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Manuals are written to capture what we know, but the margins are where we scribble notes, underline what matters, and add reminders from experience.
The margins are personal. They’re where the official meets the practical.
Join me as I share insights, experiences, and reflections from the evolving world of first responder training – where standards meet stories and preparation meets purpose.
You know those things your mom always said to you growing up that seemed annoying at the time but are suddenly impossible to argue with as the years go on? The list is long, I’m sure. One thing my mom always told me was that if you don’t feel good, you’re good to no one.…
Maritime incidents have a distinctive way of exposing uncertainty more quickly than a lot of other public safety missions. When conditions deteriorate, information remains incomplete, and multiple agencies converge on the same stretch of water, a familiar question often emerges, (sometimes unspoken, sometimes asked aloud)… Who, exactly, is in charge here? On paper, the answer…
Maritime search and rescue (SAR) can seem as if it lives on the fringes of public safety…something that happens “out there,” handled by somebody else, on someone else’s water. In reality, maritime SAR has quietly become one of the most complex, interdependent missions facing local first responder agencies today…and one of the most unforgiving when…
Courtney Livingston, PhD, is a nationally recognized leader in first responder training and standards . Read full bio.
