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VCOS Radio: Silver Ribbon Report on Youth Fire Programs

IAFC Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) Chairman Timothy S. Wall talks with several members of the new VCOS Silver Ribbon Report, titled Opening New Doors, that details best practices for junior firefighter, explorer and other youth firefighter programs.

Guests include: Chief Dan Eggleston, Deputy Chief Mike Jaffa, Fire Marshal Kevin Kowalski and Cliff Takawna, the director of public safety at Learning for Life. Each of the guests provided research and helped author the report, which was sponsored by the VCOS.

34:20 minutes (19.67 MB)

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VCOS Radio: Maintaining Funding, Morale in the Poor Economy

Dr. Richard Gasaway hosts this edition of VCOS Radio, which examines the impact of the economy on the volunteer and combination fire departments.
Panelists include VCOS Chairman Tim Wall, Chief of the North Farms Fire Department; Williamsport, MD, Chief William R. Ball; Chief Mike Lee of the Lincolnton, NC, Fire Department and David See, retired fire chief from Salisbury, MD.
The group discusses alternative funding ideas, grants and whether the man-hours dedicated to some fund raising are worth the efforts.

62:02 minutes (35.5 MB)

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VCOS Radio: The Economy and the Stimulus Package

VCOS Chairman Timothy S. Wall host talks with several fire service leaders about the current economic challenges and President Obama's Stimulus Package for the fire service.
Chief Wall's guests include: Chief James Grady from the Frankfort, IL, Fire Protection District, Chief Shane Ray from the Pleasant View, TN, Volunteer Fire Department and Jim Wilson from Mariposa County, CA, Fire Department.

65:23 minutes (37.44 MB)

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VCOS Radio: How to Double Your Department's Staffing

Firehouse.com Editor Peter Matthews reports from the VCOS Symposium in the Sun about two departments that have seen very successful recruitment programs.
The first guest is Chief John Bales from the Golden, CO, Fire Department, the recipient of the VCOS & VFIS Retention and Recruitment Award presented at the conference.

34:16 minutes (15.71 MB)

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VCOS Radio: Creating A Successful Combination Fire Department

Volunteer fire departments are seeing a decrease in personnel and some agencies are going in the direction of combination operations. This podcast, hosted by IAFC Volunteer and Combination Officers' Section (VCOS) Director Tim Wall looks at creating a successful combination fire service.
This round table discussion includes Executive Director Ted Aroesty, of the Brighton, NY, Fire Department; Fire Chief John M. Buckman from German Township, IN and Chief Tom Maloney, of Snohomish County, WA, Fire Department.

43:31 minutes (19.95 MB)

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VCOS Radio: Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week

In this edition of VCOS Radio, host Tim Wall talks with a panel of chief officers from across the U.S. about the upcoming Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week, being held June 22-28.
Guests on this show include Chief Jeff Cash from the Cherryville, NC, Fire Department; Chief Joseph Florentino of the Little Elm, TX, Fire Department and Chief Jerry Holt from the Urbandale, IA, Fire Department. The guests are all members of the Volunteer and Combination Officer Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC.)

68:09 minutes (31.23 MB)

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VCOS Radio: Understanding Junior Firefighter & Exploring Programs

This podcast looks at one of the best recruitment tools available to fire departments around the country - the junior firefighter and fire explorer programs. Tim Wall, of the IAFC's Volunteer and Combination Officers Section, will discuss the programs.

42:59 minutes (39.35 MB)

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VCOS Radio: Education Opportunities for Volunteer and Combination Officers

Join Firehouse.com and the Volunteer and Combinational Officers Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs as we present a new podcast series aimed to provide fire officers with an increased level of education.
The VCOS represents the interests of all volunteer and combination fire, rescue and EMS agencies, and provides them with information about the latest education and techniques. The committee is comprised chief officers and line officers

49:06 minutes (22.47 MB)

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