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The new Older Adult Advocacy Center in Scranton is the first of its kind in the state. It’ll serve older adults who are victims of abuse or neglect in parts of Northeast Pennsylvania. The Public Utility Commission has announced a series of six public hearings in early June regarding Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania's proposed rate increase, which could rise more than 10-percent. A progressive Pennsylvania group is calling for Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman to resign, over his “apparent inability” to perform his job amid recent reports about his mental health. Pennsylvania Indivisible’s Bucks County chapter says polling of their statewide membership shows more than 90% of their 16-thousand members agrees with the request. A man has been charged with providing alcohol to the 20-year-old who fell from the outfield stands at a Pittsburgh Pirates game on April 30. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. That's what happened during Tuesday’s Primary, in one Lancaster County township. Voters in Colerain Township approved a small-games-of-chance referendum. It was the fourth time township voters have taken on the issue since the 1990s. Lake Pleasant in northwestern Pennsylvania was created more than 1500 years ago when a glacier retreated and is home to rare plants and birds like osprey. The Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple recently joined a team working to reforest an area that was once mined, as part of an effort to restore hundreds of acres of mineland across the region. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A woman in Colerain Township was severely attacked by two dogs raising new questions about protocol.

Last week a man was attacked in his own yard by two dogs in Colerain Township. Bill Schmidt became the second person attacked in a week in Cincinnati, and he joins Scott to discuss what happened, and what should happen going forward.

Last week a man was attacked in his own yard by two dogs in Colerain Township. Bill Schmidt became the second person attacked in a week in Cincinnati, and he joins Scott to discuss what happened, and what should happen going forward.

The dog laws in Hamilton County need to be fixed. After a woman was attacked by two dogs in Colerain Township, the dogs were allowed to stay with the owner. Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus joins Scott to discuss how to keep neighborhoods safe from bad dogs.

The dog laws in Hamilton County need to be fixed. After a woman was attacked by two dogs in Colerain Township, the dogs were allowed to stay with the owner. Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus joins Scott to discuss how to keep neighborhoods safe from bad dogs.

Today we take a look at the Colerain Township Public Safety Budgets and History The squeeze on township finances is happening across Ohio in large part because the only mechanism for funding is property taxes which are already at the breaking point. In this segment we talk with the Administrator and Finance Head Details and documents are available at ⁠https://restoreliberty.us/podcasts/112-podcast-20240712

Police are a critical responsibility of local government and have our full support. Along with Fire and roads that is the only functions they MUST support. Unfortunately the township budget gets spent on non-essential endeavors. Colerain Township had a Police Levy on the ballot in November last year that lost 56/44. There was no opposition at the time to the levy, voters just cannot afford more taxes. Instead of assessing what level of tax is required, two of the trustees decided to place an even higher levy on the March ballot! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restore-liberty/message

This month on "Hey Colerain," we're going to look at how Colerain Township's largest company got its start.He originally started with a coal business in 1932, but within a decade, William Rumpke turned his coal delivery job into a waste collection business. So how did he go from one guy, a junkyard and some pigs to the founder of a waste empire? We spoke to Amanda Pratt about the history of Rumpke Waste & Recycling and the company's innovative idea that are moving it forward.

Have you ever heard of Amy, the Lick Road Ghost? It's a local urban legend that's been told by teenagers for decades. In honor of Halloween, we asked ghost tour leader Kyle Nelson of US Ghost Adventures to look into this apparition and share other spooky tales from the Colerain Township area (and the great beyond!).

Since the 1800s, German settlers have been immigrating to the Greater Cincinnati area, bringing their rich culture with them. From music to food and even many of our churches, you can still see the influence of our German heritage today. So in honor of Oktoberfest, we're going to take a look at just how much of our daily lives here in Colerain Township is influenced by our German ancestors. To help is Bernie Rau, a prominent Germania Society member and German native.

This month on "Hey! Colerain," I'm joined by Gary Henson. Gary is a US Air Force veteran and a member of the Coleraine Historical Society. He's going to help give us a look at veteran activity in Colerain Township's past and talk about why it's such a veteran-friendly place to live, even today.

