OPS Radio Network

With host Brett Hicks. Can social media help, hurt, and promote public safety within a community? You bet it can! Host Brett Hicks discusses the roles social media can play in the fire service and the larger context of public safety. From... more

Hosted by Orlando Willis. By monitoring activities at the incident scene, the incident safety officer will identify unsafe conditions, hazards, and risks. As building conditions deteriorate or hazards. Call in with your questions and... more

How do we manage the fireground training activities? Does the Incident Command System apply? We will discuss how to use ICS to manage a safer and more effective training evolution. This will apply to an academy or fire department. Call... more

Hosted by John Kimball. The bi-weekly broadcast will review the concepts, principles and practices of the National Incident Management system and ICS as they are applied in real world incidents or situations. In addition to actual... more

NFPA 1403 has been around for awhile now and many states have implemented some requirements and training to meet the new standard. In this segment, we will talk about how has it really changed live fire training? Has it really been... more

We hear the term homeland security used quite regularly in conversation. However, how does it really effect the fire service? Guest, Brett Hicks, talks about the integral role that the fire service plays in maintaining national security... more

Hosted by Orlando Willis. The health and safety officer must ensure that safety training occurs in the fire department, both during recruit training and annually thereafter. He or she is also responsible (through the instructor) for safety during... more

Based on the article written by Michael Finney for Fire Engineering (http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/display/9909052346/articles/fire-engineering/training/instructor-development/2011/01/helmets-fire-service-instructor.html). We will talk about what it takes to be a fire training officer and instructor.... more

How do you set priorities for your training program? Volunteer fire departments face a limited window each month for training new members and maintaining the skills of veteran members, but must have the knowledge, skills and ability... more

Just as your tactics may be dictated by the amount of water available on scene, modified and aggressive interior attack can also affect how much water is truly needed at a rural working fire. Today we'll discuss different means of attack in... more