Archive for December2009

As 2009 Ends
December 30, 2009 | change, Fire Rescue Topics, leadership, motivation, officership, planning, professionalism | Michael "Mick" Mayers | No Comments
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I took some time to be with my family over the holiday so I have a little catching up to do.  I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and now we continue to ready ourselves for a New Year.  Since this might be my last post for 2009, I thought I’d leave you with […]

Inflammatory Language
December 17, 2009 | leadership | Michael "Mick" Mayers | No Comments

This was a response I placed on FFN in answer to some statements being made about the fire service: In 2008, there were 1,148,850 firefighters in the U.S., according to Karter and Stein’s U.S. Fire Department Profile report. With three reported “noose” incidents and a certain number of “other racist” incidents that may be out […]

Command Presents
December 10, 2009 | command, Command & Leadership, education, Firefighter Nation, Firefighting Operations, leadership, Major Incidents, officership, professionalism, rescue, safety, US&R | Michael "Mick" Mayers | 3 Comments
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It’s that time of the year that we hear the word “presents” often enough to make your ears bleed, so I was wondering if my misuse of the word “presents” got your attention. Apparently it did, or you wouldn’t be reading this now.  Or maybe you didn’t notice.   If you didn’t notice, go and […]