Good morning from Jumpseat Training. Warning….. the following is nothing but a true RANT!!! Proceed with caution, feelings may be hurt. Often I receive emails, text, phone calls, and fall into a pit when dealing with the people around us. From superior officers to the snot nosed probationary firefighter that is greener that fresh cut […]
Good morning from the Jumpseat, well not really anymore, but it sounds good. Good morning from the training office is the new location where the Jumpseat Training Blog will be coming from. Transitioning from a jumpseat riding firefighter into a full-time educator has been a challenging task. Challenging, but not impossible! Along the way, there have been […]
Its back! Jumpseat Radio returns with a vengeance! This week episode host Ryan Pennington shares some insight from two new books. Episode 51 we share a powerful speech from President Roosevelt and how it applies to social media of today! Here is part of Presidents Roosevelts Speech: It is not the critic who counts; not the […]
It’s my time on the pipe! How many times have you said something similar to this vary statement? Being the nozzle firefighter has to be one of the most sought after positions on the fire ground. Making the push is where most firefighters want to be, period. Its being on the nozzle that we need […]
In this weeks episode of Jumpseat Radio host Ryan Pennington welcomes Deputy Chief Frank Viscuso from Kearny NJ. Frank is a Fire Engineering contributor, author of Step up and Lead, and is a national level speaker on the topic of leadership. In this powerful podcast Frank shares: His college experience in rowing Leadership is a […]
When was the last time things didn’t go as planned and you had to resort to plan b? Being a firefighter requires adaptability to the situations faced. Very rarely do fires occur in buildings with no set back, flat ground, clear spaces from aerial placement, and enough water to float the building down the street. […]
Good afternoon from the New and Improved “Views from the Jumpseat” site. We appreciate your patient as we build a new and improved jumpseat site. As we build this site reflecting the views of all the street level firefighters it seems like we all have seen an increase in the amount of defensive attacks made on […]
Good,Hot, afternoon from the jumpseat. It’s truly amazing how sometimes I can find inspiration in the weirdest of places to share here on the views. As I attended, my daughters swim meet today I noticed how some excelled at the sport while some just seemed to “be swimming through the motionsâ€. Then it hit me […]
Good afternoon from the jumpseat. How many times in your career have you truly saved someone’s life? Every day in our world we stand ready to go the extra mile for our fellow-man, but what if the extra mile is for man’s best friend? Now before the safety guru’s start yelling, let’s put this into […]