Firefighters: The Alluring Pioneer

Matthew E. Barnes was a firefighter who could be called many things including a hero, a friend, a husband, a father and even an angel. The story begins like many 9/11 stories do, with the planes being hijacked, he was one of the men working that day in the New York City Fire Department that would go into the World Trade Center, but would never come out. The 37-year old resident of Monroe, New York was a father to three boys and the husband to Ms. Susan Barnes; he would spend all his available time with his family, somehow slipping out of chores and such just to go fishing with his boys. Two years before the 9/11 he had saved two twins, Isabella and Jacob Kalodner from a fire in their mother, Linda Kalodner’s apartment, by climbing up a 100-foot aerial ladder to the 10th story to save the 6 week old twins.

Inherently the fire service operates in high-risk environments to facilitate the role of preserving life safety and property conservation. How these incidents are managed and safeguarded by our administration

What are the generational differences facing the fire service today and what tools can we employ to navigate these differences?

The need for help is always there at all hours of the day and night. A firefighter has to be able to shift from dead sleep and when the call comes through, he must be up, mentally prepared and completely focused on the job and performing it as expected, no matter what time of day, or how little sleep he has gotten. The average working conditions involves responding to residential areas to provide medical services, as this is the majority of the tasks of firefighters. According to the NFPA, 2 out of 3 calls a firefighter responds to are medical assist related calls. Firefighting has a large number of dangerous aspects in the job, as that is what the firefighters know and acknowledge when entering this field. There may times that become unpleasant, but when the job is done, you feel an overwhelming sense of satisfaction knowing that it was you that made the difference in a humans life.

Truly the Fire Chief should not be involved with the Union contract negotiations for two reasons. First being, that the Chief is not represented by the union, nor is their contract follow the provision that are a result of negotiations by the union and city. Being a salaried employee of the city, the Chief negotiates their own contract and is responsible to abide to the provisions of the contract. Which if negotiated could include language that excepts the Chief from participating on either side of the contact negotiations. Secondly, the Fire Chief is a representative of the department and its personnel, so for the Chief to be on the side of the city or locality. This could cause conflict within the department ranks and create a situation where

The mission of the Englewood Fire Department is to work round the clock to protect the public from fire related incidents and to prevent these incidents from happening again. One way they try to prevent these incidents is the fire chief always checks the plans of any new buildings being built for any fire related dangers and proper placement of any fire safety tools

It is a bond that knows no geographic boundaries. And it is this strong kinship that guarantees, without question, that firefighters can count on one another no matter what must be done to get the job done” (Yoder XVI). A brotherhood is something that every firefighter and paramedic has, this is something that can never be broken, it is something that every person knows that someone has their back no matter the situation. While they are on their shift, they must live and eat together. This makes working in a firehouse a unique job.

The mission of the Englewood Fire Department is to work round the clock to protect the public from fire related incidents and to prevent these incidents from happening again. One way they try to prevent these incidents is the fire chief always checks the plans of any new buildings being built for any fire related dangers and proper placement of any fire safety tools which after he is done sends to the building inspectors for their evaluation. They also try to spread the message of fire safety to the community by going to places such as schools and educating them on how to prevent fires and how to survive them.

“Kill it!” Luke exclaimed “Aim for the head!” Cody screamed.“Well I’ve never shot a gun before!” I screamed as we ran as fast as we could. “Are there anymore shots?” They all asked. “Why do you think I threw it at it!?” I shrieked. Everyone here was screaming and panicking. Nobody knew what was going on.

Being a volunteer firefighter was something I was born into, it is present through generations of my family. I started helping at our volunteer company, Lake Meade Fire and Rescue, when I was five years old. Of course I was not fighting any fires at that age, but I did help around the station with stocking the soda fridge, sorting the laundry, and other simple tasks. As I grew older, I began to do more around the station, helping with fundraisers, washing the trucks, and starting to learn a little more about the actual firefighting that takes place. Eventually after some training, I was able to run calls. I have responded on calls including rolled vehicle accidents, snow collapsed roofs, hemorrhaging patients, house fires, hay fires, and

The single greatest event that to this point that has shaped my life is clearly September 11, 2001. Not, moment in a given day do not think about that day and how it changed me as a person.

Courage is not living without fear, courage is being scared to death and doing the right thing anyway. By:Chae Richardson. Being a firefighter is never easy but there is benefits to be a hero, change the world, and boost yourself esteem.

Fire fighting is one of the most essential duties for civilians safety. Without them Wildfires would burn out of control, no one would be around to save burning buildings, and bomb threats would be and even bigger concern with no one to defuse them. After knowing this it is essential that we hire the best qualified candidates for the job. After looking at multiple studies the conclusion had been made that the men candidates would be best for the firefighters positions.

In this article, it is talking about dangerous wildfires. Wildfires are very easy to set off. It's not that hard to start one up. Firefighters have many strategies to control the fires and try and stop them. According to Bruce Malamud who is a professor who studies natural events at Kings College. One of his methods is to remove the fuel that allows the fire to spread. Another one is to remove the heat. The last method is to remove the oxygen so it doesn't make the fire grow larger. John Thomson says that to fight fires, we need to consider the wind, fuel, and the land. Considering the land is very important because if there is a fire going uphill, there is no chance in fighting it because it is very difficult. If there is a fire going downhill,

I truly enjoyed reading the material for this week 's discussion. I found it fascinating to read how these people of passion were so revered as leaders. Something I found difficult while reading the stories of these various leaders was the details of what they did within their respective industries that made them successful. Although I recognize the importance of the details, I found myself continually fanaticizing about how the many different approaches would directly translate to the fire service. Because of the uniqueness of the fire service as an industry, I found it easier to relate to themes and concepts rather than the details. 'Strengths Based Leadership ' by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie For example Simon Cooper stated: "people create memories, not things. If we ask guests what color the carpet was in their guest room, they probably won 't know. The real value comes from the ladies and gentlemen (employees) who bring that hotel to life. Ten percent is the platform, but the rest is people. (Rath & Conchie, 2008, p. 43) As I read this I couldn 't help but think of the fact that our customers in the emergency response world (fire service) likely remember more about how we treat them than what uniform we wear or what kind of apparatus we arrive in, so long as we bring true caring and compassion to their bedside. In addition Cooper 's people over platform approach was obvious in this Rath & Conchie description: "then when he talked of the night-and-day difference that a