We had a bit of downtime yesterday afternoon when the FireEMSBlogs server malfunctioned for a few hours, taking all of us down with it. But the web-wizards got it fixed and everything is back and running properly this morning. Please don’t ask me what went wrong because I am in a perpetual fog when it comes to digital mechanics. I have no idea what a server error log file is, or any of that other tech talk.
I want to tell you about some recent additions to the Fire/EMS Blogs family, though. Four more quality blogs have just been added to the lineup and they are all top-notch sites. Three of them are already established in the Fire/EMS web community and the fourth is a fresh start that is going to be just as good as any other. Sunday is a good day to kick back and review these recently-added sites, so let’s check them out:
First, take a look at Traditions Training - http://blog.traditionstraining.com/ - a purely training-oriented site that is maintained by a group of ten fire officers who also put on training programs at schools and conferences around the country. A top-notch site and they have thoughtfully posted a “Welcome to our Site” message on the homepage that tells you who they are and what they’re up to . Give it a click.
Second, check out Command Safety – http://commandsafety.com/ - Christopher Naum’s well-known website that concentrates on building construction and risk management for firefighters and officers. Most of you are already familiar with this excellent publication. I am particularly glad that it’s in the Blog family because now I will be able to check it more easily and keep up with Chris’ postings.
Next comes another of Chris Naum’s quality websites, The Company Officer – http://thecompanyofficer.com/ - part of his BuildingsOnFire series of websites. This one is fairly new to the blog scene having started up in November. But it has a good pedigree, so browse in confidence that you’re getting good “stuff.”
Lastly, we’ll introduce you to a brand-new blog, A Firefighter’s Own Worst Enemy – http://firefightersenemy.com/ - published by Jason Hoevelmann who is a chief fire marshal in the mid-west and is a noted instructor. He writes primarily about about prevention and how it relates to your situational awareness, but he also posts on related items.
The FireEMS Blog family is still growing, as you see, and getting better all the time. Again, I will suggest that the best way to scan web for your latest and most accurate fire/ems news and information is to first start with your daily dose of Firegeezer, and then log on to FireEMS Blogs – http://fireemsblogs.com/ - where you’ll find a dynamic listing of all the latest postings as they happen and it makes a perfect launch pad for your browsing.
Now let’s launch into getting this equipment checked out. I’ve got to check and see how the Sunday breakfast is coming along and then get some more coffee started. See you back in the day room.
I will be in Baltimore and headed for the Uno Chicago Grill at the Inner Harbor. 
EMS 2.0 Higher Education Information
First, I want to point out that there are some affiliated website that are not blogs, but are still quality sites that we all recommend and watch ourselves. Look over on the left sidebar and scroll down a short ways. Directly beneath the alphabetical listing of blogs you will see another box titled The Fire & EMS Web. These are primarily news sites and some of them specialize in a locality or state. You don’t have to live anywhere near North Carolina to enjoy FireNews.net, for example.
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