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How partnerships can advance fire-service agenda, improve budget outlook

Feb. 13, 2013

Many chiefs still grapple with understanding the fire service's place in the community budget. In this interview with FIRE CHIEF Editor Lisa Allegretti, Fresno (Calif.) Chief Rob Brown shares some ideas for community outreach and public/private partnerships that will help chiefs better understand the big picture.

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