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The Powerful Potential for Artificial Intelligence in Mobile Medicine & Fire

Do I simply take my patient to the closest facility? How do I know which facility is the right one, and whether or not it has space and specialization? In San Francisco—this is bonkers, in the beating heart of the world’s technology ecosystem—for years much of this calculation has been done using a physical map …

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The Impact of Recent Developments in Cognitive Neuroscience on Resilience and PTSD

This webcast summarizes research and scientific progress made in the field of cognitive neuroscience with emphasis on many complex brain functions associated with behavioral response to trauma and other stressful aspects of firefighting and emergency response. An overview of cognitive psychology principles is presented first, with an emphasis on the essential components of human behavior …

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RFD Among First Fire Departments in N.C. to Employ Psychologist

While some fire departments have counselors on staff, RFD is believed to be the first fire department in North Carolina to employ a full-time staff psychologist. Dr. Crohan will also be available to help Raleigh Fire Department retirees. Counselors often focus on the aftermath of a crisis or how extreme situations impact the participants, but …

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Scott Thompson: Leadership, Mentoring and Learning

Chief Scott Thompson comes back onto the Scrap to dissect and focus on MCDP 7: Learning. Then we are going to talk about leadership and mentoring as well as any and all rabbit holes and squirrels we want to chase. Chief fielded a bunch of viewer questions some of which were very hard hitting! He …

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15 quick elevator speeches every firefighter should have at the ready

Every firefighter is a representative for their fire department. Full stop. It’s vital that all firefighters, no matter their rank or agency type, embrace the role of fire department representative. After all, you never know when a citizen is going to stop you to ask a question on a variety of topics (e.g., smoke alarms, …

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