Gordon Graham Category: Fire Service Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for my friends in the fire service. Today, I’m talking about purchasing decisions when the budget is tight. The fire service is made up of haves and have-nots. Some...
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When Is It Time to Retire from the Fire Service?
Gordon Graham Category: Fire Service Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for my friends in the fire service. Today, I’m talking about seniority and determining when it’s time to retire. Allow me to take you back to your high school or...
Financial Habits for First Responders
Gordon Graham Category: Public Safety Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for anyone in public safety, from new hires to those approaching retirement. Money woes can be a huge source of stress, no matter where we are in our careers. Three...
Mutual Aid Preparation in the Fire Service
Gordon Graham Category: Fire Service Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for my friends in the fire service, and it’s about preparing for mutual aid incidents. Fire departments everywhere rely on mutual aid agreements to ensure their...
Firefighter Training Drills
Gordon Graham Category: Fire Service Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for my friends in the fire service, especially company officers. Many firefighting skills are perishable. That’s why you have to make every day a training day....
Helpful Firefighting Tools
Gordon Graham Category: Fire Service Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for my friends in the fire service, and it’s about what’s in those big pockets on your PPE. You should already be carrying firefighting gloves, medical gloves,...
Managing Fire Radio Traffic
Gordon Graham Category: Fire Service Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for my friends in the fire service. We’re going to talk about radio traffic. If you’ve ever read Dr. Seuss’s book, “Oh Say Can You Say,” you know it’s all about...
Changing Toxic Firehouse Culture
Gordon Graham Category: Fire Service Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for all my friends in the fire service, and it has to do with your firehouse culture. The way a person is treated in the beginning of their career can have lasting...
Preventing Fireground Eye Injuries
Gordon Graham Category: Fire Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for my friends in the fire service, and it’s about protecting your eyes. Your eyes are vulnerable. They’re front and center, and unfortunately nature didn’t give them much...
Higher Education in the Fire Service
Gordon Graham Category: Fire Gordon Graham here with Today’s Tip from Lexipol. Today’s Tip is for my friends in the fire service, and it has to do with the path to career success. For generations, career advancement in the fire service was primarily driven by...
Attention to Detail in the Fire Service
In Today’s Tip, Gordon Graham explains the importance of attention to detail in the fire service–little things can cause big problems.
Loyalty in the Fire Service
Loyalty matters in the fire service–and not just from the bottom up. Gordon Graham discusses in this episode of Today’s Tip.