If a policy is created and a firefighter chooses not to follow it, the outcome is the fault of the firefighter. However, if a policy is never made or never clearly communicated, the poor outcome is the fault of the chief.

One of the biggest differences between you and a victim is your attitude when you step off the truck.

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Criticize and critique to uplift, not to destroy.

“The most improper job of any man, even saints, is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.” -J.R.R. Tolkien

It's hard to save poor early decisions with good late decisions.

It takes only one harrowing experience to clarify the distinction between minimum practical knowledge and proficiency.

If you provide a new firefighter with inadequate training, you don’t just short them but also every person they train in the future.

You can’t expect your firefighters to be nice and courteous to citizens if the leadership isn’t nice and courteous to the firefighters.

A firefighter sees a viable victim rescue as a win. A fire prevention officer sees it as a loss.

Men can never be managed into battle, they must be led.

Professionalism isn’t always apparent from radio traffic, but inexperience always is.

If you don’t have a tool in your hand and an SCBA on your back, you aren’t a firefighter; you’re a well informed bystander in expensive clothes.

If a chemical name ends in -ate, -ite, or -ide, avoid putting water on it. Most of these salts will react violently or give off toxic byproducts when mixed with water.

The actions and decisions in the first 5 minutes of any incident often determines the success or failure of that operation.

One of the most offensive statements that an officer can have said about them: “He’s going to get someone hurt.” It characterizes carelessness, ignorance, or indifference.

You need luck on this job, but skill is more important. Luck runs out, skill does not.

To err is human. To worry about those errors is compassion. To take action to prevent those errors in the future is professionalism.

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