Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Mile-High Ambitions
Established in 1866, the Denver Fire Department currently has 32 fire stations and 923 uniformed personnel to cover 154 square miles and a population...
Scenes from a Fire Service Marriage
By Marie Coleman
What do you do if the person you married is married to his job? What if the other person who has attracted the interest of your spouse is not a person,...
Chief of the Year Nominees Announced
Fire Chief is pleased to present the nominees for the 2005 Fire Chief of the Year Awards. The awards, sponsored by Pierce Manufacturing, will be presented...
More than Merit
By Richard R. Carrizzo
Have you ever heard someone ask, Why go for a Chief Fire Officer Designation? I can already do my job, what is in it for me? The Commission on Chief Fire...
Invest in the Future
Janet Wilmoth jwilmoth@primediabusiness.com
Those of you who come from a family of firefighters grew up understanding dedication and commitment to the fire service. Belonging to a department's shift...
Longtime Contributor Donald Loeb dies
Fire Chief is saddened to announce the unexpected death in May of contributing editor Chief Donald Loeb (Ret.), who wrote hundreds of articles for this...
Why Not Your Best?
At this year's Fire-Rescue International, NFL hall-of-famer Terry Bradshaw, former quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers, will speak at the Aug. 12...
Combo Queries
What are some of the key elements to a successful combination fire department? Warden: I would say you have to have an element of trust between the two...
20 Years of Advice
Janet Wilmoth jwilmoth@primediabusiness.com
The job of fire chief is never easy; it never has been and it never will be. It can be a lonely job, but you are not alone. Among the fire service's mentors...
Commitment Issues
By Gregory B. Cade
Each October, the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service calls our attention to the perils of being a firefighter. While it's fitting to show our...
IAFC Taps Bradshaw to Keynote at FRI
The International Association of Fire Chiefs has announced that Terry Bradshaw will be the keynote speaker at Fire-Rescue International, its annual conference...
Holiday Reading
How do you make things happen? Two books I read over the holidays -- one about the life of a mob boss, the other about kaizen -- shed light on that question....
Time Out for Networking
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
How do you raise your fire service visibility and marketability? Some suggestions presented at a recent conference for women chief officers apply to all who aspire to higher positions. ...
Connect the Dots
By Pat West
Long before Sept. 11, former Arlington County, Va., Fire Chief Edward Plaugher predicted he would stand on a certain hill in his community one day and...
LEADER, REFINED
By Lisa Allegretti
As the fire chief of not one, but two departments, Rick Haase knows what it takes to be a leader. It takes dedication, its takes training, but mostly...
Who 'Gets It'?
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
During the last 10 days, I've seen three interesting news stories about national efforts to help America's fire departments with more money, more firefighters and less liability. ...
FRI's War-Zone Heroes
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
As scores of Florida fire officials were called home from Fire-Rescue International in New Orleans last week, thousands that remained came away with inspiration from people who had overcome the odds in the world's war zones. ...
Exchange Students
By Robert R. Rielage
Although the world may be getting smaller, the fire service is becoming more global. While the third engine on your next fourth-alarm assignment won't...
Dining With VIPs
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
I happened to stay over at the National Fire Academy this week and wound up having dinner off campus one night at the Ott House in the hamlet of Emmitsburg. If you've spent any time at the NFA, you probably know the Ott House......
Supply and Demand
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
Fire chiefs were under attack on the front page of the Chicago Daily Herald last week for retiring from one department and starting a second career, while collecting their retirement pension, in another. What's the big deal?...
With One Voice
Janet Wilmoth jwilmoth@primediabusiness.com
Several months ago I had the opportunity to have dinner with fire chiefs and officers from some West Virginia volunteer departments. They were on their...
Happy Birthday, Ben!
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
Almost all great leaders are avid readers. So it was with Benjamin Franklin, known as the godfather of America's fire service, and so it is with the best fire chiefs....
The Missing Page
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
Anyone who has ever given a talk at a conference or congregation will understand and sympathize with President Bush. It seems that two pages of his State of the Union speech stuck together in the fax machine in his office, because a page was missing from his speech to the nation on Tuesday night.
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Common Sense 2004
Janet Wilmoth jwilmoth@primediabusiness.com
The Department of Homeland Security has one more year under its belt. The FIRE Grant Program was moved to the Office of Defense Preparedness. The SAFER...
Just Part of the Job?
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
My brother had to work his shift on Christmas day, but managed to stop by our house and drop off presents for the family. While he was there, he was toned out for an activated fire alarm at an apartment complex a couple miles away. "Wanna go?" he asked. I was already running for my coat....
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