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FIRE CHIEF Editor Glenn Bischoff speaks with Draeger Safety’s Greg Sesny about the company's new thermal-imaging camera and Level A chemical-protection suit. He also speaks with Bill Dedig about Draeger’s latest SCBA and Craig Nielsen about the company’s newly improved flashover container....More
Passing on solutions, messages and lessons learned to firefighters is of the same importance as parents passing life their children, this according to Billy Goldfeder, who yesterday kicked off the 24th Annual Congressional Fire Services Institute’s National Fire and Emergency Services Seminars and Dinner....More
FIRE CHIEF Senior Editor Mary Rose Roberts shares her thoughts regarding the importance of leading by example, as she awaits the start of the Courage and Valor 5K run, held during last week’s FDIC....More
Jack Sullivan, director of training for the Emergency Responder Safety Institute, discusses the recently launched Responder Safety Learning Network, single largest online hub for roadway emergency responder information and training in the world....More
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Susan Shepherd — an Indianapolis firefighter and coordinator for the Courage and Valor 5K run/walk — speaks with Senior Editor Mary Rose Roberts about fitness in the fire service....More
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In my experience leadership in fire departments are scared to initiate true succession planning as they feel threatened by the knowledge being imparted to the future leaders.
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In my experience leadership in fire departments are scared to initiate true succession planning as they feel threatened by the knowledge being imparted to the future leaders.
By SSWilliams on May 15, 2012