Tag Archives: Learning

Leadership is "Hey Everybody, Tell Me We Can’t Do This."

RomDuck Rope Rescue

Back at the station over a hot cup of coffee there will be plenty of time to bounce around ideas of woulda, shoulda, coulda. but on an emergency scene, while it’s okay to ask for help, make sure you do it the right way. Then make your decision, – one of my favorite captains would say “make it so!”

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Conference Opportunities: Ohio, Canada, Nevada, West Virginia, Oregon

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Conference Opportunities   Ohio Fire and EMS Expo DATES: September 26-27th, 2013 LOCATION: Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH The 2013 Ohio Fire and Ems Expo will be held on September 26 and September 27. The conference and expo is Ohio’s premier event for fire and ems and healthcare professionals. We have over 70 exhibitors with everything from light towers ...

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Web Site Size Up: EMS 12 Lead

12 Lead

Don’t let the EMS in the title fool you, Paramedic and ECG aficionado Tom Bouthillet (pronounced Bouthillet) is also a fire Captain somewhere in the great Southeastern United States (I’ll let HIM tell you where).

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A Fire Medic Perspective Podcast Episode 1: Education, Critical Thinking and Working Together

A Fire Medic Perspective Podcast

A Fire Medic Perspective Podcast is RescueDigests' weekly podcast featuring Rom Duckworth covering everything emergency services, from clinical topics, to leadership issues to why the rookie has to pay for lunch, all from a Fire Medic Perspective. . In this inaugural episode, Chris Cebollero talks to Rom about the importance of education to the advancement of EMS, the role of critical thinking in emergency services and how public, private, fire-based and all forms of emergency medical services can work together!

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RescueDigest Resources: Digital Education Resources

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It's important to remember that the digital resources below will not, by themselves, transform your classroom or your educational experience. However, used properly with student-centered education theory, these resources will help you enhance understanding, increase retention and improve performance for your students.

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RescueDigest Resources: Student-Centered Education

romduck classroom

It's important to remember that the digital resources below will not, by themselves, transform your classroom or your educational experience. However, used properly with student-centered education theory, these resources will help you enhance understanding, increase retention and improve performance for your students.

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RescueDigest Resources: Building Blocks of Brotherhood

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RescueDigest’s Top Picks of essential resources for critical topics in emergency services.   The Building Blocks of Brotherhood: Putting the pieces in place. A culture of brotherhood doesn’t happen by itself. Like anything else worthwhile it is built with the right tools from the right building materials through hard work. The work, of course, has to be yours, but rescue digest ...

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Sandy Hook, Newtown Connecticut Shooting

Newtown

As you may know, Rescue Digest is located in Western Connecticut, just a few minutes away from the town of Newtown. While Rescue Digest consists of only two regular staff, many of our contributors are emergency responders who live or work in and around Sandy Hook, one literally next door to where the incident took place.

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RescueDigest GOTW: Write Your Resume

Resume Writing

By focusing on a particular goal each week and providing some resources to get you started, RescueDigest is here to help make your world a little but easier and to help you help others. Let’s try WRITING (or re-writing) YOUR RESUME and / or CURRICULUM VITAE!

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Web Site Size Up: Statter911

Statter911.com

A former firefighter and EMT Dave Statter provides the latest emergency service news and commentary. His expertise as a TV and radio reporter in the Washington DC area bring particular insight to the (often raw) video clips that are the hallmark of his site.

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