Friday, August 22, 2008
June 2007 Features Platform IntegrationThe spatial analysis and visualization offered by GIS deliver a new level of preparedness. By Russ Johnson ... Completed Staff WorkChief officers must cross the T’s and dot the I’s before proposing solutions to the chief. ... What a DisasterTEEX’s Disaster City offers trainees a final exam in real-life emergency management. ... Guarded PotentialIn disaster response, the fire service and the National Guard have a lot to learn from each other. ... Speech ImpedimentsCommunications challenges fall under two categories: operability and interoperability. ... Second Time AroundPurchasing used apparatus can have lots of advantages, but the process also can have pitfalls. ... Editorial The BrotherhoodThe National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is following its mission to honor America’s fallen firefighters by also raising awareness of preventable firefighter deaths.... News & Trends Ohio Demonstrates Response PlanOn March 8, an explosion damaged or destroyed a number of recreational vehicles arriving for an RV Super Show at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus,... Error Factors Big in Vehicle Near-MissesA search of www.firefighternearmiss.com in the Vehicle Events category, Rural Service Area subset, reveals data that human actions were responsible for... NENA, APCO Team up for Next-Gen 911The National Emergency Number Association and the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International will work together on next-generation... People NewsChicago Chief Emergency Officer Cortez Trotter has resigned to take a position with James Lee Witt Associates as its vice president and director of Midwest... Company NewsHendrickson Auxiliary Axle Systems recently earned an ISO/TS 16949: 2002 Quality Management System Certification by the Vehicle Certification Agency,... Volunteer Voice Focus on Trust While Others RecalculateA leader may be pursuing a course of action that those around that leader perceive as entirely wrong.... Legal Matters Maintenance is Voluntary for VolunteersThe plaintiffs argued that they were injured while performing a “duty ordered to be performed by a superior or commanding officer.”... Training Perspectives Use Forgotten Methods to Halt Skills AtrophyMembers who say they can do this job in their sleep are certainly at risk of losing their edge.… When the time comes to pull an old play out of the playbook, they can’t execute and the operation suffers.... Chief's Clipboard Was this Letter Written about You?In fire departments where the fire chief shows no respect for the members of the department, it’s not uncommon for the department members to lose their respect for the chief.... Size-Up Incident ManagementAfter 16 months on the job, Albert Fluman says his biggest success is making NIMS implementation easier to understand and evaluate.... |
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