It’s been awhile since my last post, so shame on me. However you, the blog reader, has had no shortage of extremely interesting content from all the real bloggers out there. I’ve been reading right along with you, and am amazed daily with all that is out there for us firefighters and emergency responders. So I’m back today and already have another few ready to go. It happens like this- sometimes articles come spewing out like ash from an Icelandic volcano. So, without further ado, here’s my newest 360 Burn Size-Up of the Fire Webs:
The Voice of Reason
Let’s start off with the main reason Fire Daily has been squelched recently. In addition to the new demands at home, Rhett Fleitz (FireCritic) and I have been busy contending with the incredible growth over at our collaboration, Firefighter NetCast. The feedback and download activity has exceeded our wildest imagination of where we would be mere months after show number 1.
As Firefighter NetCast moves forward, you will notice an exciting change. We will be offering new programming with well-known hosts, each with their own show, their own opinions, their own takes on the fire service, and their individual offerings that make Firefighter NetCast the best place to catch timely and meaningful internet programming for firefighters. Stay tuned as we begin to roll out several new shows already in production. We’ll be announcing their premiers very shortly!
Monday night, we introduced the newest member of our Firefighter NetCast family- Art Goodrich (ChiefReasonArt). Suffice it to say that this crusty old guy has been around for quite awhile and isn’t afraid to share his opinions and his take on what’s happening in the fire service.
But, here’s what makes Art so special: Although you may not always agree with what he says, you will always be treated with the respect you deserve as a fellow firefighter. Art demonstrates to all of us the “Art” of meaningful dialogue without the trash of disrespect which we see all too often. It is a valuable lesson to us in this day and age.
He calls it “The Voice of Reason”, and you can find it here, as well as on iTunes later today. Seriously, this was a great show with many more to come!
The Weekly Weasel
If you are as interested in the leadership aspect of the fire service as I, you probably have already seen Mick Mayer’s new feature over at Firehouse Zen called “The Weekly Weasel.” He encourages his readers to submit stories of firefighters unencumbered by leadership skills. Know of any? Not a very rare breed, unfortunately.
Anyway, he starts us off with his take on the type of leader best personified by Staff Sgt, Webster from Heartbreak Ridge. He goes on to offer suggestions on how to deal with this narcissistic megalomaniac. Entertaining and educational. Vintage Firehouse Zen.
Want to know what $40,000 of fire related damage looks like in a sprinklered apartment?
Finally, Captain Schmoe over at Report on Conditions shows us how a simple grease fire in a sink can cost forty large in restoration repairs when it is extinguished by residential sprinklers. The pictures tell the story.
Anti-sprinklers? Hardly. But like he says, maybe we all have the wrong side job…
Stay stoked!
-J
Also on Fire Daily…
- “Taking Up” debuts online Wednesday! – April 5, 2011
- Leave a voicemail letting Firefighter Netcast know what you think about “Pay to Spray” in Obion County TN and elsewhere! Toll free 888-887-8718 – December 6, 2011
- Fatal Chicago Hi Rise Fire- If Only….. – January 9, 2012
- Listen to the Firefighter Netcast’s Stand Down for Behavioral Health- Part 1 – February 3, 2012
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