Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Managed Expectations
By Thomas E. Poulin
The transition from firefighter to officer can be a difficult one. New officers must learn to both lead and manage. ...
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to “Bargain Bandwidth,” Sprinkler Vote...
Congress Restores Funding, Passes Fire Bill
Congress passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2009 as part of a year-end spending package....
Look All Around for Hidden Role Models
[ Jim Wilson ]
Following the memorial service, several other fire chiefs related similar reverse-mentor experiences. Without ever really knowing it, this rare human being became a teacher of fire chiefs. ...
Why Not Ask Why?
Janet Wilmoth janet@firechief.com
However long it takes, the job of educating your community to the value of residential sprinklers should begin today. ...
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to “Naked Chiefs,” “Flawed Progress” ...
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to “Ambulance Transports,” Tradition’s Tune | FIRE CHIEF...
Nurture Over Nature
By Bob Van Horne
Some are called “born leaders,” but it takes work to be perceived as such. Here are some steps to reach your leadership potential. | FIRE CHIEF...
FEMA Offers Conference Papers in Book Form
The Public Entity Risk Institute released a new book that is a compilation of presentations made by industry experts during the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 2007 Emergency Management in Higher Education Conference....
Professor Honored For Developing Fire Curriculum
University of Maryland University College professor Betty Jo Mayeske received the 2008 Lasting Achievement Award from the National Fire Academy’s Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education Program....
Incident Reporting System Self Study Available
The U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fire Academy made the new National Fire Incident Reporting System 5.0 Self Study online course available. Serving as an introduction to NFIRS 5.0, this self-study course provides an overview of the data collection system, its modules and data conversion issues....
Moorman Appointed IFSAC Manager
The International Fire Service Accreditation Congress and Oklahoma State University appointed Clayton Moorman as IFSAC Manager....
The Naked Chief
Janet Wilmoth janet@firechief.com
Nine firefighters died believing their officers would direct efforts to save them. Clothed in arrogance, their naked fire chief said afterward that was how they fight fires in Charleston. ...
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to “A Fair Shake” and gender inequality....
A Look Back at Steps to Move Forward
[ Brian A. Crawford ]
It is the hope and sincere desire of the Charleston team that other fire departments make the critical changes in their own organizations … as a result of the Phase II report and not after they lose a firefighter needlessly. ...
Today's Grunt may be Tomorrow's Chief
[ Ronny J. Coleman ]
How many fire chiefs do we know who have worked in relative obscurity until such a time as a major event has traumatized their community?...
Slanted Playing Field
By Rick Markley
Acceptance of women in the fire service is growing, but there’s still a long way to go before they are treated as equals. ...
Two Leadership Spots Filled
Charlottesville, Va., Fire Chief Charles Warner was picked to lead a DHS committee on how the federal government is meeting local first responder needs. And Brian Coleman takes over as head of London's Fire and Emergency Planning Authority....
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to Schaitburger, FIRE Grant Cuts ...
Become a Thousand Points of (Red) Light
[ Ronny J. Coleman ]
We should consider that if a fire station is properly positioned, it could very well be the most substantial strength in any community’s response to a major disaster. ...
Vision Quest
By Rick Markley
Program Chairman Jim Crawford hopes a clear picture of fire prevention emerges from a budding IFE initiative....
Stunted Growth
By Shane Ray
Little things grow into big issues that can have a profound and possibly devastating affect on a department’s culture. ...
NFA Offers Self-Study Courses
The U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Academy has made available two new self-study courses through NFA Online....
Keep Time with Tradition's Tune
[ Ronny J. Coleman ]
When the recruit is given the ax it is crude and unpolished, as if taken off the rack yesterday. Each is expected to take that ax and turn it into an object of beauty. ...
Letters to the Editor
Readers speak out on evacuations, sprinklers, Schaitberger...
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