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The Airline industry, as a whole, and the NTSB, together actually know they have a problem when an incident occurs, and ACTUALLY TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM.
 
The fire service kind of does this, half assed and department by department. Or not. I can't tell you how many times I have heard people say "firemen die, it's what happens".  This is unacceptable.  We sweep disasters under the rug. 
 
If if the CEO of (insert your favorite airline carrier here) went on TV and said "planes crash, it happens", would you fly with them again?!

As part of the Fire Officer 1 class I took at Stamford regional fire school, Glen Dube did a one day session on CRM. It was very interesting. 

The Airline industry, as a whole, and the NTSB, together actually know they have a problem when an incident occurs, and ACTUALLY TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM.
 
The fire service kind of does this, half assed and department by department. Or not. I can't tell you how many times I have heard people say "firemen die, it's what happens".  This is unacceptable.  We sweep disasters under the rug. 
 
If if the CEO of (insert your favorite airline carrier here) went on TV and said "planes crash, it happens", would you fly with them again?!

As part of the Fire Officer 1 class I took at Stamford regional fire school, Glen Dube did a one day session on CRM. It was very interesting. 

Another concern about driving on soil would be any underground "obstructions", i.e. Septic tanks, oil tanks (abandoned or in use), underground electrical vaults, etc. dropping an outrigger over one of these could result in a big OOPS. 

Another concern about driving on soil would be any underground "obstructions", i.e. Septic tanks, oil tanks (abandoned or in use), underground electrical vaults, etc. dropping an outrigger over one of these could result in a big OOPS. 

Another concern about driving on soil would be any underground "obstructions", i.e. Septic tanks, oil tanks (abandoned or in use), underground electrical vaults, etc. dropping an outrigger over one of these could result in a big OOPS. 

The outside of your helmet may not have skin contact, but if you look in the bowl, there is cloth padding that will absorb toxins (and sweat and skin oils and whatnot).  Whenever you wash your gear, these pieces should be removed and laundered as well. Those pieces have contact with your hood or your skin.  A quick rinse of the outside of your helmet will clean it up some and you may actually be able to tell if that burnt food smell is coming from the locked apartment or your own head. 

The outside of your helmet may not have skin contact, but if you look in the bowl, there is cloth padding that will absorb toxins (and sweat and skin oils and whatnot).  Whenever you wash your gear, these pieces should be removed and laundered as well. Those pieces have contact with your hood or your skin.  A quick rinse of the outside of your helmet will clean it up some and you may actually be able to tell if that burnt food smell is coming from the locked apartment or your own head. 

The outside of your helmet may not have skin contact, but if you look in the bowl, there is cloth padding that will absorb toxins (and sweat and skin oils and whatnot).  Whenever you wash your gear, these pieces should be removed and laundered as well. Those pieces have contact with your hood or your skin.  A quick rinse of the outside of your helmet will clean it up some and you may actually be able to tell if that burnt food smell is coming from the locked apartment or your own head. 

Another concern about driving on soil would be any underground "obstructions", i.e. Septic tanks, oil tanks (abandoned or in use), underground electrical vaults, etc. dropping an outrigger over one of these could result in a big OOPS. 

Another concern about driving on soil would be any underground "obstructions", i.e. Septic tanks, oil tanks (abandoned or in use), underground electrical vaults, etc. dropping an outrigger over one of these could result in a big OOPS. 

Another concern about driving on soil would be any underground "obstructions", i.e. Septic tanks, oil tanks (abandoned or in use), underground electrical vaults, etc. dropping an outrigger over one of these could result in a big OOPS. 

Another concern about driving on soil would be any underground "obstructions", i.e. Septic tanks, oil tanks (abandoned or in use), underground electrical vaults, etc. dropping an outrigger over one of these could result in a big OOPS. 

Another concern about driving on soil would be any underground "obstructions", i.e. Septic tanks, oil tanks (abandoned or in use), underground electrical vaults, etc. dropping an outrigger over one of these could result in a big OOPS. 

So the engine was driven by a Captain. 253-4 is no longer "Captain", he is "Engine xxx Driver". S/He cannot act as both positions. Now, if they do not have enough members/drivers to fill those spots with the current station for a daytime alarm, how do they propose this new station will be staffed? I'm not terribly familiar with Yorktown demographics/geography/zoning etc, but it seems like the southern part of town is mostly residential. So even if they recruit new members that live near Station 3, I would think most of them would be at work, again, not staffing for daytime alarms. Unless they propose a live in station system, but no living/bunk areas are being provided.

I have been to the gift shop at The Apartheid Museum in South Africa, Pearl Harbor, and the Holocaust Museum in DC. They usually need them to support operations at the museums.

While on the topic of FAST (RIT), almost nothing aggravates me more than when ICs say "send me another FAST, we are putting this one to work". If conditions are getting worse, then A) if you do need to use that FAST, this is probably around the time you will need it and won't have it, and the original FAST has (hopefully) been monitoring building stability, fire growth, etc since they arrived on scene and cannot then relay this to the new team that may or may not arrive for 15 minutes because they are "working".

Just because the training is available, doesn't mean that everyone will use it. You can lead a horse to water....

While on the topic of FAST (RIT), almost nothing aggravates me more than when ICs say "send me another FAST, we are putting this one to work". If conditions are getting worse, then A) if you do need to use that FAST, this is probably around the time you will need it and won't have it, and the original FAST has (hopefully) been monitoring building stability, fire growth, etc since they arrived on scene and cannot then relay this to the new team that may or may not arrive for 15 minutes because they are "working".

While on the topic of FAST (RIT), almost nothing aggravates me more than when ICs say "send me another FAST, we are putting this one to work". If conditions are getting worse, then A) if you do need to use that FAST, this is probably around the time you will need it and won't have it, and the original FAST has (hopefully) been monitoring building stability, fire growth, etc since they arrived on scene and cannot then relay this to the new team that may or may not arrive for 15 minutes because they are "working".

Just because the training is available, doesn't mean that everyone will use it. You can lead a horse to water....

While on the topic of FAST (RIT), almost nothing aggravates me more than when ICs say "send me another FAST, we are putting this one to work". If conditions are getting worse, then A) if you do need to use that FAST, this is probably around the time you will need it and won't have it, and the original FAST has (hopefully) been monitoring building stability, fire growth, etc since they arrived on scene and cannot then relay this to the new team that may or may not arrive for 15 minutes because they are "working".

Just because the training is available, doesn't mean that everyone will use it. You can lead a horse to water....

ADHD is one of the most over diagnosed disorders. I know someone was put on ADHD meds by a GP as an adult, then quickly taken off them once he saw an actual psychiatrist, who thought that the MD was nuts for prescribing them to him. He told me that the psychiatrist told him that, in his opinion, 75-80% of the people prescribed ADHD meds don't actually need them.