Thursday, January 8, 2009
USFA, NVFC Release Volunteer Vehicle Safety Program
A new Internet-based program for emergency vehicle safe operations targeting volunteer and small combination departments is now online....
Tech Dependence Needs Simple Cure
By Mike Chiaramonte
To avoid technology dependency syndrome, train with and without the technology. This ensures that the safest and most efficient action will take place instinctively if the technology malfunctions. ...
Department Success as Simple as 4 Rs
John Buckman
The universe has changed dramatically in the past 10 years and so has the way volunteer fire departments do business. There is no time to waste if we...
VCOS Marks 10th Anniversary
Chief Timothy S. Wall, VCOS Vice Chair, North Farms Volunteer Fire Department, Wallingford, Conn.
The Volunteer and Combination Officer's Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs has reached its 10-year milestone. Founded as the Volunteer...
Why Do We Come in Last?
Mike Chiaramonte
It's budget time, and the fire chief of a small volunteer fire department in rural America is trying to figure out how to manage the $10,000 the town...
Incentives Package
By Fred Windisch
The time had come to purchase a replacement fire engine. The Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Department in Texas had established a 12-year engine replacement...
ICS Nets Recruits
By Patrick R. Collins
How do we manage our missions, responses and incidents every day? With the Incident Command System, of course. But have you ever thought of implementing...
Equal Footing
Larry Davis, a longtime fire service member and instructor, believes that rural fire, rescue and emergency medical responders are the first responders...
What NASCAR Has to Teach Us
[ Mike Chiaramonte ]
It was a warm, bright and sunny February day in Daytona when thousands of people descended on the raceway. The parking lots were jammed, with prices ranging...
Fire Corps Director Hired
National Volunteer Fire Council
A Seller's Market
By Ted Halpin
When asked what his or her biggest challenge is, every volunteer fire service leader will answer, getting more quality volunteers. Some services, however,...
NVFC Partnership Aimed at Helping Volunteers With Cardiac Response
Secretary Ridge Addresses Volunteers
National Volunteer Fire Council
FEMA and NVFC Release Fitness and Wellness Guide for Volunteers
National Volunteer Fire Council
Mixed Messages
By Mike Chiaramonte
Picture a fire department that's an all-volunteer organization responsible for EMS coverage in its area. A call comes in for a patient with difficulty...
Volunteer Numbers Strong in Fire Department Census
Pat West, Senior Editor
About 75% of America's fire departments have registered their information with the ongoing U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Department Census. So far volunteer or mostly volunteer departments are making a strong showing -- about 87%....
NVFC Seeks Information on Sucessful Trash Burning Ban Initiatives
The National Volunteer Fire Council is seeking information from local rural communities as part of a study of successful campaigns discouraging the open burning of residential waste....
Use Words as Tools, Not as Weapons
[Mike Chiaramonte]
A firefighter has a sinking feeling in his stomach while on his way to a training session after missing the last two due to family obligations. The first...
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....
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....
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:...
FEMA, American Red Cross partner in preparedness through Citizen Corps
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, has announced an official affiliation between the American...
N.C. line-of-duty death benefit expanded to cover heart attacks
National Volunteer Fire Council
In late June, North Carolina Governor Mike Easley signed legislation that would provide the state's line-of-duty death benefit to a firefighter when he...
Should we be jacks-of-all-trades?
Mike Chiaramonte
When determining service levels, get stakeholders involved to avoid firefighter resentment and community disappointment....
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