Change for the Better – Part 2
John on August 21st, 2009 • No Comments
EXPERIENCE
Does the fire service experience more or less fires today as compared to yesterday? The obvious answer is- – - – - – - -LESS! Just as sprinklers, smoke detectors, and other similar factors have collectively reduced the number of fires, the experience level of personnel has also been reduced. Therefore, when a modern firefighter arrives at a typical one-room fire in a single-family dwelling (which NFPA indicates is 60-70% of our fires), the excitement level can be abnormally high (more…)
