Saturday, May 17, 2008
Take Full Advantage of Fire's Diamond Time
By Ronny J. Coleman
There’s a 10-minute window after we arrive on scene that really determines whether we’re going to make a difference in the outcome of a fire in a structure. ...
Politics Aside
By Pat West
As a volunteer chief, career officer and former elected official, 2005 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year Shane Ray certainly has a big-picture view of the fire service....
Candid Camera
By Ronny J. Coleman
Ten California departments found a common solution to the growing training dilemma in the form of a video-conferencing system used throughout the region....
Conduct Unbecoming
By Christopher P. Riley
Unlike public safety agencies, most fire departments don't have internal affairs divisions. A professional standards manual can help agencies handle disciplinary matters....
FIRE Grants, USFA Face Cuts in FY 06
While the overall budget for the Department of Homeland Security will swell again in fiscal year 2006, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and...
Corrections Officer
By Kelvin J. Cochran
Show me a fire chief who enjoys administering discipline, and I'll show you a fire chief who has little respect and little credibility within the ranks...
Opportunity Lost
By Thomas Von Essen
Over the past few months, the Fire Department of New York has been in the limelight for taking positions that seem to go against the grain. First, there...
Customer Service is Everyone's Duty
By Bruce Evans
Many people think of customer service simply as a consistent order from a fast-food establishment or a waiter or waitress who makes a dining experience...
Greener Pastures
By Brian A. Crawford
There's nothing wrong with wanting to be successful and advancing your career. People move up and sometimes down the corporate ladder every day. But what...
Department Success as Simple as 4 Rs
John Buckman
The universe has changed dramatically in the past 10 years and so has the way volunteer fire departments do business. There is no time to waste if we...
VCOS Marks 10th Anniversary
Chief Timothy S. Wall, VCOS Vice Chair, North Farms Volunteer Fire Department, Wallingford, Conn.
The Volunteer and Combination Officer's Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs has reached its 10-year milestone. Founded as the Volunteer...
When a Federal Case is Made Out of Deaths
[ Philip Stittleburg ]
Claims arising from fireground injuries or deaths are often based in tort law, involve workers compensation issues or both. However, in the case of Phillips...
Apples to Apples
By Bruce J. Moeller, Ph.D.
Fire chiefs, politicians and citizens often want to know how well their fire services measure up. Those of us responsible for managing fire departments...
Yea or Nay?
By Pat West, Senior Editor
A painful public ordeal, votes of no confidence surface from time to time in cities across the nation where firefighters are unionized by the International...
Departments Clamor for SAFER Grants
Nearly 3,000 fire departments submitted applications for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants, requesting more than $1.1 billion...
Fire Commission Teaches Courage
The Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner's Office, in coordination with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, has created a new no-holds-barred...
Not Taken for Granted
Pat West
With most fire and emergency services organizations challenged to do more with less, you can't afford not to know what federal funding is available and...
Taking its Toll
By Michael J. Fagel
It often has been said that the fire service is one of those organizations that tries to be all things to all people. Fire-rescue services for years have...
Tribal Trials
Chief Craig Encinas is the new president of the National Native American Fire Chiefs Association, a group founded in 1998 to address the special needs...
Research Agenda Set at Symposium
William Jenaway
More than 50 members of leading fire service organizations worked on a national research agenda for the fire service in early June. The National Fallen...
Contrary to belief, world is flat
Dick Mangan
When I was the fire staff officer on the Ochoco National Forest in central Oregon, I had a regional fire director named David Jay. At many of our fire...
Safety in All Phases of IMS
Chief I. David Daniels, MIFireE
Ensuring firefighter safety is the incident commander's responsibility in any response. But the National Incident Management System embraces the concept that the safety of firefighters depends on actions taken well before response begins and well after it ends. ...
A One-Stop-Shop for All Federal Grants
Pat West, Senior Editor
Staffing Grant Apps Open
The U.S. Fire Administration will take online applications from May 31 to June 28 for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants under...
Data Miner
As director of the U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Data Center since 1995, Alexandra H. Furr has managed the National Fire Incident Reporting...
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