This month, "Hey! Colerain" cracks open the books on the history of education here in Colerain Township. We welcome guests Lyndsey Creecy, the public relations supervisor for the Northwest Local School District; Denney Hirsch, a Colerain High School graduate (class of '64); and Greg Stanley, a lifelong Colerain Township resident and Colerain High School graduate (class of 1975).We learn more about how our school system went from being several one-room schoolhouses to the powerhouse it is today.

Join Steven Albritton, Lacey Roberts and Fletcher Keel as they discuss the 911 calls being released after a fatal crash Friday night that killed three people in Anderson Township, a fatal shooting in Colerain Township over the weekend and the latest pothole blitz effort in Cincinnati.NEED MORE than just a dose? Watch the NOWCAST of our latest WLWT News 5 show here: https://www.wlwt.com/nowcastFOLLOW:Steven Albritton: @Steven Albritton (Twitter), Steven Albritton - Anchor/Reporter (Facebook)Kelly Rippin: @KellyRippin (Twitter), Kelly Rippin (Facebook), @kellyrippinnews (Instagram)WLWT: @WLWT (Twitter) WLWT (Facebook), @wlwt5 (Instagram)GET IT ALL: Breaking news, weather and local stories on WLWT.com

A 26-year-old pregnant woman was shot in Colerain Township early Saturday morning, according to Colerain police. Officers responded around 4:39 a.m. to the 2300 block of Hidden Meadows Drive for a reported shooting, police said in a news release. Once on the scene, police found #IndiaKinamore suffering from a gunshot wound, the release states. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said Kinamore was in the late stages of pregnancy and her unborn baby died as well. Anyone with information regarding Kinamore's death should contact Sergeant Mike Stockmeier at 513-321-2677. Source: Cincinnati.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leah-gordone/support

Did you know there was once an airport where Northgate Mall now stands? It's true! Join Helen Tracey-Noren this week as she sits down with Cliff Wartman from the Cincinnati Aviation Heritage Society to learn more about what happened to this airport.

In July 2017, 21-year-old Cheyanne Willis threw herself a gender reveal party and invited her family and friends, including her cousin 22-year-old Autum Garrett. Late that night, two gunmen burst into the home and opened fire on the remaining guests. As investigators unraveled the case, the details got very bizarre. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: https://anchor.fm/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List:https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/12/26/colerain-police-arrests-made-2017-gender-reveal-party-shooting/1252473002/https://www.fox19.com/2022/02/01/jury-reaches-verdict-deadly-shooting-fake-gender-reveal-party/ https://www.wlwt.com/article/woman-s-hair-cut-face-written-on-during-attack-photos-posted-online/3550221# https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2022/01/20/day-5-man-accused-plotting-2017-colerain-mass-shooting-testify/6585446001/ https://www.fox19.com/2022/01/13/trial-begins-fake-gender-reveal-party-shooting-that-killed-woman-2017/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/14/fake-gender-reveal-party-fourth-man-indicted-ohio-murder-hire/2016270001/https://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/gender-reveal-trial-echols-guilty-on-all-charges-sanon-guilty-of-attempted-murder https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/011723zor_5426.pdf https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/huntington-in/autum-garrett-7484187 

Join Kelly Rippin and Fletcher Keel as they discuss a shooting late Wednesday night in Colerain Township, the search for a child after he was taken by his mother who were last seen at Kenwood mall, Joe Burrow's Player of the Week honor and more.NEED MORE than just a dose? Watch the NOWCAST of our latest WLWT News 5 show here: https://www.wlwt.com/nowcastFOLLOW:Colin Mayfield: @WLWTColin (Twitter), Colin Mayfield WLWT (Facebook)Kelly Rippin: @KellyRippin (Twitter), Kelly Rippin (Facebook), @kellyrippinnews (Instagram)WLWT: @WLWT (Twitter) WLWT (Facebook), @wlwt5 (Instagram)GET IT ALL: Breaking news, weather and local stories on WLWT.com

