Category: Fire

Fire Department Purchasing Decisions: On a Budget

Fire Department Purchasing Decisions: On a Budget

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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Fire Department Purchasing Decisions: On a Budget

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...

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Financial Habits for First Responders

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...

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Fire Department Purchasing Decisions: On a Budget

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...

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Fire Department Purchasing Decisions: On a Budget

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....

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Fire Department Purchasing Decisions: On a Budget

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,...

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Fire Department Purchasing Decisions: On a Budget

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...

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Fire Department Purchasing Decisions: On a Budget

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...

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Fire Department Purchasing Decisions: On a Budget

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...

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Fire Department Purchasing Decisions: On a Budget

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...

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Fire Department Purchasing Decisions: On a Budget

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.

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