Breaking down another ICS-400 class today at Seville Guilford Fire Department.
Teaching on behalf of Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA) in Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) always brings a good mix of participants from all over the state. Fairly large crowd this morning which was filled with a bunch of great interactions.
Looking forward to the afternoon session. Bring on the coffee!
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Starting out ICS-300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents this morning. Fairly large class with VERY varied backgrounds makes for an interesting class.
Also good to see both EMA directors from Medina County and Wayne County stop in and welcome the class too.
As always, it’s great to be teaching on behalf of Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA) in Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS).
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Flying a drone and causing trouble during an actual call?
See, I told you that it would happen. To verify, check my documentation from my AAR on 03-06-14 (AirOps Branch-Observation/Recommendation-3 on page 16).
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A man is facing charges after deputies say he was flying a video camera-equipped drone that hindered the landing of a medical helicopter at an accident scene.
Kele Stanley, of Springfield, said he’s been unfairly charged and would have landed it immediately if he knew the medical helicopter was en route.
“I’m not an idiot,” he said.
The hobbyist was flying the $4,000 drone over a crash scene on Saturday morning to shoot photos and video.
Authorities said both fire officials and a Clark County sheriff’s deputy told Stanley to stop flying his remote-controlled aircraft because the helicopter was preparing to land, and that he refused. The helicopter was able to land and depart safely from the scene.
Stanley is facing a felony charge of obstructing official business and misdemeanor charges of misconduct at an emergency and disorderly conduct. He pleaded not guilty during a court appearance Monday and said he’s going to hire a lawyer to fight the charges.
Stanley, a 31-year-old copy-machine repairman and videographer, said he flew his remote-controlled “hexacopter” about 75 feet above where a pickup had hit a tree in Moorefield Township near Springfield. He said he was shooting the video as a hobby and would have turned it over to local television stations, as he has done before.
There currently are no regulations in Ohio governing private use of the unmanned aircraft, although law enforcement agencies must get special permits to use them. The Federal Aviation Administration bars the commercial use of drones.
The rig is sounding awfully loud tonight…
…those apparatus mechanics really can’t get anything right!
Typical – blame everyone else first.
So, it’s probably a good time to check your doors BEFORE responding to any calls.
EMS Flight crews do it. Maybe a 360 walk around is a good idea.
*FD names removed to protect the innocent*
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Back at it on the fireground for three days of teaching Firefighter bailout instructor class to North Charleston Fire (SC).
I’m glad to be working with these professionals for over 7 years now.
Also, it appears they got some new equipment as well….Boy oh boy did they spec this thing out well – I’m impressed!
Train like you fight was the mantra for all instructors who participated in classroom and then the hands on portion part in several training evolutions.
Looking forward to seeing them again very soon.
Also looks like we will be doing phase-2 and phase-3 training too.
Awesome.
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This week is National Flood Safety Awareness Week (March 16 – 22, 2014).
To help clarify some misconceptions about water and flooding, let me make it very clear – NEVER drive through flooded roads. Here’s a great example. We were dispatched after a few reported calls of a flooded roadway. Looks innocent enough right?
Just because it’s downhill does NOT mean it is any safer…in fact, it is more dangerous.
So how can you share this safety message with others?
It’s really bad news if we have to meet like this…
If you were wondering, that’s me on the right
Do your part in #Prepared2014 by being safe this year.
@rusnivek
This week is National Flood Safety Awareness Week (March 16 – 22, 2014).
Did you know that floods are the #1 natural disaster in the US? Just within the past five years, all 50 states have experienced floods or flash floods.
How can you help?
Share these easy safety tips with your constituents on flood safety:
So check your emergency preparedness kits and make sure you are ready!
@rusnivek
Did you do it? Are you safe? #SpringForward #preparedness2014
If you haven’t, then get on it right now!
Why should you have a working smoke detector?
A properly installed and maintained smoke alarm is the only thing in your home that can alert you and your family to a fire 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whether you’re awake or asleep, a working smoke alarm is constantly on alert, scanning the air for fire and smoke.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, almost two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in properties without working smoke alarms. A working smoke alarm significantly increases your chances of surviving a deadly home fire.
Keeping my favorite peeps (that’s you) safe this Spring…
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Spending a bunch of time in NW Ohio with several emergency services agencies focused in on Water/Ice Rescue.
Did some GPS coordinate work, observation and recon work, and of course some grid search pattern work.
A few of my peeps testing their newly acquired National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) concepts.
Had a chance to interact with a few of the NW Ohio water rescue resources as well as a few aeromedical agencies too.
I’m glad to see so many willing all-hazards participants involved in this exercise.
Also glad to see local and regional law enforcement participation in the day’s events too.
Despite relatively colder temps, all crews managed to say jovial and warm.
Thanks again to my cadre of ICS Subject Matter Experts in Operations, Logistics, Public Information, Communications, and Air Operations who assisted today with evaluation.
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Spending the day on behalf of FEMA/NDPTC at the Campbell County (Kentucky) Fire Training Academy instructing local government officials/PIOs on social media.
Great to see class participants from Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana.
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