Join Colin Mayfield, Kelly Rippin and Fletcher Keel as they discuss the overnight shooting investigation in Colerain Township, a new Visionaries and Voices program spearheaded at P&G, the start of the 2022 NFL Draft and how it'll impact both the Bengals and Bearcats and more.NEED MORE than just a dose? Watch the NOWCAST of our latest WLWT News 5 show here: https://www.wlwt.com/nowcastFOLLOW:Colin Mayfield: @WLWTColin (Twitter), Colin Mayfield WLWT (Facebook)Kelly Rippin: @KellyRippin (Twitter), Kelly Rippin (Facebook), @kellyrippinnews (Instagram)WLWT: @WLWT (Twitter) WLWT (Facebook), @wlwt5 (Instagram)GET IT ALL: Breaking news, weather and local stories on WLWT.com

The evening of March 21, 2003 was normal for the crew of Colerain, Ohio Township's Engine 26. The guys were cleaning up after dinner. Then the dispatcher interrupted them with a call to a structure fire. When they arrived on scene, the crew found a single-family residence with flames showing. Police said there might be someone trapped inside. Lt. Steve Conn and a rookie partner made entry and began to search. Minutes later, Steve found himself in a world of trouble. What happened next taught him a lot about dealing with mayday situations and their aftermath. Steve Conn is a battalion chief and a public information officer for the Colerain Township, Ohio, Department of Fire and EMS where he has served for over 30 years. He is also a registered nurse with 30 years of experience in interventional cardiology.

In 2008, Firefighters from Colerain Township (Hamilton Co, OH)  Fire Captain Robin Zang Broxterman, 37-years-old, a 17-year veteran career Firefighter and Paramedic, and Firefighter Brian Schira, 29-years-old, a 6 month probationary, part-time Firefighter and EMT with Colerain Township Fire & EMS both died in the Line of Duty after the floor they were on collapsed into the burning basement at a residential fire.We talk to Fire Chief Allen Walls about the recovery process after this  LODD and the implementation of Blue Card in his department. Allen Walls is a twenty-seven-year veteran of the fire service holding the rank of firefighter/paramedic, Captain – Operations, Division Chief of Training, Battalion Chief – Operations, Assistant Chief of Administration, Assistant Chief of Operations, and currently Chief of Department with Colerain Fire and EMS. Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) Graduate and has a Master's Degree in Organizational Leadership from Union Institute and University.  He served on the Preliminary Report Committee and the Final Report Committee for the Squirrelsnest Lane Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths.  For the radio traffic and report from Colerain Township, follow this link.We then follow things up with a Timeless Tactical Truth with Nick. This episode is hosted by Josh Blum and John Vance. Contact Josh at  josh@bshifter.com.                                                  Contact Nick at nick@bshifter.comProduced by John VanceProduction Assistant is Katie Brunacini 

We've had the opportunity to talk with governments of all sizes and companies ranging from seed stage to establish enterprise giants and know firsthand the difficulties in reaching the public sector. Geoff Milz from Colerain Township, Ohio, and Tom Carroll from Village of Silverton, Ohio, join us to talk more about the obstacles that keep them from signing on the dotted line and what organizations may want to consider in their approach to public sector sales. Episode guests:Geoff Milz - Township Administrator, Colerain Township, OhioTom Carroll -  Village Manager,  Village of Silverton, OhioVisit govlaunch.com for more stories and examples of local government innovation.

