Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Dear Santa Claus...
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
Coming very soon to the chimney (or front door) of your station will be gifts of cookies, baked goods and other tasty treats from appreciative neighbors...
A Thanksgiving Story
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
As we count our blessings this holiday week, take a moment to read the story of Pierce City (Mo.) Fire Department. In this Thanksgiving holiday still filled with fears for our security, their tale reminds us that we have so much to be grateful for....
New Chief in Town
Janet Wilmoth
To help us figure out where the fire service is heading, FIRE CHIEF conducted its most comprehensive reader survey ever. Response was excellent....
How Will You Be Received?
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
"Older and wiser" isn't a label that is awarded to all at a certain age. Some of those considered elder statesmen of the fire service are just older and more pompous or more pessimistic. How you will be thought of is up to you....
Forget It?
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
A moonbeam woke me today at 4:11 a.m. A big, white, full moon beaming through the curtain pulled me out of my sleep, it was so bright. I surrendered, got up and sat on the deck outside. Then I remembered today is Sept. 11....
Congress, coalitions and more in Washington
CFSI Executive Director Bill Webb works to find common ground for America’s emergency responders....
Two years of change
Janet Wilmoth
Has the fire service changed since Sept. 11, 2001? One West Coast chief said no, departments still are begging for money. The fire service is a splintered...
Paulison: DHS, USFA renew fire service commitment
R. David Paulison U.S. Fire Administrator
Scan any day's headlines and you'll see in vivid detail the pressures on the nation's firefighters: wildfires rage, buildings burn, babies are born on...
Career Fire Chief of the Year award to be presented at FRI
Fire Chief is pleased to present the nominees for the 2003 Career Fire Chief of the Year Award. The nominees include: Chief Larry J. Grorud, Janesville...
Senate approves up to $750 million for '04 FIRE grants
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved a $28.5 billion fiscal 2004 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 2555) by a vote of 9_to-1 on July 22....
Passion is power
Janet Wilmoth jwilmoth@primediabusiness.com
According to Fortune, Power is in business' soul. I believe that for the true leaders of the fire service, passion would replace power in that sentence....
Why do we do what we do?
Ronny J. Coleman
Opponents of change must understand that we can preserve traditions even as we move the fire service toward the future....
New ideas, goals and a fresh perspective
Pasadena (Calif.) Chief Ernie Mitchell will be sworn in as 132nd IAFC president at Fire-Rescue International this month....
FY 2003 grants now being distributed
The Department of Homeland Security has begun announcing the first of what ultimately will total approximately 7,000 grants worth $750 million in direct...
Take charge of the bottom line
Ronny J. Coleman
As we count down to Fire-Rescue International, chiefs should reconsider how they exercise their purchasing authority....
On ethics and elephants
Janet Wilmoth
The International Association of Fire Chiefs has had a code of ethics for several years, but it lacked specific guidelines on its application within the organization....
House approves $750M for FY 2004 FIRE Grants
On June 24 the House of Representatives passed a bill providing $750 million in funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for FY 2004....
Senate committee OKs USFA reauthorization
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation approved S. 1152, the U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2003, on June 19. The...
Smaller SAFER Act passes Senate
On May 22, the Senate adopted an amendment to the defense authorization bill that will establish a program to assist local governments in hiring additional...
Eight chiefs selected for Harvard's senior executive program
Eight senior fire officials have been awarded fellowships to attend Harvard University's annual Senior Executives in State & Local Government Program...
Legacy of service
CFSI honoree Dennis Compton shares his views on leadership and the fire service’s role in Washington....
Force of union conquers all
Janet Wilmoth
Twenty years ago in a small used bookshop in England, some heavy gold-leafing on a blue-leather cover caught my eye. It was a pocket-size book called...
Ridge pledges commitment in CFSI dinner speech
Promising to continue grant funding, the renewal of canceled National Fire Academy classes, and reinstatement of the U.S. fire administrator position,...
Dennis Compton named Mason Lankford winner
Chief Dennis Compton (Ret.) of the Mesa (Ariz.) Fire Department recently was selected by the Congressional Fire Services Institute Board of Directors...
Brown assumes role as DHS undersecretary
Michael D. Brown was officially sworn in as the first undersecretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
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