fire is talking to us, are you listening?
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Close the front door, isolate the fire, fast water is needed to keep this fire from growing beyond our control.
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Look at the color of the smoke, ask yourself what is creating the volume of and the amount of heat.
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John Buckman retweeted
Ninety-nine percent of the failures comes from people who have the habit of making excuses. -George W. Carve
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Vertical plane, control the flow path are just two examples of new terminology fire dynamics.
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Listen to the fire. What is it telling you? Do you understand the new language?
Firefighters need to improve their critical thinking process can lead to better, safer decisions on fire ground
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Firefighters and officers want to know the answer but it is not that simple.
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