Saturday, May 17, 2008
NFP meeting to be held at IAWF conference
The U.S. Department of Interior and the USDA Forest Service will be hosting the National Fire Plan annual meeting in conjunction with Wildland Fire 2004:...
LOOSE LIPS
By Christopher Brennan
Our national inclination to be open about our vulnerabilities has changed since Sept. 11. In light of the threat of terrorism and the potential for weapons...
Application Period For Fire Prevention & Safety Grants Opens
FIRE CHIEF Staff
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced the application period for the 2003 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants under the FIRE Grant program opens Thursday, Oct. 16. Applications will be taken online through Nov. 13....
Circuitous Route
By Pat West, Senior Editor
The fire service wasn't in the cards when Mary Beth Michos was planning her future, but she's come quite a ways since then....
In LIke A Lion
By Pat West, Senior Editor
What began as a community outreach program became a life-long dedication to local and national service for Phil Sayer....
Don't Be Afraid to Ask, Can You Hear Me Now?
Ronny J. Coleman
Active listeners often give the impression of empathy without being overwhelmed by what they are receiving...
Tort and Section 1983 Actions Not the Same
Philip C. Stittleburg
The complaint … alleged violations of their son's right to life, liberty, personal security and bodily integrity without due process of law in violation of the 14th Amendment.…...
Discrimination More Than a Legal Concern
Portia Rawles, Psy.D.
Research has shown that men who work in organizations in which female co-workers are being harassed report lower job satisfaction and greater psychological distress....
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....
Houston, We Had a Problem
By Chief Chris Connealy
Not unlike most fire departments in the Unites States, the Houston Fire Department has traversed very difficult terrain in the past few years....
Leading Fire Departments in a Post 9-11 World
Pat West, Senior Editor
How has Sept. 11 changed our fire departments? Two years since suicide bombers attacked New York’s Twin Towers, the Pentagon and Flight 93, are firefighters...
Who do you call when you need help?
Mike Chiaramonte
Citizen Corps helps coordinate volunteer activities to make communities better prepared to respond to any emergency....
Interior Department signs agreement with IAFC
The International Association of Fire Chiefs signed a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Interior on Sept. 25, providing a framework for...
The whys behind dividing the funding pie
Ronny J. Coleman
Per capita, assessed valuations and more — all departments are not created equally, and neither are their communities....
Body-piercing and other Title VII troubles
John Rukavina
A knee-jerk reaction isn’t your best option when confronted by firefighters seeking accommodations for religious reasons....
New York volunteers to benefit from new law
National Volunteer Fire Council
Gov. George E. Pataki has signed the "Good Samaritan Volunteer Firefighters Assistance Act" into law, which will provide liability protections to fire...
Volunteer Chief of the Year nominees
Fire Chief magazine will present the 2003 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year Award at Fire-Rescue International on August 23 in Dallas. The nominees include:...
Could it happen to you? An American look at the strikes
Chief Bill Peterson, Plano (Texas) Fire Department, IFE International President-Elect
The recent firefighter strikes in the United Kingdom provide an interesting case study for the American fire service. While the labor structure in this...
Smoke screen
By Rebekah Doley, Criminal Behavior Analyst and Consulting Psychologist
Two new employee selection methods could help stop firefighter arson before it starts....
Union jinx
By President Jeff Ord, Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers' Association, Tammworth, U.K.
After a year of rising tensions over appropriate pay levels that ultimately resulted in 15 strike days, British fire brigades still face an uphill battle against the government and public opinion....
The sum of all traits
By Robert Pessemier, President, Performance Metrics, Issaquah, Wash.
Is there that one member whom you just can’t figure out? Character qualities will help you understand what makes that individual tick — and improve the department in the long run....
Satisfaction, guaranteed?
By Deputy Chief Gerry Bates, Ph.D., Health and Safety Officer, Tucson (Ariz.) Fire Department
How ready are you for life after the job? A Tucson study shows that adequate finances aren’t the only key to a fulfilling retirement....
Disciplinary action
By Capt. Jennifer Cornell, Minneapolis Fire Department
Progressive discipline can help problem employees become effective members of the organization or identify employees who are ineffective and unwilling to improve....
FLSA proposals may affect public safety employees
John Rukavina
Will overtime be at risk? Meanwhile, the Second Circuit broadens the meaning of “supervisor” in sexual harassment suits....
Comment commitment
Capt. Bill Lowe, Asst. Chief Wayne Nojiri and Bttn. Chief Laurie Mooney
Soliciting and evaluating firefighters’ suggestions can be overwhelming, but the Honolulu Fire Department has organized and simplified the process for both personnel and management....
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