CRACKBERRY I taught at Santa Monica College for many years. As many of you know when I conduct classes my teaching style is one of dialog and not monologue. I have always believed that the more [...]
The Cedar Fire Terrible Fire, Bad Press, Good Outcome After my wonderful, fun and rewarding 31 year with the Santa Monica Fire Department, I was asked and accepted to become the Interim Fire [...]
Things to think about in 2019 When thinking about 2019, two thoughts come to mind: First where did 2018 go? The older I get the faster time flies. And the second thought was what can I do to be a [...]
I was at the gym one day riding the stationary bike when a firefighter friend of mine came up to me and said “what is wrong with the generation today.” I had two immediate thoughts, First [...]
THE FALLEN HEROES AND THOSE LEFT BEHIND Several years ago two Los Angeles County Firefighters died while fighting the Station Fire. The Station Fire was one of the largest fires in California. It [...]
A Brother Lost A Time For Review On February 5th veteran firefighter Glenn Allen (LAFD) died in the hospital, two days after he was pulled out without a heart beat from the rubble of a burning [...]
Looking for the “I” in Team Here is an experiment every Fire Department should try at their next departmental meeting. Prepare two separate organizational charts, with one showing just the [...]
A GREAT TRAINING OPPORTUNITY As many of you know for many years (more than I like to think about) I have been conducting training for fire departments throughout the country. The recession of [...]
Incident Pre-Planning Last month (Feb) I attended the Firehouse World Conference and Exhibition in San Diego. This conference has been in San Diego for ten years. Presented at the conference were [...]
Several years ago I had the opportunity to attend and speak at the Emergency Services Training Institute (TEEX) Leadership Development Symposium in Frisco, Texas. There was a great line up [...]
