Saturday, May 17, 2008
Canton Names New Fire Chief
Stephen Rich has been named the new fire chief of the Canton (Ohio) Fire Department. Rich in now in charge of a staff of nearly 175 uniformed and support personnel....
NFFF to Hold National LODD Prevention Summit
An expected 300 fire service leaders will meet March 3-4, 2007, at Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. headquarters in Novato, Calif., for the second National LODD Prevention Summit....
DHS Awards 3rd Round of FY '06 SAFER Grants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced the third round of the FY 2006 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants, awarding seven grants totaling nearly $9.4 million to fire departments and districts throughout the United States....
Boca Raton Fire-Rescue Confirms New Chief
Thomas R. Wood has been named the new fire chief of Boca Raton (Fla.) Fire-Rescue Services. Wood has been serving as interim chief since April, when his predecessor, Bruce Silk, retired. ...
3 Receive National Firemark Awards
This year’s Liberty Mutual National Firemark Awards have been presented to three firefighters for exemplary acts of valor and significant commitment to public health and safety....
EFO Project Seeks Survey Respondents
Garret Olson, deputy fire chief with the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Fire Department, is enrolled in the U.S. Fire Administration's Executive Fire Officer Program. As a function of that program he has taken on the task of creating a plan to increase recruitment and retention of female fire service professionals that would be applicable to fire departments nationwide....
NFA Offers New Courses for 2007
The National Fire Academy will pilot two new courses for its curricula in 2007: Fire and Life Safety Plans Review (P 132) and Fire Protection for the Built Environment....
Lewis Named New Chief of Newport Beach
Long Beach (Calif.) Fire Department Deputy Chief of Operations Steve Lewis has been named the next chief of Newport Beach (Calif.) Fire Department. Lewis, 54, will replace Newport Beach Fire Chief Tim Riley, who will retire at the end of November after 15 years as head of the department....
DHS Funding for Fire Service Programs Increased
On Oct. 4, President George W. Bush signed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2007. The bill provides $34.8 billion to fund the department and its grant programs for fiscal year 2007, including modest increases for fire service programs....
DHS Announces First FY 06 AFG Awards, Third Round of SAFER Grants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced the first awards of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program for FY 06, naming 860 departments and districts throughout the United States as recipients. The grants total nearly $92 million. DHS also announced the recipients of the third round of FY 06 SAFER grants....
CFSI Offers New Fund-raising Opportunity
The Congressional Fire Services Institute is introducing a new fund-raising opportunity for fire departments. In partnership with a company that produces flameless candles, CFSI is selling fire-safe flameless candles to fire departments for fund-raising projects....
DHS Awards 2nd Round of FY '06 SAFER Grants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced the second round of the FY 2006 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants, awarding 44 grants totaling $14 million to fire departments and districts throughout the United States....
Additional FY '05 AFG, FP&S and SAFER Awards Announced
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced additional awards to be made from the FY 2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grant, Fire Prevention and Safety, and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response programs. Thirty-one grants totaling $2.9 million are to be disbursed...
Like Fire Service, Law Marches On
[ Philip Stittleburg ]
It is truly exciting to be contributing to the 50th anniversary issue of Fire Chief magazine. While I haven't been writing for Fire Chief for quite that...
Remember the Past to Protect the Future
[ Ken Farmer ]
Fifty years of doing any one thing is something to be proud of in today's world. When Fire Chief premiered in 1956, things were quite different from what...
Back to the Future
Chief Ronny Coleman's name is well-known to most members of the fire service and certainly to readers of this magazine, where his Chief's Clipboard column...
The Sharp Point
By Janet Wilmoth
Phil Schaenman has an interesting view of the nation's government. In an office overlooking Arlington National Cemetery and the Washington, D.C., skyline,...
Golden Milestone is a True Fairy Tale
By Ronny J. Coleman
Most of Grimm's fairy tales begin with the phrase once upon a time That phrase often invokes nostalgia, a favorable reflection on how things were in the...
Fort Worth Fire Chief Honored at Memorial Service
At a Sept. 28 memorial service, Fort Worth Fire Chief L. Charles Gaines was remembered by family and friends as a devoted leader who had a passion for firefighting and helped make the cities in which he served safer....
DHS Awards 1st Round of FY 06 SAFER Grants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced the first round of the FY 2006 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants, awarding 28 grants totaling $10.8 million to fire departments and districts throughout the United States....
Ohio Chief Honored
Sharonville (Ohio) Fire Department Fire Chief Dale Duermit has received the 2006 Ohio Fire Service Distinguished Fire Service Award from the Ohio State Fire Commission....
More FY '05 AFG, FP&S and SAFER Awards Announced
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced additional awards to be made from the FY 2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grant, Fire Prevention and Safety, and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response programs. Twenty grants totaling more than $5 million are to be disbursed. ...
Orlando Names New Chief
The Orlando City Council has approved the appointment of Orlando (Fla.) Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Jim Reynolds to the post of fire chief. Reynolds, 43, succeeds Robert Bowman, who recently resigned....
Naval Fire Department Saves 28, Wins Valor Award
Asst. Fire Chief Timothy Ybarra; Firefighters Ramon Pravia, Jeronimo Enriquez, Javier Arellano and David Jiminez; and Driver/Operator Manuel Ramos have been selected as this year’s winners of the International Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award for Valor, co-sponsored by Motorola and the International Association of Fire Chiefs....
Esparza Named Plano Fire Chief
Hugo R. Esparza, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, and a member of the Fort Worth Fire Department for the past 32 years, has been hired as the new chief of the Plano (Texas) Fire Department. "I'm thrilled and both humbled and privileged," said Esparza....
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