Tuesday, December 2, 2008
KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
By Chuck Burkell
With only 3,000 graduates and current students, the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program is the most elite fire leadership program in...
EENET Schedule Changes Coming in 2004
FIRE CHIEF Staff
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced that the Emergency Education NETwork will be "retooled” in 2004. One of the first of many changes you'll see as the satellite training program run by the U.S. Fire Administration is integrated with the Department of Homeland Security will be changes in the January through March 2004 Schedule....
FEMA Course in Leadership & Decision-Making for WMD Incidents Offered
FIRE CHIEF Staff
The Noble Training Center is holding a Healthcare Leadership and Administrative Decision-Making in Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Incidents course on Jan. 12, 2004....
Deadline for NFA Enrollment is Dec. 31
Dec. 31 is the deadline for applications for the U.S. Fire Administration National Fire Academy's second semester residential program, which begins April 1, 2004, and ends Sept. 30, 2004....
Simulator Goes to Head of Class
By Douglas Page
As every firefighter knows, to learn how to fight a fire you have to train in an actual blaze. The question is, how do you properly prepare for that first...
Exercise in Utility
By Ronny J. Coleman
Training used to be so simple. You had a person called an instructor, who taught subjects to a group of people called students. It didn't make much difference...
MFRI to Host National Staff & Command Course
FIRE CHIEF Staff
In cooperation with the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute of the University of Maryland will host the National Fire Service Staff and Command Course in Memphis, Tenn., March 17- 24, 2004....
Training by Remote Control
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
The old image of firefighters just sitting in front of the station is long gone from most departments. Yet when I drive by most fire stations, I don’t see a lot of activity outside – no climbing ladders, no cutting up cars. Are they training inside or off-site? What percentage of training is done outside the station these days? How much is distance learning?
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Application Procedures for Harvard Fire Executive Fellowship Program Announced
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Application procedures have been established for the 2004 Harvard Fire Executive Fellowship Program, sponsored through a partnership between the International...
Leadership development project builds steam
Just ask any firefighter. Crew leaders and incident commanders make the difference between success and failure on the fireground and sometimes between...
NFA Registration for Second Semester Opens
Federal Emergency Management Agency
The United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy is now accepting applications for its second semester residential program, which begins April 1, 2004, and ends September 30, 2004....
Face wildland challenges head on
Throughout the past year, we have seen significant fire events in Australia, British Columbia, France, Portugal and the United States. As we collaborate...
IAWF hosts safety summit in Toronto
The International Association of Wildland Fire held the Seventh Annual International Wildland Fire Safety Summit Nov. 18-20 in Toronto. The event was...
New FEMA Training: Preventing Losses to Business Community
Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is introducing a new course to raise awareness in communities for the need to reduce the consequences of disasters on small businesses....
Master's in Disasters
By Lois Pilant
A condensed domestic preparedness graduate program for first responders requires hard work and open minds....
John Kaminski Awarded FAMA Scholarship
The Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association awarded John R. Kaminski its annual scholarship award Aug. 22. Kaminski is a student in the University of...
Things heat up at the end of a long season
Bruce Suenram
This is a very busy time! It has been a long, busy fire season and things are just starting to get busy for us at the IAWF! Here are a few of the items...
CAUTION: Hazard On-Board
By Capt. Dennis Childress Orange County (Calif.) Fire Authority
Earlier this year the U.S. Fire Administration completed a long-term study on the safe operation of water tenders. The study was to document statistical...
Preview of the Wildland Fire Safety Summit
The program for the Seventh Annual Wildland Fire Safety Summit, scheduled for Nov. 18-20 in Toronto, is being finalized. Hosted this year by the Ontario...
Tailgate Safety Session
Compiled by Dick Mangan
Danger pocket cards An essential part of fire safety is understanding how the combination of fire weather and fire behavior will affect your fire. For...
From reviews to rollups in incident reports
The after-action review process has been successfully institutionalized in many military and private-sector organizations. The interagency wildland fire...
USFS, army team for live-fire training
Jeff Zimmerman
Firefighters from Monterey, Mt. Pinos, Ojai, Santa Barbara and Santa Lucia Ranger Districts took part in a two-week training class and were able to practice...
Apply for NFPA's Warren E. Isman Educational Grant by Sept. 15
National Fire Protection Association
The NFPA is accepting applications for the Warren E. Isman Educational Grant until Sept. 15. Any established hazmat incident response team from a fire...
Firefighter education is everyone's responsibility
Jim McCormack
A positive attitude toward training reflects well on your department, both on and off the fireground....
New on the Bookshelf
Janet Wilmoth, Editor
Every week we receive a couple of new books for possible review in the magazine. Last week one book arrived by mail and another was thrust into my hands. Each book is targeted to the chief, but in different ways.
The International City/County Management Association recently published "Homeland Security: Best Practices for Local Government." Edited by Roger L. Kemp, this book is a compilation of best practices from six different sources including police publications, the NFPA Journal and fi...
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