“The initial radio report is probably one of the most important communications we transmit throughout an entire incident” - Alan Brunacini.This episode features Nick Brunacini and Josh Blum. We break down the Initial Radio Report (IRR), follow up and command transfer from some great examples and application from the street. First we go to Colerain Township, Ohio  for an excellent IRR and some great dispatcher interaction too. Then we check out an IRR, follow up and command transfer from the Las Vegas, Nevada FD. At the end of the episode we draw a card from Bruno's Timeless Tactical Truth's and discuss it. Nick Brunacini is the leader of B Shifter and Blue Card. He joined the Phoenix Fire Department (PFD) in 1980. He served seven years as a firefighter on different engine companies before promoting to captain and working nine years on a ladder company. Nick served as a battalion chief for five years, and in 2001, he was promoted to shift commander. He then spent the next five years developing and teaching the Blue Card curriculum at the PFD's Command Training Center. His last assignment with the PFD was south shift commander; he retired from the department in 2009. Nick is the author of “B-Shifter—A Firefighter's Memoir.” He also co-wrote “Command Safety.” Contact Nick Brunacini at nick@bshifter.com Josh Blum, Blue Card Program Manager and has been in the fire service since 1993. He began his service as a volunteer firefighter before accepting a full-time career position. Josh served as the deputy chief of operations for the Loveland Symmes (Ohio) Fire Department, where he measurably increased the department's training and operational effectiveness. Josh retired from Loveland Symmes in 2020 and now works for Blue Card as the program manager in all aspects of curriculum development and program delivery. Josh continues to work directly with departments throughout Southern Ohio assisting with training and fire department operations. Josh has developed and managed many fire service training programs throughout his career. He is a graduate of the Ohio Fire Executive ProgramContact Josh Blum at josh@bshifter.com This episode is produced and edited by John Vance at johnvance@bshifter.comProduction Assistant, Katie Brunacini

Lori McMullin and Chad Ballard of A Greater Northbrook join the podcast this week. Find out how a small group of neighbors ended up having a major impact not only on their neighborhood but the entire Colerain Township community. Lori and Chad are proof that we can all make a difference.

Joe Flickinger teaches high school history outside Cincinnati, Ohio, and is the Vice President of the Green Township Historical Association. In this episode, Rob, Jimmy, and Joe discuss how to research and write local history, with examples from Joe's writings on the Bridgetown Cemetery, suburbanization in Colerain Township, and the bicentennial of Green Township.   Recommendations: Joe Flickinger, A History of Bridgetown Cemetery: Quietly Serving Cincinnati's Western Hills for over 50 Years (Berwyn Heights, MD: Heritage Books, 2021) - recommended by Rob Alexis Coe, You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington (New York: Penguin Random House, 2020) - recommended by Joe Flickinger Rachel Wolgemuth, Cemetery Tours and Programming: A Guide (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016) - recommended by Joe Flickinger Gideon Defoe, An Atlas of Extinct Countries: The Remarkable (and Occasionally Ridiculous) Stories of 48 Nations that Fell Off the Map (New York: Europa Editions, 2021) - recommended by Rob All the Streets are Silent: The Convergence of Hip-Hop and Skateboarding, 1987-1997, Jeremy Elkins, dir. (2021) - recommended by Jimmy

Join Corey Foister this week as he sits down with Jeff McElravy, the Finance Director here at Colerain Township. What is a TIF district? What is the financial outlook for the township? Join us for an in-depth discussion about how finances work in local government.

What ever happened to the "e" at the end of Colerain? This episode is for the history books! Corey Foister sits down with Mary Burdett, the Corresponding Secretary for the Coleraine Historical Society and we talk about the interesting history of the township. Did you know that Colerain Township used to have four airports?

Hi, my name is Corey Foister and I was Colerain Township's intern over the summer. Each week, I'll interview someone from the Township who is making a difference in our community. This week I'm talking to Dave Moravec, the President of Colerain Township's Chamber of Commerce.

Sharon Kennedy grew up in Colerain Township watching police dramas on television and dreaming of becoming a cop. She achieved that goal -- and much more. Kennedy is now in her second term as an Ohio Supreme Court justice. The Butler County resident talks about how her teachers and mentors, including former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, inspired her to run for statewide elected office. Kennedy is now exploring a run for chief justice in what could be Ohio's most intriguing race in 2022. Learn more about Kennedy's story on this week's "That's So Cincinnati."

