By Derek Rosenfeld
FDIC International 2018 continued its high-level, high-information classroom sessions with “Managing Risk in the Volunteer Fire Service,” a high-energy presentation from retired Uxbridge (MA) Firefighter Joe Nedder.
What are the differences in risk today as opposed to past generations? Proper fireground management cannot exist with proper risk management, and this is no less an issue in the volunteer fire service. Despite advancements in technology and firefighting in general, changes in building construction, building materials, and fire behavior, the number of responsibilities an incident commander and fire officer nows has on the fireground has never been greater.
In this segment, Nedder talks about the…
