Chief Ike Live: Lessons From a Near-Miss Collapse

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗜𝗸𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘.

Tonight’s Dock Talk isn’t about likes, shares, or who’s on a pedestal. It’s about real fires, real mistakes, and the lessons that keep firefighters alive.

Chief Ike is bringing you inside a recent near-miss building collapse to break down:

🏗️ Why understanding building construction must be part of every firefighter’s mindset.

🔥 The split-second calls that make the difference between walking out—or being carried out.

📖 How reading, training, and mentorship shaped his survival after “getting lucky” as a young firefighter.

👨‍👦 And why, with two sons now in the fire service, he refuses to let silence and pride take the place of honest lessons learned.

💭 “I want my boys—and your crews—to get fewer ‘free passes’ than I did. That starts with sharing close calls openly, so others don’t repeat them.” – Chief Ike

👉 Tonight at 7PM CT on CFTFireOps Facebook

Watch the full story. Comment, question, and engage—because every conversation we have here is about making the fireground smarter and safer.

🚨 This isn’t theory. This is survival.