The Ohio town introduced a simple, but groundbreaking approach to tackle the opioid crisis. Geoff Milz, Township Administrator, and Will Mueller, Assistant Chief Administrative Services talk about their award winning, low-tech, high-impact Quick Response Team model, as well as Colerain's budget friendly approach to innovation through projects large and small.  Read more...More info: Featured government: Colerain Township, OHEpisode guests: Geoff Milz, Colerain Township Administrator, and Will Mueller, Assistant Chief Administrative Services.Visit govlaunch.com for more stories and examples of local government innovation.

Joe Flickinger is a history teacher, author of several books on local history, and the vice-president of the Green Township Historical Association. Born and bred in the Western Hills, he talks to us about his home township as well as neighboring Colerain Township.  Be sure to listen for the special promo code for 20% off near the end of the episode. Support the show my donating via PayPal or Venmo: podcast@cincyshirts.com Find great Cincinnati vintage T-shirts, including defunct teams, stores, and more. We also have apparel for Fiona the Hippo, FC Cincinnati, and baseball. Also, check out all our fundraising T-shirts. We're helping our zoo, local hospitals, local restaurants and more during the COVID-19 crisis.  Get social with us: Facebook: Cincy Shirts Official Facebook Page Twitter: Cincy Shirts Official Twitter Page Instagram: @CincyShirts Snapchat: @CincyShirts The Cincy Shirts Podcast theme is “Cincinnati” by Big Nothing who are actually from Philadelphia. 

For 39 years, Richard Humphreys has been entertaining children of all ages at Gnome Countryside on his Colerain Township property. Dressed in lederhosen, sporting a red kerchief around his neck and a handmade woolen cap on his head, Mr. Rich balances the struggles of near blindness due to diabetes by creating a mystical gnome land that engages children in storytelling and a lot of laughter.

The growth of American suburbia began with a bang, not a whimper. In the 1950s and 1960s, we built new residential subdivisions and commercial strips on the fringes of every major U.S. city—and we built them fast. Unprecedentedly so. Many of these places are struggling today. Home values are stagnant, as the modest mid-century houses don’t command a premium in today’s market. The schools aren’t what they once were. There is decaying infrastructure and rampant retail vacancies. There was no such thing as a Complete Streets movement in 1960, so these first-generation suburbs also tend to be dominated by dangerous stroads and lack even such basic pedestrian accommodations as sidewalks. Colerain Township, Ohio, on the edge of Cincinnati, is one such place. A 2016 essay by Johnny Sanphillippo spotlights many of the area’s problems. Yet could a place like Colerain also have underappreciated assets, and a brighter future than it gets credit for? John Yung thinks so. Yung is an urban planner and a senior project executive at Urban Fast Forward, a consulting firm doing some of the more interesting and creative revitalization work out there today. Urban Fast Forward does commercial real estate and planning consulting aimed at helping communities develop and move toward a vision. This work includes placemaking, tactical urbanism, zoning changes, but also, crucially, storytelling. A story that the members of a community buy into is like a brand: it helps them identify and build on their strengths. What a place like Colerain’s Northbrook neighborhood has in spades is social capital. Its working- and middle-class residents are passionate about the community and have organized quite effectively to take action on quality-of-life issues such as crime and traffic calming. Sidewalks converging on the site of what used to be a neighborhood pool are physical evidence of the history of efforts to create on-the-ground community: “There’s a desire in Northbrook to be connected,” says Yung. And that stems from the fact that they used to be more connected than they are now.” And that level of organic community engagement, says Yung, is everything. Utopian “sprawl repair” schemes aren’t up to the task of a place like Colerain Township—there’s just too much of it, and not a hot enough market to interest deep-pocketed developers. Plus, such top-down efforts would transform the place into something unrecognizable. There are things that can be done from the bottom up, though. Northbrook has opportunities, Yung says, to create local businesses and initiatives—“indicators of neighborhood authenticity” and to preserve those that exist. “We’re going to have to do things that are more incremental and more intentional, in order to establish a story for Northbrook to move forward.” Urban Fast Forward has worked with Northbrook to improve its housing stock—collaborating with a county-level land bank and the Port Authority to create a community-based housing rehab organization. They’ve also undertaken placemaking efforts. The community recently purchased land for a playground made of car tires, butterfly haven. Individual efforts may seem modest, but the combined effect, Yung hopes, will be meaningful. How do you build traction with this sort of bottom-up, scrappy approach? “Start small, and make a lot of noise.” Yung also discusses the broader challenges not just for Northbrook but for the Cincinnati metro area as a whole. Although Cincinnati has underrated urban neighborhoods and a growing art and food scene, Yung says, there is still the challenge of attracting political buy-in to a different vision of the future that is currently muted or absent. The state DOT remains set on expanding highways. Pedestrian deaths are at an all-time high. Cincinnati’s municipal leadership has neglected the streetcar line the city built (for better or worse) at great expense. Yung describes this shortsightedness as going to great lengths to build a swimming pool and then only filling it halfway. The things that the city needs to do to get it back on track wouldn’t even be that expensive—but they have to do them. The energy to change that conversation isn’t coming from the top down. It’s coming from the bottom up: through the advocacy of groups like UrbanCincy, and through the on-the-ground work of firms like Urban Fast Forward to demonstrate what is possible, even in places that are easy for an outsider to write off.

