A Philosophy of Fire Suppression Operations-Updated

Posted by firechat on July 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

This update (HERE) adds some thoughts about needed fire flow, fixes some logic errors, clarifies some ideas and corrects some syntax. This is still very much a work in progress and ideas/discussion are welcome.

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Brian Smith

Posted by firechat on July 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

“It is impossible to reason a person out of something that they have never been reasoned into” Jonathon Swift

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Talking turkey

Posted by firechat on May 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

•Consider that the turkey’s experience may have, rather than no value, a negative value. It learned from observation, as we are all advised to do (hey, after all, this is what is believed to be the scientific method). Its confidence increased as the number of friendly feedings grew, and it felt increasingly safe even though … Continue reading →

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