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September 29, 2017
Bill calls for the elimination of the sunset clause.
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December 2017
In today's environment of public suspicion, gaining and maintaining public consent to operate has become an ongoing top-management concern for most fire agencies and fire-prevention divisions.
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December 2017
The MIH Handbook will provide a step-by-step process to evaluate whether mobile integrated healthcare is right for fire departments and the steps to implement such a program, tailormade to the needs of the department’s local EMS systems.
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November 30, 2017
152 members of Congress ask House leadership to pass FIRE/SAFER reauthorization.
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November 28, 2017
Contact your House representative by Wednesday, Nov. 29.
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November 17, 2017
Contact your U.S. House representative and urge reauthorization of FIRE/SAFER grant programs.
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November 14, 2017
I remember the days of riding the back step and so much more. I won’t call them the good old days; we were lucky to have survived them unscathed. But oh, was it easy to recruit and retain new members; the volunteer firehouse was the place to be.
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November 14, 2017
It’s no surprise that the recruitment and retention of volunteers has become a hot topic and one that many fire departments are constantly trying to overcome. Recruiting new members and retaining seasoned individuals is becoming a challenge.
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November 14, 2017
A public-safety organization's HR responsibilities include attracting applicants, retaining members, motivating members, planning for succession development and offering relevant training. The challenge for us is to get it right.
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October 31, 2017
At my FRI session, we discussed bringing veterans into our firehouses. The idea seems simple, though it can lead to worrying about what-ifs. But why don’t we have a fire or EMS job for every veteran who meets our requirements and wants one?
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October 31, 2017
ICS is an excellent means of organizing resources, providing accountability and allocating them to meet challenges; it’s a time-proven approach to dealing with emergencies. But we shouldn’t ignore that, at its base, it’s simply a management tool.
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April 5, 2018
Not only is the fire service not immune from the speedy pace of retiring Baby Boomers, but given the demographics, culture and traditions, we may be at even greater risk. This article is adapted from one that ran recently in the VCOS newsletter.
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April 5, 2018
Why do people like me cherish respect? Because of my children. I want my children to be respectful of their peers, their employers, their clients and themselves.
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April 3, 2018
Agencies are encouraged to suspend all non-emergency activities during the week of June 17-23
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