In today’s podcast we revisit Greg’s interview with Daniel Meloy, the previous Director of Public Safety for Colerain Township in Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio. During his time as the Director of Public Safety for Colerain County, Daniel was able to lead his community to a 35% decrease in overdoses and create the first Quick Response Team (QRT) – a group that has been utilized in many other communities since this episode was first released. Listen to the podcast to discover how the work Daniel and his team were doing led them to partnering with The Community Recovery Project and utilizing what they called their Recovery Resource Packets.

Willie has Mike Allen WLW's Legal Expert to comment on the Kelsie Crow Murder Trial, which the witness was a no-show, what's next? Also, the Colerain Township gender reveal shooting, new developments. Richard Lustig a seven time (that’s right, seven time) Lottery Game Grand Prize winner, his book “Learn How To Increase Your Chances Of Winning The Lottery”. Learn the ins and outs and do's and don'ts of playing the lottery to increase your chances of winning... John Tamny, Real Clear Markets & Forbes.com. John gives us hope in today's wave of bad news. Ray Blanco, Wall Street Weed Man, how will legalizing weed help the markets? And the Stooge Report.

A recent overdose crisis in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 27, 2016 made headlines after the city dealt with 78 overdoses over a span of 2 days. The USA Today article on the tragedy referenced the outstanding overdose statistics of Hamilton County, located just north of Cincinnati. The county reported having a 35% decrease in overdoses compared to just last year.

