Gary Rauch's Groups(22)

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…

Operational Guides

83 membersLatest Activity: Jun 25, 2019Incident Specific Operational Guides for firefighters

Forcible Entry/ Forcible Exit!

111 membersLatest Activity: May 19, 2016All things under the heading Forcible entry/ exit. Tools, methods (which are most effective in your area?) , locks, bars, gates, enclosures (What's…

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…

Leatherheads

70 membersLatest Activity: May 27, 2015A group composed of those members who wear or want to wear the traditional leather fire helmet!

COMPANY DRILLS

614 membersLatest Activity: Feb 25, 2020

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

High-Rise Fire Group

171 membersLatest Activity: Sep 21, 2018So many cities have High-Rise structures and the tactics used by various departments varies as much as the cities themselves. The group is designed…

Tools and Equipment

48 membersLatest Activity: Jan 6, 2015Reviews of Fire Service tools and equipment. Please justify your approval or disapproval of a tool or equipment.

Elevator & Escalator Rescue

59 membersLatest Activity: Mar 6, 2016Contains important information for technical rescue members, training officers and fire company members alike. Learn the risks involved in elevator…

F.O.O.L.S.

227 membersLatest Activity: Mar 19, 2019Come and discuss or brag about your Fraternal Order of Leatherheads Society (FOOLS) organization. Looking to start a chapter in your area, I am sure…

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…

TOOLS OF THE TRADE-BASIC TOOLS OF THE JOB

116 membersLatest Activity: Aug 3, 2018

Illinois Fire Service Institute

67 membersLatest Activity: May 13, 2012This group is for Field Staff, Institute Staff, Institute Researchers, students and other interested parties. All topics related to the Institute's…

Common Sense Firefighting

218 membersLatest Activity: Aug 10, 2016一群致力于决策和Leadership on the Fire Ground

Props and Training Aids

166 membersLatest Activity: Jan 6, 2015Share training aids and props that you have seen, or built.

Aerial Operations

115 membersLatest Activity: Dec 29, 2015This group is geared for the operation of aerial devices that include, straight stick aerial ladders, tower ladders, telescoping platforms,…

Tools and Tricks

200 membersLatest Activity: Jul 29, 2014Tools that you carry in your pockets, on your rigs, have fabricated or modified. All ideas are welcome, Truck, Engine, Rescue..... Show us!

FireFighterClose Calls

260 membersLatest Activity: Jul 16, 2017Fires & runs with a "Close Call" where we coulda, shoulda, woulda-or, it was simply not avoidable. Short and sweet: what happened, what we learned,…

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…

Training Officers Mutual Aid Group

222 membersLatest Activity: Jan 19, 2015Training Officers and Instructors group dedicated to professional development of TO's and Instructors.