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Reflect and Remember: How ‘Campfire Moments’ Help us Connect
December 2021
It’s critical for our relationships and emotional health to gather with friends, family and colleagues to share successes, challenges and losses
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Recruitment and Retention, Not Just a Volunteer Challenge
November 22, 2019
The challenges with recruiting and retaining firefighters is not limited to volunteer departments.
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Firefighters' Top 8 Characteristics of Effective Leaders
October 2019
Firefighters weigh in on what makes a leader worthy of respect and loyalty.
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National Diversity and Inclusion Program Departments Announced
July 30, 2019
This program focuses on improving volunteer recruitment and retention through more inclusive and diverse departments nationwide
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iDELP Application Period Extended to March 29
March 22, 2019
Launched in 2017, iDELP is aimed at supporting individuals from under-represented identity groups and courageous leaders interested in creating an inclusive and diverse workforce.
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Creating Trust with Your Crew
March 14, 2019
Being promoted does not magically provide new officers with leadership skills, and the fire service has sometimes been light on developing leadership qualities. The most important leadership quality all others can be built on is trust.
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Four Simple Skills of an Effective Communicator
January 30, 2019
Effective communication helps us to understand a person or situation and enables us to resolve differences, build trust and respect and create environments where creative ideas, problem solving, affection and caring can flourish.
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Enhancing Human Capital: Harassment in Our Workplace
January 15, 2019
Sexual harassment, one type of abuse, is a prominent and prevalent topic these days, but on-the-job abuse includes all types of bullying and discrimination.
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Are You Using Your Equity Goggles?
January 4, 2019
At a public-education event, a young Asian boy said to me, “Wow, I didn’t know you could be a firefighter; could I be a firefighter too?” I'll never forget his words; this was the first time he had seen a firefighter who looked like him.
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Executive Officer Leadership: Are We Killing Our Own Diversity?
November 15, 2018
Every fire department has their notable firsts. Firsts are important to its history. What are your department’s firsts in terms of diversity and inclusion?
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I Stands for Inclusion
November 2, 2018
Diversity is about all of us in the fire service – it is who an organization is as well as who those in it are. But is the term becoming just an empty concept?
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Pet Therapy Response Team; From 9-1-1 Dispatch to FD "Stress Relief" Visits
March 31, 2022
Fire & EMS departments across USA should consider starting Pet Therapy “stress relief” visits.
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Submit Your Nomination for the IAFC Fire Chief of the Year Award
March 30, 2022
The IAFC is now accepting nominations for the IAFC Fire Chief of the Year award
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President Biden Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request
March 30, 2022
President Biden released his $5.8 trillion budget request for Fiscal Year (FY 2023)
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