The Good Leaders Walk the Walk

By Dr. Harry Carter
From www.firehouse.com

Over the past several years I have spent a great deal of time studying the concept of leadership as it evolves within the organizational environment. In comparing my research with the people I have studied in the world around me, I have noted a decided change in the type of people who are serving as leaders in the fire service.
Perhaps it is a by-product of the way that our society has changed, or maybe it is just the next step in our evolution as a fire service. In either case, I am upset. The inward, selfish focus of certain people has really begun to bother me. If I hear one more person, either a leader or a follower, say "…what's in it for me, " I think I will scream.

Region 5 Course Update

·         1177-13-501, Utilities, scheduled to start 7/7 at Caromi Fire Dept will go
·         1210-13-501, EVDT, scheduled to start 7/9 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue will go
·         3310-13-501, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 7/10 at St. John’s Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·         2118-13-501, PICO, scheduled to start 7/14 at Ashley River Fire Dept will go---this class is free through grant funding
·         1210-13-502, EVDT, scheduled to start 7/16 at Burton Fire Dept will go
·         2171-13-501, Leadership I, scheduled to start 7/21 at Summerville Fire Dept will go
·         1220-13-501, Pump Ops, scheduled to start 7/24 at Summerville Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·         3310-13-503, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 7/24 at MCAS Beaufort will go---this class is full
·         4171-13-501, Fire Instructor, scheduled to start 7/30 at St. John’s Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·         1250-13-501, Aerial Ops, scheduled to start 8/6 at North Charleston Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·         4171-13-502, Fire Instructor, scheduled to start 8/6 at Burton Fire Dept will go
·         3310-13-504, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 8/10 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue will go
·         2144-13-501, IC: High-Rise, scheduled to start 8/11 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go
·         4171-13-503, Fire Instructor, scheduled to start 8/17 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·         2155-13-501, Command Sim, scheduled to start 8/21 at James Island Fire Dept will go
·         2148-13-501, Unified Command, scheduled to start 8/30 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go
·         1176-13-501, Pipeline, scheduled to start 8/31 at Beaufort Fire Dept will go
·         2118-13-502, PICO, scheduled to start 9/6 at North Charleston Fire Dept will go
·         2119-13-501, STICO, scheduled to start 9/15 at Ashley River Fire Dept will go
·         2173-13-501, Leadership III< scheduled to start 10/13 at Sheldon Fire Dept will go
·         2113-13-501, FSS: Personal, scheduled to start 10/20 at Awendaw Fire Dept will go
·         2176-13-501, Shaping the Future, scheduled to start 10/20 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go
·         2172-13-502, Leadership II, scheduled to start 11/3 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go
·         1160-13-504, Truck Co, scheduled to start 11/17 at Goose Creek Rural Fire Dept will go
·         2100-13-503, Fire Officer, scheduled to start 12/3 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go
·         2121-13-504, DMICO, scheduled to start 12/15 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go

The following classes are in danger of cancelling (low enrollment):

·         3330-13-501, Auto Extrication, scheduled to start 7/3 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue (need 10 students)---this class cuts off tomorrow morning
·         2728-13-501, Haz Mat Ops, scheduled to start 7/9 at Jasper Co Fire Dept (need 15 students)
·         2728-13-502, Haz Mat Ops, scheduled to start 7/10 at Hampton Co Fire Dept (need 11 students)
·         2139-13-501, Fire Inspection, scheduled to start 7/11 at Beaufort Fire Dept (need 5 students)
·         1160-13-501, Truck Co, scheduled to start 7/14 at Awendaw Fire Dept (need 8 students)
·         8335-13-501, Wildland, scheduled to start 7/14 at Jasper Co Fire Dept (need 11 students)
·         3310-13-502, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 7/23 at Hampton CO Fire Dept (need 7 students)
·         1205-13-501, POV, scheduled to start 7/28 at Caromi Fire Dept (need 5 students)
·         2154-13-501, I-400, scheduled to start 7/28 at City of Charleston Fire Dept  (need 4 students)
·         2153-13-501, I-300, scheduled to start 7/30 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue (need 7 students)
·         2150-13-501, ISO, scheduled to start 8/1 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue (need 6 students)

Never Forget

FDNY & NFFF: Still Working...So Everyone Goes Home

Region 5 Course Update

·         2150-12-507, ISO, scheduled to start 6/23 at Awendaw Fire Dept will go---- cancellation notices were accidentally mailed from Columbia, but this class WILL go.  Sorry for the confusion.
·        1210-13-501, EVDT, scheduled to start 7/9 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue will go
·         3310-13-501, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 7/10 at St. John’s Fire Dept will go
·         2118-13-501, PICO, scheduled to start 7/14 at Ashley River Fire Dept will go---this class is free through grant funding
·         2171-13-501, Leadership I, scheduled to start 7/21 at Summerville Fire Dept will go
·         1220-13-501, Pump Ops, scheduled to start 7/24 at Summerville Fire Dept will go
·         3310-13-503, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 7/24 at MCAS Beaufort Fire Dept will go
·         4171-13-501, Fire Instructor, scheduled to start 7/30 at St. John’s Fire Dept will g—this class is full
·         1250-13-501, Aerial Ops, scheduled to start 8/6 at North Charleston Fire Dept will go
·         3310-13-504, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 8/10 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue will go
·         4171-13-503, Fire Instructor, scheduled to start 8/17 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·         2155-13-501, Command Sim, scheduled to start 8/21 at James Island Fire Dept will go
·         2119-13-501, STICO, scheduled to start 9/15 at Ashley River Fire Dept will go
·         2173-13-501, Leadership III, scheduled to start 10/13 at Sheldon Fire Dept will go
·         2113-13-501, FSS: Personal, scheduled to start 10/20 at Awendaw Fire Dept will go
·         2176-13-501, Shaping the Future, scheduled to start 10/20 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go
·         2172-13-502, Leadership II, scheduled to start 11/3 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go

The following classes are in danger of cancelling (low enrollment):

·         3330-13-501, Auto Extrication, scheduled to start 7/3 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue (need 11 students)
·         1177-13-501, Utilities, scheduled to start 7/7 at Caromi Fire Dept (need 2 students)
·         2728-13-501, Haz Mat Ops, scheduled to start 7/9 at Jasper Co Fie Dept (need 15 students)
·         2728-13-502, Haz Mat Ops, scheduled to start 7/10 at Hampton Co Fire Dept (need 10 students)
·         2139-13-501, Fire Inspection, scheduled to start 7/11 at Beaufort Fire Dept (need 7 students)
·         1160-13-501, Truck Co, scheduled to start 7/14 at Awendaw Fire Dept (need 7 students)
·         8335-13-501, Wildland, scheduled to start 7/14 at Jasper Co Fire Dept (need 11 students)
·         1210-13-502, EVDT, scheduled to start 7/16 at Burton Fire Dept (need 6 students)
·         3310-13-502, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 7/23 at Hampton Co Fire Dept (need 6 students)

Size-Up and Tactics

I saw this video on another blog and they used it as an example of victim survivability profiling. While it is a good tool for that purpose, I think there are alot more learning opportunities in this particular video. First off, this video clearly illustrates just how dynamic and rapid fire progression is with modern combustibles. Studies show that fire roughly doubles in size every minute and this video helps confirm that. At the start of the video, it was a perfect situation for an aggressive interior attack. By the time the first engine arrived and stretched a hoseline however, conditions had rapidly deteriorated.