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Great Training Opportunity

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Three days of ball busting training evolutions on acquired structures!

If you missed FDIC, you have to make this training event.

I have had the opportunity to spend some time with Nate and  Kevin and they are the real deal.

The training is real and practical.  It is stuff you will use in real life, on real calls.

You just can’t afford to miss this.  The price is right and the location is in the middle of the country.  I just can’t say enough about the classes and teaching style of the Brotherhood Instructors.

Even if you can only make one day, it is worth the travel.  But, beware, you will be whooped by the end of the weekend.

Get to the Brotherhood Instructors Facebook page and look at their videos, blogging and pictures for an idea of what they do.

See you soon and train hard with The Brotherhood!

Posted by on June 10, 2010 • Filed under: buildling construction, fire-rescue-topics, firefighting-operations, forceable entry, forcible entry, fun stuff, rescues, RIT, scba, search, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, vacant building fires, vent, ventilation, VES • Tagged: , , , , , ,

Lapel Mics vs. No Lapel Mics

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This post comes on the heels of some discussion and training scenarios that we had at work.  We have had the lapel microphones for our radios for a few years now, but it was a bit of a joke.  Depending on who you relieved in the morning depended on whether the lapel mic was on that particular radio or not.

I had some Captains that hated them and would take them off as soon as they got on the truck and others did the exact opposite.  Which, in turn happened with everyone else on the truck and we lost mics and so on an so on.

I personally like the lapel mics for the simple reason that you can get to it and get your “voice” closer to the mic when geared up and on air.  Once you place your radio in a pocket and put your SCBA on, it can be almost impossible to get it out and talk on it.

Of course the argument from our dissenters is that the mic cord gets tangled up and it is a pain in the butt when you don’t need it.  It is also difficult to re-clip the mic onto your coat or SCBA with gloves on.

I maintain that you have a better chance getting to the mic if you get into trouble as compared to the radio in a pocket.

What is the rest of the country and world doing?

Let us know your opinions and experiences.

Stay safe and thanks for reading.

Posted by on June 10, 2010 • Filed under: administration-leadership, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, mayday • Tagged: , , , , , ,