  On this episode we’ll talk about…     1. The importance of completing a 360 degree size-up.     2. We’ll share a near-miss event where a combination of inexperience, freelancing, and assumptions led to a loss of accountability.     3. And we’ll address a community member’s question about how to develop expert knowledge in younger officers who are seeing less fires.     FEATURE TOPIC     Situational awareness starts with capturing clues and cues in your environment. It’s really quite a simple premise. To capture clues and cues requires seeing or hearing them. At a structure fire, the visual clues and cues occupy a finite environment- the building and the space around the building. I am nothing short of astounded by the number of firefighters telling me they don’t complete a 360° size up of a structure fire before making entry. I was inspired for this podcast topic from two recent accounts shared with me.   Into the basement we went   The first account came to me by way of a firefighter sharing a near-miss event with me following a Mental Management of Emergencies program. She was part of a crew of two that did not complete a 360° size up at a residential dwelling fire. They made entry through the front door and they fell through the floor and were trapped in the basement. As she recounted the details, I was reminded of a similar residential dwelling fire that killed two firefighters in Colerain Township, Ohio. The firefighter I spoke to, and her partner, fared much better as they were rescued and survived.    Getting yelled at for completing a 360° size up   The second account came to me by way of an email I received from a firefighter who offered up the topic for my upcoming situational awareness conference call training program for firefighters on June 19 (see the home page of SAMatters for details). Here’s what he wrote (less the parts I removed to ensure his confidentiality):   At my department the 360 is almost frowned upon. When we catch a job I always have the driver pull past the house to see 3 sides and then I try to do a walk around. It never fails I get yelled at to get in the fire. Now, I LOVE going into burning buildings but having lost a firefighter because he fell through the floor (because nobody did a walk around and saw the basement on fire) I feel a good walk around saves lives. I find myself peer pressured into just going into the fire.   360° size up should be standard practice   I am disappointed with how many fire departments have no written standard requiring a 360° size up. I am even more discouraged when I learn that departments have a standard but it is not practiced. I am appalled when firefighters share with me the practice is discouraged.   There are few things first responders can do to help build the foundation of situational awareness like conducting a proper size up. A 360° size up at a residential dwelling fire allows you to capture and process some very important clues. Not only can you see the conditions from all angles, but you can also observe important clues about construction, exit points and floor plan layouts.   Excuses for not completing a 360° size up   I’ve heard some creative explanations for why a responder would not complete a 360° size up. Included on the list are some obvious (expected) response and some that less obvious (surprising).   1. “The building was too large and it would have taken too much time for me to walk around it.”   2. “There was no access to the back side of the structure.”   3. “We did a three-sided size-up by having the driver pull past the structure.”   4. “I got yelled at by the incident commander for trying to do a 360.”   5. “The next-in crew took our hose line and went in while we’re doing the 360.”   6. “I knew I was supposed to do it but I got distracted by the homeowner talking to me.”   7. “The fire was coming out the front window. I didn’t need to go around back to see the obvious.”   8. “The back yard was fenced in and there was a big dog in the yard.”   9. “There was a victim inside. We didn’t have any time to waste on a 360.”   10. “The second-in company will do the 360.”   The front view and the back view can be VERY different!   I am not here to judge these explanations. Whatever reason offered, it is important to know that failing to complete the size up is a barrier to the formation of situational awareness. As I read the casualty investigation reports where firefighters die in residential dwelling fire, the failure to complete a 360° size up is very often cited as a contributing factor.   Chief Gasaway’s Advice   Develop and implement a standard that requires the completion of a 360° size up. If your department has this standard, ensure it is being practiced. If you find out 360 degree size ups are not being done, start asking why. Expect to hear many of the explanations that have been offered to me.   I acknowledge there may be conditions that make completing a 360° size up difficult, if not impossible. For example, on June 2, 2011 two firefighters were killed in a residential dwelling fire where a 360° size up was not completed. The house was built on the side of a steep hill, making it very difficult to complete the 360. (Click here to access the NIOSH investigation report). An inadequate size up was a contributing factor.   Completing a 360 degree size up is not going to start occurring automatically simply because a standard is developed or an administrator puts a directive. The size up must be built into routines of responders and this gets done through practice and repetition. This includes building the size up into training evolutions. Responders need to be taught what to look and listen for – the clues and cues that are present AND the clues and cues that are absent.   If your department does not complete 360° size ups now it may be engrained in the organization’s culture. Like the examples noted above, if someone fears getting yelled at for doing it, they may not complete the size up. If someone thinks another company is going to take their hose line inside while completing the size up, they may not complete the size up.   