Sometimes it’s hard to get back to the basics with all the noise going on
Debate and discussion are good for us and there is plenty of it out there in the fire service. I speak with a lot of you and hear your triumphs, troubles and mostly your frustrations. Keep in mind that as we like to say ‘every day is training day, every day is learning day too.
There’s only so much you can change. Survey what you can and can’t and invest in what you can, inside yourself, your shift and your department.
Bill Carey is the online public safety news and blog manager with PennWell Public Safety, or more specifically FireRescue Magazine/FirefighterNation.com, JEMS.com, LawOfficer.com and FireEMSBlogs.com. Bill started in the fire service, as a third generation firefighter in 1986, on the eastern shore of Maryland and then continued after moving to Prince George’s County. He served as a volunteer sergeant and lieutenant at Hyattsville where he met Chris Hebert and Dave Ianonne, the creators of Firehouse.com. Bill went to work for them back in 2001 and after they transitioned away to new, bigger projects, he was hired by them again in 2009. Bill’s writing has been on Firehouse.com, Fire Engineering, FireRescue Magazine, FirefighterNation.com, the Jones and Bartlett 2010 edition of “Fire Officer: Principles and Practice”, The Secret List and Tinhelmet.com.
