If anyone has any contacts/companies they recommend for custom FD badges and/or coins, please send them my way.

A measure passed by the #House extends the #NationalFirefighterCancerRegistry for five years and increases its authorized funding. #CFSI #NFFF #NIOSH #Firefighters
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Huge thank you to the Training Days crew, and everyone in Greensboro. Honored to be a small part of a great week of fellowship and training.

Main Street Memo: Victorian and Queen Anne Homes

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Chief LeBlanc doing his thing. Discussing duty, oaths, and risk. Training Days

“The fireground is indifferent to your capabilities.” - Cpt. Josh Burchick Training Days

Great nuggets on leadership and responsibility for your members by Lt. Tim Klett FDNY (ret)

Excited for another week of training with great people. Training Days

New Main Street Memo: Joe Pronesti, Lex Shady, and Chris Tobin take a closer look at Victorian and Queen Anne homes fireengineering.com/fire-preventio…

When evaluating your performance at a fire better questions to ask are: What did I know before (the event)?
What was revealed after?
Could I have known that before?

If the answer is no, then much of what occurred is luck. If the answer is yes, then you have a learning point.

Main Street Firefighting Podcast: Chris and I talk with Joe Pronesti on assessing risks in buildings, as well as how age and renovations can affect those assessments.

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The drive to save a life also puts first responders’ own lives at risk. firstalert4.com/2024/02/22/fir…

Less than a month away. Honored to be at one of our favorite conferences on the road!

Final day of MU FRTI Winter Fire School! Always enjoy the opportunity to have some good discussions with local firefighters. Thanks to MU for having us!

Main Street Memo: Straight Run Stairs and the Trench Effect

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If anyone has a department policy on outside training they would be willing to share I'd appreciate it. Looking for specifics on:

•How time off is allowed
•Paying for classes
•Training creating overtime
•Parameters for what is approved (type of training)

Anything helps!

Main Street Firefighting: Myths and Misconceptions

Chris and I had a short discussion on a couple myths and misconceptions found on Main Street.

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What do the air conditioners tell you that the second floor likely doesn’t have even though there are shortened windows?

Also a good example of a rain roof.