CHIEF OFFICERS:LEARN TO LEAD, NOT JUST MANAGE
"You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case."-Ken Kesey
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FE Volume 155 Issue 7
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Medical Evaluations
Sometimes it's fun to sit around with the "old salts" and discuss the way things used to be. Things seemed simpler then: Go to fires…
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INITIAL ATTACK FIRE MANAGEMENT WITH ICS
When the incident command system (ICS) was developed, we learned some new terminology: incident commander (IC); the command staff (public information, safety, and liaison); and…
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MENTORING: TAPPING INTO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Is a mentoring program really that important? Why do we need a mentoring program, anyway? These two questions pretty much answer themselves. But from time…
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More FE Volume 155 Issue 7
FIGHTING FIRES IN BEACHFRONT STRUCTURES
A fire involving a beachfront dwelling presents special challenges to the responding fire department. These structure types may also be found near any large body…
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News In Brief
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has issued a "first notification" to its membership that 100,000 uniformed fire service personnel are needed to form…
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Patient Fire Service, Patient Terrorists?
The terrorists are at the ready, and the fire service must be patient with Congress and the Washington bureaucrats no longer.
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Letters to the Editor
As a 31-year fire service veteran, I have long appreciated Fire Engineering and especially Bill Manning's Editor's Opinions. I know of no one, personally or…
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Apparatus Deliveries
The Grand Island (NE) Fire Department designed its EMERGENCY ONE pumper for EMS response and fire attack, according to Chief Jim Rowell.
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A METHOD FOR EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING
Individuals who staff fire and EMS organizations are dedicated and possess the physical and moral strength that enable them to make their communities safer by…
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BACK TO TRAINING
Lately, in the fire station, we spend time discussing the September 11 tragedy at the World Trade Center. What occurred, how it was done, who…
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NAMES IN THE NEWS
DENNIS L. RUBIN has been named city manager and public safety director for the city of Dothan, Alabama. Since 2001, Rubin has served as chief…
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