Round three for the Company Officer Boot Camp! Here is the registration and information for the course. Thanks for all of the interest and support! For specific questions, please email thenewfireofficer@gmail.com. If you would like to enroll multiple officers from your department, let me know so we can work out an exclusive class or provide […]

Many times we pass on opportunities to train or learn something although many situations lend themselves to doing so. Look for ways to incorporate the situation or circumstance that you are dealing with into a learning moment. The pictures below are of a company training on aerial ops with a candidate operator. It was a […]

Here is a quick little drill from The New Fire Officer site, our sister site, for you to use how you wish.  Remember, it is basic and it is up to you to expand on and use for your crews.  Share however you like.   Kinked Lines Drill  

Here are the videos from today’s FREE webinar for “10 Commandments for the Company Officer: Preparation”  These are about peer pressure. Share them and remember to do what’s right, not what’s easy. ‘Face the Rear’ ‘Asch Conformity Experiment’

As many are preparing to make their way to FDIC or are already there, it is important to understand what our roles are as fire service instructors and leaders. Yes, you are both, whether you are an officer or not if you are helping to make the fire service better, you are a leader and […]

I recently watched a short program about the large, powerful ships that break ice near the poles of Earth for other ships. These machines are enormous and create a phenomenal amounts of power. Some of the most powerful are powered by nuclear means and can break ice in the oceans and seas as thick as […]

I recently had the distinct honor to present at the Alberta Fire Chiefs Conference in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. My experiences with our Canadian Brothers and Sisters the last two years has been simply awesome! The hospitality is second to none and everyone is always very friendly and they certainly don’t skimp on the food! […]