Johnny-come-lately noun John·ny-come-late·ly | \ ˈjä-nē-(ˌ)kəm-ˈlāt-lē \ plural Johnny-come-latelies or Johnnies-come-lately Definition of Johnny-come-lately 1: a late or recent arrival : NEWCOMER 2: UPSTARTestablished families tend to hold themselves above the Johnny-come-latelies— William Zeckendorf †1976 I have heard this phrase a lot lately especially when referencing “new” instructors, authors, opinion speakers in the ...
Read More »A Good Reminder….
Today I was lucky enough to get to be the special guest “mystery reader” for my youngest son’s 4th grade class. March at the school is reading month and his teacher tries to get “mystery readers” to come in ...
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I talk a lot about the 3 hours The 3 Hours PODCAST 1 Hour in the Gym 1 Hour in the Library 1 Hour of Hands on Training EVERY DAY However that can be difficult especially off duty! However with ...
Read More »Did you know I have a Podcast?
Yes it is true in addition to the blogging and YouTube content I know have added a podcast to the “vast” media empire that is Averagejake Firefighter ( I kid I kid) But seriously folks I have gotten into ...
Read More »Friends on Firefighter Training Podcast
I am an avid listener to Chief Pete Lamb’s Firefighter Training Podcast, and have been a guest twice. Recently two people near and dear to me have been guests as well. First my wife Karen author of Incident Command for ...
Read More »Firefighter Podcast Guest Appearance
I was honored to be given the chance to be a guest on The Firefighter Podcast The Firefighter Podcast to discuss Firefighter Cardiac Arrest. This is a very important topic that I have written and presented on several times, and ...
Read More »Turning Your Commute Into a Classroom!
One of the biggest things I always here about why firefighters do train everyday is time! To be honest I get it! Most firefighters in the country are volunteer and are working a full-time job, raising families, and still trying ...
Read More »Catching up and Chimney Fire Stuff
It feels like I am always just catching up! This time of year what else can you do. Working, holiday things, kids, shopping, class, passing the sick bug around! It seems like an endless loop that never ends leaving you ...
Read More »THE PODCAST IS LIVE!!!!
I have been teasing it for a while but today is the day that Ryan Pennington and Robby Owens (www.viewsfromthejumpseat.com , Averagejake Firefighter) took the next step in spreading our message of firefighting and fire service excellence! So take some time ...
Read More »The Week Of AWESOME STUFF!!!!!
Thanksgiving may be a few days away but this week it feels like Christmas has come early! I have had the chance to get some really neat stuff and experience some very cool things. First my brother-in-law Adam has recently ...
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