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July 17, 2017
It’s been said you never know what a job entails until you’re in it. As the fire chief, exposing those coming up behind you to what you do is a major step in minimizing the gap.
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May 16, 2017
Performance metrics help to establish expected performance levels. Without them, organizations may drift along with no perception of quality performance. Without substantiating data, any perception they do have is ultimately just an opinion.
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May 11, 2017
President Sinclair is urging fire service leaders to write their senators and ask them to cosponsor S. 829 (FIRE/SAFER grant program reauthorization).
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May 4, 2017
When medical devices fail and death or serious injury occurs, your department is required to report it. This article tells you how.
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May 4, 2017
As you may know, Fields Consulting Group was purchased by Emergency Services Consulting International, the consulting arm of the IAFC. In doing so, we have expanded our services extensively.
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April 19, 2017
After years in the industry, I can tell you the companies serving the fire service are in fire houses, eagerly working with the fire service. But adopting technology in the fire service is a whole different animal.
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April 19, 2017
As chief officers, we must find innovative ways to involve our members that allow them to learn and be heard. New technology is out there and will continue to grow quickly, so we must embrace it.
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April 17, 2017
Governing magazine explores the increasing demands placed upon fire chiefs and departments and how modern firehouses have had to change with them.
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April 7, 2017
What fire departments need to know about rolling out Unmanned Arial Systems (UAS).
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April 3, 2017
Fairfax County (Virginia) Fire and Rescue serves rural, suburban and urban environments, and with such varied needs, ensuring a highly trained and effective officer corps becomes even more critical.
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March 17, 2017
In today’s economy, we’re still working to make ends meet and stay within our budgets. It’s never been more critical to examine alternative funding streams to supplement existing budgets, support essential services and purchase new technology.
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June 13, 2018
Why is Cultural Change the first of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives? Shouldn’t number one be cancer or mental health or any of the myriad other problems faced by firefighters on a regular basis?
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June 12, 2018
Donation to support education scholarships for members of the fire and emergency service.
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June 11, 2018
New "We are the IAFC" video available.
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