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Chief, practice, practice, practice. I can’t agree with you more. When my county FMO brings out our command trailer, we go into full incident management, including tracking who’s on scene. You are very correct, it is difficult to catch up on who’s on scene, etc, but we have no choice . We carry boards like yours in our FMO trucks and the new full time district chiefs are starting to do this.

I’ve found using a radio sway strap and clipping in to the pack clip on the front of the shoulder strap is the perfect length to pan and not drag the floor. I can see where having the tic ride behind u could have certain advantages. Only thing I might push back on is clipping in with a beaner. They’re a huge entanglement hazard. Thanks for passing along the tips Nick!

Does the rural dept that Jake runs with have riding assignments?

Bought my own K-2 FLIR. I love it , I hook it on my right strap just above the Pass/Air Pressure Gauge.

I was introduced to Nick from my current Lieutenant (also named Nick) who is preparing me for the "final phase" of my career, and for promotion in the next year or so. This is what I hope to be able to build. (Tho I do want some recliner time... I'm in my 50's!)

Would be great if you could do a video on the camera and some tips

Would be interested to hear what you carry in your gear as a chief officer during the buggy tour.

Can’t wait for the buggy tour. I see you went with ghosted graphics, how do you like that compared to a fully marked unit.

Chief, I know I don’t perform interior suppression activities anymore, but I still get some great tips from watching your videos. If you haven’t recorded a final, comprehensive, video of the buggy, I really look forward to seeing it. Is your box light alone that is sold from an equipment company, or a basic one from Walmart, etc? I always bought mine from the sporting section. Thank you sir.

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180 is an excuse

Yea no. Ventilation makes the fire spread if done too soon

At the risk of a civilian Monday morning quarterbacking an expert in the firefighting profession there a few things that confused me or I thought was inconsistent with your other videos. First, the bring the ax don't bring the ax debate. If you are unlikely to need the ax than that is a debate. But in this fire someone had already broken a pane of glass and determined that it was a double lock door so the need for an ax was already known, not having an ax wasn't bad luck it was failure to anticipate needs or a failure to communicate. Second, why are you opening egresses from the interior? The firefighter who broke the window and realized it was double keyed should have finished the job, instead of leaving his brothers and sisters inside without an egress You are probably thinking my criticism is overly harsh. It was an easy door. Any firefighter with lick of skill can open any door in under 20 seconds even without an ax, did you see how quickly we got through it? And you are right. And you were right on every other fire you have been on. It will probably work on the next fire too and the one after that. Might work fine for five, ten, twenty , thirty years... Then on one bread and butter room and contents fire gone sideways and you will encounter a door that is ten times harder to open than it looks. And there will only be 19 seconds between the time the IC commander orders an evacuation and the roof collapsing. And then you will be back at the station crying your eyes out, "how did this happen to me?" Also having a house with a door like that and many friends who do as well. Everybody has a key hanging from a hook near the door. (we all realize those locks are fire trap waiting to happen) Not visible from outside nor close enough to grab with a bent coat hanger, but one that is visible and easily accessible when standing in front of the door to go out. So if you are in that situation (which I don't think you should be) take a quick scan after trying the door handle and before smashing anything. It is highly probable I am missing something. You are the professional and I am just a bystander. But my gut reaction is these guys are putting themselves in unnecessary risk by doing force-able entry from the interior rather than the exterior.

I just asked for a nuke. Was I right or wrong, and when will "command" get back to me?

25 minutes in…I hear the same thing “We’re the best truck company.” “You need the mindset.” “Train like you’re going to a fire.” All that is important but I just heard it 15 times. Let’s talk tactics and training and how to do it.

excellently done. great work Chief!

That’s so precise and true. No one made you want to do this job, this is what YOU want. When I show up to a shift, I think I’m going to a fire. When I’m at home I’m learning, and reading how I can become more efficient at my job.

