Small Fire Depts – Tips for Winning Big on the Fireground
Richard Ray
Friday, June 13, 2025
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Many communities in America today are covered by fire departments that have two fire stations or less. These small fire departments are essential for maintaining public safety in their community. While smaller in size and resources compared to larger metropolitan fire departments, these organizations can still be highly effective by focusing on key areas of expertise and implementing the correct fireground strategy & tactics. To meet these challenges firefighters must adequately identify problems and develop an action plan to address the problems. It doesn’t matter how many resources are responding, the fireground is demanding and unforgiving which requires quick thinking, rapid decision making, and swift action. This class is designed to provide the student with solutions and skills to be technically and tactically proficient to win and meet the needs of today’s dynamic fireground.
Richard Ray
Richard Ray is a Battalion Chief for the City of Durham (NC) Fire Dept. He has garnered over 32 years of valuable experience in both volunteer and career departments. He has been fortunate enough to instruct on a national level, to contribute regularly to Fire Engineering, and is a member of the FDIC International Advisory Board as well as a tech panel member for UL FSRI.
