Friday, May 16, 2008
Reality Check
Janet Wilmoth jwilmoth@primediabusiness.com
While the corporate world continues to eliminate layers of management, the fire service is facing the addition of a new management tier between itself...
Changes to Standards Help Drive New Ideas
[ Bruce Evans ]
Modern and progressive fire departments now look to achieve some level of accreditation, review or award from an outside source to benchmark their service....
Wait and See on Chertoff
President George W. Bush named Michael Chertoff, a federal appeals court judge, to succeed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge in early...
Make Your Dreams of the Future a Reality
[ Ronny J. Coleman ]
One of the communications terms we often hear in our society is sound bite. Derived from film and broadcasting vernacular, it's a very short snippet of...
His Kind of Town
New Chicago Fire Commissioner Cortez Trotter isn't afraid to think big, advancing more training for all members....
Budget Buttress
By Kelvin J. Cochran & Brian A. Crawford
Fire departments struggling to secure funding for maintaining service levels can face frustration over elected officials' lack of support for budgetary...
Dress Blues
By Mica Calfee
With changes in society and new NFPA regulations, many departments are weighing their uniform choices. While the trend toward the casualization of work...
Unacceptable Behavior
By I. David Daniels
The recent NBA skirmish involving both players and fans shocked the sporting world as well as the rest of the nation. Opinions vary on who was at fault...
On a Slippery Slope
Dick Mangan
In July 2003 during the Cramer Fire above Idaho's Salmon River, two Forest Service helicopter rappellers were burned over and died on a Type III incident...
Forest Service Releases Final Planning Rule
On Dec. 22, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service released its final rule that provides the framework for individual forest management plans...
Endangered Species?
Janet Wilmoth jwilmoth@primediabusiness.com
Legend has it that the unicorn scampered about instead of boarding Noah's ark. When the floods came, the unicorn was left behind and disappeared from...
Firefighter Suspensions Must Heed Due Process
[ Philip Stittleburg ]
In August 2002, Richard Greene was discharged from his position as a volunteer firefighter by the Medford (N.Y.) Fire Department. The events leading up...
IAFC Opens Registration for FRI 2005
The International Association of Fire Chiefs has opened registration for Fire-Rescue International 2005, its 132nd conference and exhibition. The conference...
Sink or Swim for Better Budget Development
[ Ronny J. Coleman ]
When I learned to swim, I learned the hard way. My father and I were riding horses one day right outside Riverton, Kan. We became all hot and sweaty in...
Uniforms Offer More Choices
Jim Zahrt USTA Marketing Director
Few images instill as much pride and confidence as that of firefighters in full protective gear on their way to a call. But when the outer gear comes...
DHS Updates ICS Independent Study
The Department of Homeland Security in October announced the release of the Web-based Incident Command System Self-Study, 2nd Edition. The new program...
Don't Forget Grant Alternatives
Ed Keeser
The Douglassville Volunteer Fire Department received a $10,900 grant from the Texas Forest Service for the purchase of a new slip-in hose and pump unit...
Globe Trotters
Mark your calendars, because the opportunity to attend the world's largest international fire service exhibition comes around only once every five years....
Presidential Potpourri
Dick Mangan, President, International Association of Wildland Fire
Although the relative quiet of the 2004 fire season was seen as a blessing by many of us who have spent numerous hours and days on the fireline over the...
52 Club Tops 1,200 Members
The 52 Club, launched last March by the Wildland Firefighter Foundation to help raise emergency funds for the families of fallen wildland firefighters,...
Ridge Resigns; DHS Plans Stand Still
Several national policy initiatives awaited by the fire service seemed to go into a deep freeze at the Department of Homeland Security last fall, perhaps...
Aesop's Fables and Firehouse Culture
[ Ronny J. Coleman ]
Aesop told a lot of really good stories, with almost all of them including some sort of moral that was revealed by the interaction between a couple of...
VFIS Offers Free Planning Guide
Planning in the rapidly changing emergency services environment is a challenge for all fire department leaders, but probably more so for those who are...
NVFC Names Fire Corps Director
The National Volunteer Fire Council has hired Shawn P. Stokes as the director of the new Fire Corps program. Stokes will lead the partnership between...
Effective Jan. 1
Janet Wilmoth jwilmoth@primediabusiness.com
They say that nobody minds change as long as they don't have to change themselves. But it's time for the fire service culture to change. According to...
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