Thoughts From TT April 16, 2012

And it begins… FDIC 2012! Check out Chief Riley and Schultz in Waving Red Fla… And it begins… FDIC 2012! Check out Chief Riley and Schultz in Waving Red Flags @ 0800-1300 Monday 4/16, yes..in a few hours in Room 105-106. Truck Essentials also begin @ 0800 with the hands on team of TT instructors assisting Lt Ciampo… We are so excited to meet and greet all of you at FDIC stop by booth 13052 and see all of us throughout the week! http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/573688_100000737655576_1224754788_q.jpg Nick MartinLong day of setup at FDIC complete. Truck Essentials attendees, you won't be disappointed! Titled…

Thoughts From TT April 9, 2012

So you sound the roof, vent quickly, open the scuttle over the closet then move… So you sound the roof, vent quickly, open the scuttle over the closet then move to the neighboring skylight. You vent the skylight and take a peak only to find a mother and her 1 year old gasping for air out of a smoke charged second floor window in a blind shaft. What do you do now? What do you tell command or the victim? How do your responsibilities change, if at all? Welcome to the show, "let's make it happin"! So even on Easter…

Thoughts From TT April 2, 2012

Dan and Doug getting ready to kick off "25 to Survive" with the fine firefighter… Dan and Doug getting ready to kick off "25 to Survive" with the fine firefighters of New Jersey, New York, and Maryland at Erskine Lakes, NJ Headed to Erskine Lakes in the morning for "25 to Survive: The Residential Build… Headed to Erskine Lakes in the morning for "25 to Survive: The Residential Building Fire"… got McMansion's…we do! So if I have time to work on one video/blog post this week which would you prefe… So if I have time to work on one video/blog…

Thoughts From TT March 26, 2012

Only "3 am familiarity" with your tools and skills will get you through the door… Only "3 am familiarity" with your tools and skills will get you through the door in these conditions. Smoke to the floor and locked up tight. Shoulder width hallway. Are your forci… Smoke to the floor and locked up tight. Shoulder width hallway. Are your forcible entry skills #CombatReady?? Rockin Ripon with a quick box alarm drill! Just ran an evolution laying in from… Rockin Ripon with a quick box alarm drill! Just ran an evolution laying in from the hydrant (300') and running a…

Thoughts From TT March 19, 2012

The FDIC conference is right around the corner. If you are in Indy on April 16th… The FDIC conference is right around the corner. If you are in Indy on April 16th. Stop in and see Larry Schultz and Ricky Riley deliver their "Waving Red Flags on the Fireground" class. It starts at 0800 hours and is part of the pre-conference workshops. We hope to see you there!!! Looks pretty, pulls pretty… #combatready Looks pretty, pulls pretty… #combatready Check out the March issue of Fire Engineering for two great articles from TT ins… Check out the March issue of Fire…

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  • Firemen… and “Never Forget” Lt. Douglas J Mitchell, Jr. FDNY. September the 11th is later this week and I have found myself writing. I have been writing snippet’s down as they pop in and out of my head, emotions from the events from that day, and its aftermath hereafter. I just can’t watch TV these last two weeks. I can’t take it, it’s just too much. Caught myself getting upset watching a special such as, (I will make something up here…but you know what I am saying) “FIRST RESPONDER HERO’S” brought to you specially by “All Temperature Cheer.” I can’t…

  • Please save October 29th, 2011 on your calendar to attend a new class from Traditions Training. “Waving Red Flags on the Fireground” will be presented at the Claymont Fire Department in Claymont, DE. This class is being presented by Chief Larry Schultz, DCFD (ret.) and Ricky Riley, Clearwater Fire and Kentland VFD. This interactive class will assist all officers and firefighters with identifying certain red flags that we all need to recognize on the fireground and on the radio. We will also assist you in setting up your department and command post for success on the scene. We will publish…

  • A few years ago while working in Fairfax County we ran a website that was based on the two county fire departments and the one city department that ran together on calls everyday. It was MutualBox.com and that site contained information about fires, apparatus, operating procedures, equipment and most important tactical advice and commentary. We were able to get one of the most respected and disciplined fire officers from Arlington County, VA. to write some articles for the site. As I was digging around for material for tonight’s show on Fire Engineering Blog Talk Radio, I found an article that…

  • The word “aggressive” is getting a great deal of attention lately.  I feel as thought the word has been given the wrong connotation in the fire service. Being an “aggressive” firefighter or an “aggressive” fire company HAS NOTHING TO DO with rushing in carelessly, cowboy antics and operating with reckless abandon. An “aggressive” firefighter or fire company’s foundation is formed thru personal and company level training and a marked state of combat readiness! Check out Merriam-Websters dictionary, 1b. insert “fire” in the sentence, an “aggressive fire fighter”. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggressive ag·gres·sive adj \?-?gre-siv\ 1 a : tending toward or exhibiting aggression (aggressive behavior)…

  • After checking my run notes it took 13 seconds to get thru the door using a version of the  techniques learned from Traditions Training. Thanks for giving me another tool in the tool box of knowledge.  

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  • And we were all impressed with the amount of first hand knowledge you guys had, and both of you taught it in a way that was easy to get, never showing any frustration with guys who lack your experience.    You guys were genuinely interested in teaching others and it showed.

  • I have to say that was the best class I have ever attended in my 7 years at the dept.   On our way back from the training field, we were all remarking how your training will no doubt change the department in a tangible way.


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