The Firefighters Podcast
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Operational UK firefighter Pete Wakefield speaks with individuals from all walks of life who share a connection with, can add value to, or can develop those who choose this life path.
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The Firefighters Podcast
#250 Andy Kirk - Incident command, the decision vortex and preserving common sense
Andy Kirk is a highly experienced retired officer in the UK Fire service who now teaches incident commanders with a specialist knowledge in MTA awareness training through his company Centurion Command as well as a variety of other skillsets to first responders and others in related sectors.
In todays conversation we cover many aspects including:
- Experiencing a real backdraft
- common sense in the fire service
- the importance of ongoing training
- how to prepare officers for assessment and promotion
- how to manage disengaged firefighters
- the decision vortex
- and much more.....
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