John Buckman

Husband, Father, Grandfather, Photographer, Author

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Staffing is one of the critical factors in stopping this fire.

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Aggressive actions prevented extensive further damage to the structure from the fire spreading.

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IFD firefighters had lots of fire in the walls of this 2 story dwelling.

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Remember our commitment to public service on this Memorial Day

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Join Steve Kerber, Chief Shane Ray, and Dan Madrzykowski for a Science in the Big Room webinar on Wed, May 28: http://t.co/LA3gDUGrmj

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The pool is open! Maddie flipping for joy!

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Listen, determine appropriate actions, make the decision, take action first listen to what the fire is telling you

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Our friends at NIST have so much data to share with firefighters. captains, chiefs go get the information don't delay

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The fire is talking to us, are you listening?

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Close the front door, isolate the fire, fast water is needed to keep this fire from growing beyond our control.

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Look at the color of the smoke, ask yourself what is creating the volume of and the amount of heat.

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Ninety-nine percent of the failures comes from people who have the habit of making excuses. -George W. Carve

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Vertical plane, control the flow path are just two examples of new terminology fire dynamics.

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Listen to the fire. What is it telling you? Do you understand the new language?

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Firefighters need to improve their critical thinking process can lead to better, safer decisions on fire ground

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Firefighters and officers want to know the answer but it is not that simple.