Discussions   1. Discuss your department’s cultural norms about completing a 360° size up. If it would be discouraged or there’s a possibility another company would take your hose line, discuss strategies for how the organization can overcome these factors.   2. Discuss a time when a 360° size up was not completed and it caused situational awareness to be flawed. This incident discussed does not have to be one where there was a consequence.   3. Discuss a time when a 360° size up was completed and how it improved situational awareness.   SITUATIONAL AWARENESS NEAR MISS LESSON LEARNED     This lesson comes to us from the Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System, where lessons learned become lessons applied.     CREWS GET MIXED UP AT STRUCTURE FIRE. #08-0000396 August 22, 2008     I was on the first arriving engine company of a structure fire in a two-story abandoned house. Heavy flame and thick smoke were coming from the Delta Side of the structure. Other companies arrived before my crew deployed into the structure. I took one back-end firefighter with six years of experience and also a rookie with two weeks of experience.     The six-year firefighter and I deployed to the interior Delta Side, first floor, for attack, but only after assigning the two-week firefighter to the exterior doorway to pull hose. After making an initial attack, we backed out of the Delta Side to the exterior. I recovered the two-week firefighter and we went to the truck to exchange air bottles. We re-entered the Alpha Side interior where I once again left the two-week firefighter at the exterior doorway to pull hose and advanced the line with the six-year firefighter.     We were only 6-8’ inside the structure, Alpha Side, and I decided to back out just enough to direct the two-week firefighter on the hoseline behind me. We re-entered the interior to resume the attack. Shortly after re-entry, Command called for a PAR. I tapped the six-year firefighter on the shoulder as he operated the nozzle. I then turned and tapped who I thought was my two-week firefighter on the helmet. I then radioed Scene Command with PAR. Command asked me to verify PAR and I confirmed PAR.     When retreating to the exterior with empty air, I found the firefighter I thought to be my two-week firefighter… only it wasn’t my two-week firefighter. It was a 22- year veteran that had been freelancing. Another crew directed my two-week firefighter to advance with them into the second story interior. When I questioned the two-week firefighter why he followed them, he told me he thought the other crew was me and the six year firefighter because we all look the same. He could not tell us from the other crews because our turnout gear all looks the same.     LESSONS LEARNED   Just because you give an assignment, it doesn’t mean the assignment will be carried out.     Freelancing is dangerous.     Officers should be distinguishable on the fire scene.     You can visit them at www.FirefighterNearMiss.com     And you have experienced or witnessed a near miss and would like to be interviewed on this show, visit my companion site: www.CloseCallSurvivor.com   Click on the “contact us” link. Thank you, in advance, for sharing your lessons learned so others may live.     INFORMATION     If you’re interested in attending a live event, you can check out the Situational Awareness Matters Tour Stop schedule at: SAMatters.com. Click on the Program and Keynotes tab just below the header, then click on the “Events Schedule” tab. If I’m in your area, I hope you’ll consider attending a live event.     If you’re not able to attend a live event, consider signing up for the SAMatters On-Line Academy. The Academy contains videos and articles that cover the same content as a three-day live tour event, delivered in 14 modules you can go through at your own pace, from your own computer. The Academy Plus version of the Academy includes four books that are referenced throughout the Academy. The Plus version is a great bargain because the tuition simply covers the cost of the books… making the Academy free!     Just click on the link below the header on the SAMatters home page titled “On-Line Academy.”     SAMATTERS COMMUNITY QUESTION     This question comes from a Mental Management of Emergencies class held last month on New York.     QUESTION: What can we do to develop the experience level of young officers who may not see as many fires as we saw in the early day of our careers?     ANSWER: The best way to develop experience is through responses to fire incidents. However, as the student noted, the number of fires they are responding to is declining and so are the opportunities for young officers to get experience. The next best thing to real experience is realistic simulations that are created to mimic the real fire conditions and create the same challenges that would be encountered at a real fire. After that, the next best training aids are near-miss reports and line-of-duty death reports where factual data can guild learning about conditions and circumstances that lead to casualties and fatalities. Finally, young officers can benefit from the stories shared by their senior (and retired) members. The more realistic the elaborative the stories (without embellishment of the truth) the more a young officer can learn.     The brain cannot distinguish fact from vividly imagined fiction. So the more realistic these experiences, the more like the experience is to be stored in the brain of the young officer as if it were real.     CLOSING     Thank you for sharing some of your valuable time with me today. I sincerely appreciate your support of my mission.   If you like the show, please go to iTunes, and search for SAMatters Radio and subscribe to the podcast and leaving your feedback and a 5-star review. 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