I am presently Chief of Operations for a fire department in North Carolina. Previously I served as the Chief of Training for the City of Columbia, South Carolina and as a Lieutenant with the District of Columbia Fire Department. My career began in 1994 in my hometown of Swarthmore, PA. Since then I have been privileged to be surrounded by great, motivated firefighters who have taught me everything I know. My passion is for firefighting excellence, driven by our uncompromisable responsibility for service to our citizens.
Since 2010 I have been privileged to present at FDIC as a classroom presenter and hands-on instructor. Since 2004 I have had the opportunity to travel the country and share thoughts, learn from others, and see many different ways of firefighting.
My goal is to pass on what was passed to me with the hopes that I can improve the skill and experiences of other firefighters. I am proud and honored to help organize this team of motivated, passionate firefighters.
Nick Martin - Combat Ready Fire Training
Standby to copy! Going live tomorrow. 🔥🎙️
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Nick Martin - Combat Ready Fire Training
Throw back tip on RIT SCBA emergencies!
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Nick Martin - Combat Ready Fire Training
Tank water vs. hydrants - the great debate! 🤦🏻♂️🔥
Why do I do this to myself? Every time this topic comes up it becomes a cesspool of debate blinded by assumptions, misunderstandings, and rhetoric. But I keep bringing it up because I'm passionate about it, and I've seen how quickly things go bad when we don't have water.
But I think there's a lot of misunderstanding. I've misunderstood what others have said about tank water, searches, and their perspective, and others have misunderstood what I'm saying about laying out.
So for this weeks tactics video, I've put together about 20 minutes of thoughts on the great water supply debate and some clarifications on my perspective and thoughts on the issue.
If you like these longer videos, please let me know - and send over any topics/questions that you'd like me to hit in the future. It's a lot easier to better convey full thoughts in a video like this than just in a social media post.
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