Who ever said “holding court” was going to be easy? It is much easier to talk with my hands, than type with my fingers. I need to find one of those programs where I can talk with my hands, and it will type it for me. Oh well! It has been so long since my last session that I had to look up what we were talking about. Now I remember! This will be the last in the series of RECEO.
If you have had the opportunity to read the last two “holding court” sessions, you probably get the drift of the direction I’m heading. As someone once told me, this isn’t “rocket science”. Confine the fire, and put it out (extinguish it)!
The last time I “held court” I talked about the difference between strategic priorities and tactical priorities in reference to the “R” in RECEO. This month I will try to dispel the myths and misconceptions regarding the big and first “E” of RECEO, Exposures.
A few weeks ago, a young firefighter overheard some conversation I was having while “holding court” regarding the responsibilities of the first-due truck company when there is a reported rescue. He was shocked to hear me explain that the first-due truck must support an aggressive “fire attack” by aggressively ventilating the building.
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