Saturday, November 21, 2009
FIRE CHIEF Podcasts
NVFC Chairman Discusses Funding
Phil Stittleburg, chairman of the National Volunteer Fire Council, discusses funding challenges faced by volunteer fire departments....
USFA Chief Kelvin Cochran: On Leadership
U.S. Fire Administrator Kelvin Cochran offers advice on funding, training, line-of-duty deaths, morale and his hopes for the fire service....
USFA Offers Prevention, Education Exchange Program
Chief Sandy Facinoli, Prevention & Information/National Fire Programs for the USFA, discusses the Fire Prevention and Public Education Exchange program....
NFFF's Siarnicki Discusses Mission, Memorial Weekend
Chief Ron Siarnicki, director of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, discusses NFFF's mission and how more line of duty deaths can be prevented....
USFA's Gaines Talks About National Preparedness Month
USFA's Glenn Gaines and Chuck Burkell talk about core lessons learned about recent disasters to hit U.S. soil. September is National Preparedness Month....
Continuity of Operations for Flu Pandemics
Glendale (Ariz.) Fire Department Chief Mark Burdick shares the details of his department's continuity of operations (COOP) plan....
Stimulus Package Leads to Fire Station Grants
Glenn Gaines, acting USFA administrator, discusses the Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grants program and offers tips for successful applications. Brian Cowan, FEMA's FIRE Grants director, also offers his perspective on the grant process....
Mass-Notification Alerts Improve Situational Awareness
Adm. Thomas Fargo discusses emergency alert systems and how they are being used in the government sector....
CPSE President Encourages Accreditation for Volunteers
Fire Chief Randy Bruegman, president of the Center for Public Safety Excellence, discusses volunteer departments and the Commission on Fire Accreditation International's accreditation process....
Homeland Security Expert Discusses Pandemic Preparedness
Daniel Kaniewski, deputy director of George Washington University's Homeland Security Policy Institute, discusses how pandemics can adversely affect our nation's first-responders, specifically firefighters, as well as the nation's homeland security operations....
