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Contact:Robert Flingrfling@killtheflashover.com631-300-8860www.killtheflashover.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2020 Shelby, North Carolina-KTF President Michael Daley announced today the induction of Chief Warren Whitley into the National Fire Heritage Center’s Hall of Legends, Legacies and Leaders: Class of 2021. “On behalf of the entire board of directors we would like to congratulate Chief Whitley on this outstanding …

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By Warren Whitley Over the course of my long career as a fire fighter, I like to think that I have grown in wisdom and knowledge.  I acknowledge acting like I knew it all when I was a neophyte, but some good mentors showed me that was a stifling attitude.  This brings me to an …

The Narrow-Minded Fire Fighter: How Not to be ‘That Guy’ Read More »

By Warren Whitley In the academic world, praxis is the term that describes how theory is put into practice.  This concept has important connotations for the fire service.  As the US fire service, in general, moves along the continuum from trade to profession, praxis is a key to that continued movement. The main point to …

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Detect the thermals ( hot to cold) Define the combustion path Dampen the intake air Confine and access the Fire Search/ Rescue Favorably influence the Fire ( Extinguish) Restore the Environment Reconnect the Customer