SZABO

COA fire officer and paramedic. Proudly serving. My opinions are just my opinions. Feel free to tell me when I'm wrong.

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Technically, any two of my ducks can be considered to be part of a 2-duck row. So, all of my ducks are in one of the rows.

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There's a difference between...
...joining and becoming.
...doing and helping.
...knowing and thinking.
...rushing and hurrying.
...talking and communicating.
...aging and growing.
...leaving and finishing.

It's your job to find that difference.

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Running a fire as command is almost the exact same skill set as ordering fast food. The tactics vary of course.

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Case review is the most valuable form of tactics training.

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Think your organization should be run a certain way? That's not enough. That's a worthless opinion.

Strange thing about modern western culture: too much emphasis is placed on ideology. Not enough focus on capability.

Don't tell me what you think. Show me what you can do.

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I don’t know why the fire service treats criticism like a violation of etiquette. In other professions it’s normal. In graphic design, critiques were brutal—and the work improved because of it.

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Micromanagers rob themselves of the joy of being pleasantly surprised by their people's drive and capability.

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Well then why fill it ever?

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@jab_doc Mandatory training

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Oh no, Son…It Can Always Get Worse.

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How are there officers that were never medics, never drove, and never worked at a busy house?

Rank should be like shoots and ladders. Oops! Captain, you never worked as the medic on a 4,000 call engine? Whee! Back to the beginning.

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Related: https://t.co/RKRaDE12xW

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Hi, chief. This isn't a remote control.

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C2 ★★★✩✩
D2 ★★★★★

(C2 = Command and Control)
(D2 = Decentralized Decision-Making)

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You have two jobs today:
Evaluate.
Elevate.

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What if there was a person who could say, "My opinion is just my opinion. And even though I disagree with you, I have no reason to believe my opinion is more correct than your opinion."

Jeez. That person would be unstoppable.

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Working in public safety, getting to say "I told you so." is of 0 value.

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@A_Big_Walton Well, maybe we're agreeing then. I did claim understaffed (or maybe under-resourced is a better phrase) areas might need to do this.

Emphasis on 'might'.

Depending on the amount of victims, putting the fire out might be a better way to help them.

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First-in engines making ladder rescues instead of attacking the fire is fine in the outskirts, low-density, rural, understaffed, areas.

Metropolitan departments with good coverage DO NOT do that.

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Should I be enraged that the cops let this happen? Because I am.