🔊back·draft /ˈbakdraft/ noun a phenomenon in which a fire that has consumed all available oxygen suddenly explodes when more oxygen is made available, typically because a door or window has been opened.

Proud to share that the Elk Grove Village Fire Department has achieved Accredited Status through the Center for Public Safety Excellence! Awarded at the CPSE Excellence Conference, unannounced at our Village Board Meeting, tonight. CPSE

Set aside “Monday morning quarterbacking” in favor of “Monday Morning Mastery” — using The HILL Model™. #Mastery emerges from #AfterActionReviews (#AARs) for studying actualities — in locker rooms and in war rooms. Climb to new heights to survey what can’t be seen from valleys.

Local restaurants and businesses are in need of your help now more than ever. For a list of restaurants offering pick up or delivery options, please visit: bit.ly/393hWBi If you would like your business listed, please call 847-357-4013.

Trust is on shaky ground. From trust among us to trust in authority, neighbors and nations are quaking. The global #COVID19 pandemic, social unrest, political uncertainty, and socioeconomic precarity bring #trust top of mind. Try giving—and receiving—win-win-plus gifts of trust!

Sound advice for all that we do!

We need to know how well our current methods are working in order to improve upon them.

Thank you, John R Dallas and others for your tremendous support and encouragement!

Masks-on, an essentially small group of Charter Members of ThinkToThink™ gratefully celebrated the recognition given us by @DHBizLedger’s #EntrepreneurialExcellenceAwards 2020. It’s energizing to hear reports about exemplary #entrepreneurs in our region. facebook.com/DHBizLedger/vi…

Elk Grove Village Named Exclusive Entrepreneur Community of USA Triathlon Through Unique Partnership teamusa.org/USA-Triathlon/…

With appreciation to friend and colleague Elk Grove Village IL Fire Chief Richard Mikel for adding to ThinkToThink™’s #ChristmasTree a special ornament’s tribute to NFFF Family Programs’s National Fallen #Firefighters Foundation® — a non-profit created by #USCongress. firehero.org

Each time we have repainted the fire hydrant in front of ThinkToThink™, or when the building’s #FireSafety equipment is tested, I remind participants in our programs to heed and honor #PublicSafety professionals in their communities. Their valiant efforts deserve recognition!

“Honey, just please, please wear your SCBA. You see now what can happen if you don’t.” -my dad, today #firefighter #firefighterlife #firesafety #wearyourSCBA #cancersucks

Congratulations to new IAFC President Chief Ken Stuebing; 1st VP Chief Donna Black; and 2nd VP Chief John Butler for 2021-2022! IAFC #FRI2021

During this morning’s heart-rending and mind-wrenching #911NeverForget tribute, led by Richard Mikel with Elk Grove Village Police Department, #compassion was in the air as we glanced skyward at low-flying aircraft for nearby O'Hare Intl. Airport. The strongest among us allowed tears to mix with our #memories and #hopes.

On 10.7.21, President Donald J. Trump will speak in Elk Grove Village IL, the largest #BusinessPark in the #US, which is among the world's most sophisticated #wirespeed #tech hubs for #DataCenters. It's an ideal stage from which to emphasize the globe's vital interconnectedness. chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/4/2270…

Engaged #BusinessLeaders step up to express views about ways to improve circumstances for the communities they serve. Richard Mikel and other #PublicSafety pros welcome input and #ideas from on-site observers of #workplace risks — and ways to make things safer! eventbrite.com/e/making-a-poi…

#FireChief Richard Mikel returned to the stage at ThinkToThink™, following an informative introduction by Sam. @EGTV6's broadcast and online recording of the monthly masterclass (No. 50) at ThinkToThink™ in Elk Grove Village IL extend the local-to-global value of the messages.

The Elk Grove Village (IL) Fire Department hosted a CPSE Quality Improvement for the Fire and Emergency Services Workshop with 19 fire service professionals. Thank you for the opportunity!

#Gratitude opens and closes communication loops. Acts of #appreciation energize and calm minds. Hearts warm when thanks is given and received. Elk Grove Village IL FD officer David Hoppe crafted for ThinkToThink™ this “thank you,” now hanging in The 1776 Boardroom. Grateful we are!