Doug Ott's Groups(17)

Step Up and LEAD

123 membersLatest Activity: Nov 7, 2019

This group is a place for leaders in todays fire service to come and discuss "all things leadership"

"Outside The Box" Engine Company Operations

180 membersLatest Activity: Oct 20, 2020

Engine Company work is often viewed as easy or not as fulfilling as "Truck Company work". This is absolutely not the case and some very "high…

This House Rocks!

59 membersLatest Activity: Dec 16, 2018

Captain Mike Dugan (FDNY) and Captain Mike Gagliano (Seattle Fire) are having a blast talking with other firefighters are about making their…

Tommy Truck

66 membersLatest Activity: Jun 29, 2014Looking for personal experiences/stories of how Tom Brennan inspired, lead, or taught you about firefighting. From Random Thoughts, to war stories of…

Fireground Strategies

219 membersLatest Activity: Aug 10, 2016A site where strategies and tactics as well as case studies and lessons learned can be shared and dicussed

Start Water

356 membersLatest Activity: Sep 21, 2018A place to discuss Engine Company Operations.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE-BASIC TOOLS OF THE JOB

116 membersLatest Activity: Aug 3, 2018

Engine Company Operations-Engineer

108 membersLatest Activity: Aug 3, 2018I've created this group for all of us that have one of the most difficult jobs during any working fire. I hope that we can share ideas and/or…

Tactical Building Blocks

460 membersLatest Activity: Dec 16, 2018

This group will focus on aggressive interior firefighting. We will address tactics that increase your chance of not getting jammed up and cover…

The Professor: Building Construction

215 membersLatest Activity: Sep 21, 2018In this group, we'll discuss all things building construction. What are the lessons of recent fires? What have past fires taught us?. What are the…

Heavy Rescue

182 membersLatest Activity: Nov 16, 2016All things pertaining to heavy Rescue operations

Truck Company Operations

411 membersLatest Activity: Jun 25, 2019A place to discuss any and all things related to Truck Company Operations on the fireground.

Common Sense Firefighting

218 membersLatest Activity: Aug 10, 2016A group dedicated to Decision Making and Leadership on the Fire Ground

COMPANY DRILLS

614 membersLatest Activity: Feb 25, 2020

A resource for Company Officers to assist with the delivery of company level training.

Street Smart Fire Officer

258 membersLatest Activity: Sep 21, 2018Becoming an officer is a daunting task. Becoming a good officer on the fireground is even harder. This group will concentrate on Fireground…

“Pride and Ownership”

602 membersLatest Activity: Dec 16, 2018What are you and your department doing to get your firefighters to take ownership? Grab a cup of coffee and let’s visit! …and don’t forget to…

Fire Service Leadership

330 membersLatest Activity: Feb 25, 2020No matter what type of tactics or operations your department provides, the quality and efficiency are dramatically affected by the leadership skills…