The Metro Atlanta Firefighters Conference (MAFFC) & the Firefighter Craftsmanship Crew Recently the Firefighter Craftsmanship had the distinct honor to travel to Atlanta and share, learn and grow with some extremely motivated firefighters from around the country at the Metro Atlanta Firefighters Conference. Most of the firefighters that we had interaction with were from the […]
In today’s world there are infinite resources out there for anything you’re looking for, including fitness. One of the struggles firefighters face is finding a program that is right for them. There’s a lot of resources out there that are…let’s just say…not ideal. But there are a lot of great ones out there too. Some […]
Are you stressing about an upcoming training class you’re teaching? Not sure it’s good enough? Got all those dang voices in your head second guessing your every move leading up to the class? Here are 5 Proven Concepts to ensure your class delivery isn’t going to suck. But don’t take our word for it! Introducing […]
By Bryan Lynch Vertical Ventilation is consistently referred as “one of the most dangerous things we do”. This is simply not true. Bryan Lynch of Irons and Ladders took it upon himself to research all LODD’s involving building collapse from 1994-2013 (excluding 9-11-01) to see what the trends and data actually says. A special thanks […]
Communicate: Tremendous Results in the Firehouse and on the Fireground Captain Kevin Housley Firefighter Craftsmanship On the fire scene, most departments require some sort of “feedback loop” to ensure pertinent radio traffic has been received and that strategic and tactical objectives are being implemented as intended. But in almost every single […]
Estimating the Hose Stretch: Suburban Residential Structure Fires Capt. Kevin Housley Firefighter Craftsmanship 2018 When I went through the fire academy in 2005 we were never taught a simple rule of thumb on how to estimate how much hose we actually needed to efficiently attack a residential or commercial structure fire. It was more along […]
Firefighter Electrical Safety “Hidden” Electrical Danger at Outside In Fires -Captain Spencer Rice for Firefighter Craftsmanship Our fire department routinely experiences outside in fires. These often times create considerable damage to exterior mechanical systems of the structures. We recently had an outside in fire that damaged the electrical system feeding into the house and unfortunately […]
Nutrition is as important as the rest of the basic skills we train on every shift. Heres a free downloadable .pdf that breaks it down nice and simple and even includes a couple of solid recipes!
“I shall never surrender or retreat” wrote Lt. Col Travis on a cool February night to the people of Texas just days before the attack on the Alamo. Lt Col Travis then followed this up with a speech to 180+ of his soldiers on the eve of the attack stating “We shall draw a line […]