BUT, think about how much easier it is to get help IF you brought an ice cream truck. 😅

I really appreciate what you do. Thank you so much. You're truly amazing.

I WOULD PARTY WITH CHIEF ! 🇺🇸

My cop buddy used to have a turnout kit in his trunk. He's since made it to detective!

I thank you for sharing this. I am going to use this sequence next time donning. I been working in fire service more than w decades and I put my hood on after I Don facepiece after fishing for my hood during probationary year. I have had many fires first due so I am proficient at doing it Mt unique way. However, I know it isn't what is taught. The way seen by you today is the fix. I keep it up until ready to don face piecethen pull up but now easy to fetch and place helmet etc. This is why networking and dialogue helps you answer problems by seeing in entirely different landscape.

Good advice every second counts if it makes you faster gearing up it's worth practicing thank you for the tip

“Success is a lousy teacher.”

This is Spot On! Good one Chief Nick Martin!! Chief Hughes Battalion 1 (ret) Chicago FD

Normalization of deviance. Awesome message. Great class

I always say, "Better to be looking at 'em than looking for 'em!" No fire is going to be the same, even if it is in the same neighborhood with the same construction. Falling into that complacent mindset gets people killed. Canceling companies responding in on your alarm assignment is no big deal when compared to calling for them when it is too late. Well said, Nick.

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Great video. Enjoy your content. What brand and model helmet cam are you using?

1:09 we ensured we not only have two loops on the back half of our preconnects, but that we placed the coupling in the second loop so we have the cleanest stretch possible. We did the same for the minuteman bundle on our shoulder as well, putting the coupling even with the nozzle, so when we rotate and drop for the final stretch, we have the coupling and the nozzle at the entry with us.

Stretch on everything. 😂😂

And upon Arrival someone says there isn't a problem, don't leave until YOU know that is the case.

Jackass 😅

That boy was MOVIN’

Moving with a purpose, absolutely. Running I disagree with. Seen too many injuries. 1. First in engine arrives at a fire, bucket firefighter jumps out right into a large mud puddle. Rolls and breaks his ankle. First in engine company is now effectively out of service. 2. Command officer doing a lap, falls into a hole on side Charlie, breaks his knee. IC is now out of the picture until another officer gets there to relieve him. Plus the additional resources needed to treat these guys. Again I’m not saying take your sweet time, but when you’re laden with 60 pounds of gear, a simple fall can be catastrophic and take not only you but your entire crew out of the game. Move with purpose and watch where you’re going and what you’re doing.

Love to hear it all. So many at my dept need it but won't do it.

I like that a lot. “Speed is not something we try to achieve, but its a byproduct of how good we are.”

Badass presentation again. Stay safe everyone.

NFPA rated sweats...

Preach it! Thats a lost art right there

Good presentation. I promise, stuff happens whether you're ready for it or not. A best practice is to organize your actions and resources ahead of what the fire is doing, or everything will be a reaction action.

That’s law❤

Great videos as always from western Maryland ✅✅

Really good information shared by all. Thanks to everyone tonight.

Make no mistake, Firefighters retire, quit, resign because they are on a FD that is not the FD that you want showing up at your house when a fire strikes. Chiefs of Department may talk a good game but more often than not are the source of the problem and not the driving force behind leading a department that is worthy of the whole “be the FD you want showing up, blah, blah, blah.”

Great video. Thanks Nick

If you listen to this and don’t give a thumbs up then you were probably too busy arguing with the fry manager!

Thank you brothers I appreciate everything that you're doing It's helping me I cant thank you all enough 🤝❤️‍🔥💯🙏💪🏋‍♀️🏃‍♀️🤓📚

You gentlemen keep calling your engine a wagon. It sounds like you have tank water. Why do you call it a wagon? Where I'm from, a wagon has a pump and hose. No tank water.

I have found it helpful for my RIT company do an initial 360 and as certain benchmarks are made, then the RIT officer can re-access what (if anything) they need to do.