Guest blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec In August 1979, I was a new EMT working my first job in EMS as an employee of the private sector ambulance service that had the contract to provide EMS to the city of Richmond, Virginia. On one of my first tours of duty, my...
Guest Blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec What’s one of the most critical operational issues that many volunteer fire departments struggle with? Knowing who’s available for emergency responses and knowing who’s actually responding when a call for...
Guest blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec Training and preparation should be a significant part of every firefighter’s career, whether it is their chosen profession or they volunteer their time to their community. First, it’s the only way they’ll...
Guest blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec Where to start? Tackling such a broad topic in your fire department might seem like trying to get a drink of water from a fire hose, no? Well, how about we take that water flow down to water fountain-size and get a good...
Guest Blog written for ATS by Robert Avsec Create an environment that doesn’t just support their individual motivation, but makes their motivational fire “grow”! How do you do that? By creating an atmosphere that supports “combustion.”...
