Rules of Engagement

摘要

Editor in chief Bobby Halton and I have been discussing the future of the Fire Engineering magazine backpage column since the sad passing of our dear friend Tom Brennan. Chief Brennan.'s "Random Thoughts" column has been the most widely read and retained piece of monthly fire service journal material for almost 20 years. Bobby, Tom, and I were close friends and had a decade-long relationship that centered around a long, continuous, and very spirited discussion, interaction, and exploration of firefighting tactical operations. We sometimes had energetic arguments that sharpened our conversation. We would argue until the various points got connected to some agreement that made us all (mostly me) a little smarter. We all had our own points of view, and that made hanging out with each other educational and interesting. We continued the three-way "Unplugged" conversation on the FDIC stage. It seemed the audience enjoyed listening to our happy blab.