I assume this is staged. 🤣

Wow.

Does your department use the term " terrace drop"? What all could that mean?

Just slow the pace of the incident. If IC knows the conditions, he will be able to understand why the search and attack are taking so long. Nothing much else changes. Don't judge the occupants. That's not part of your job.

After performing vertical ventilation in a high-heat structure fire, how long before that ventilation causes the temperature to increase inside?

People trying to tell me how to wash my castiron can just mind their business.

I will never understand FFs that wear their hoods up before they put on their masks. Isn't that an insane extra step to mask up on scene?

Should I be enraged that the cops let this happen? Because I am.

First-in engines making ladder rescues instead of attacking the fire is fine in the outskirts, low-density, rural, understaffed, areas. Metropolitan departments with good coverage DO NOT do that.

Working in public safety, getting to say "I told you so." is of 0 value.

What if there was a person who could say, "My opinion is just my opinion. And even though I disagree with you, I have no reason to believe my opinion is more correct than your opinion." Jeez. That person would be unstoppable.

You have two jobs today: Evaluate. Elevate.

How are there officers that were never medics, never drove, and never worked at a busy house? Rank should be like shoots and ladders. Oops! Captain, you never worked as the medic on a 4,000 call engine? Whee! Back to the beginning.

Oh no, Son…It Can Always Get Worse.

Well then why fill it ever?

Micromanagers rob themselves of the joy of being pleasantly surprised by their people's drive and capability.