#redline

Have a Plan! If you have been trying to get hired by a fire department, you have probably had some interesting experiences – both good and bad. You have run into problems that you may or may not have overcome. Here's an example of a simple fire problem. You give an on-scene size-up at a residential fire. There is smoke blowing out of a bedroom window.  You order your engineer to hook up. You and your firefighters start pulling lines. WAIT! STOP EVERYTHING! If you followed this sequence, you have just lost the fire! Here is the problem. You went [...]