Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator Charlie Dickinson has been named FIRE CHIEF magazine's 2007 Legacies award recipient. This is the first award since 2000...More
The catalog contains a variety of equipment and supplies for rural and wildland firefighting, including a complete range of custom slip-on pump and tank units....More
Dick Mangan knows wildland fire. A retired member of the U.S. Forest Service in fire management, he now runs a private fire consulting company, Blackbull...More
FIREWISE: Community Solutions to a National Problem is the latest FIREWISE release for firefighters, residents, community officials, land managers, insurers and others with a role in reducing the risk from wildfire....More
The U.S. Fire Administration has announced a new Web site with training information for firefighters who may be involved in wildland or wildland-urban interface firefighting....More
The Wildland Firefighter Foundation is working to place statues to recognize the nation's wildland firefighters at locations throughout the United States....More
The Wildland Firefighter Foundation held its first Family Day, an event for the families of fallen wildland firefighters over the 2005 Memorial Day weekend in May. Some 130 family members attended the event at the WFF headquarters in Boise, Idaho. ......More
In my experience leadership in fire departments are scared to initiate true succession planning as they feel threatened by the knowledge being imparted to the future leaders.
In my experience leadership in fire departments are scared to initiate true succession planning as they feel threatened by the knowledge being imparted to the future leaders.
By SSWilliams on May 15, 2012