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  • We Have Met The Enemy and He Is Us

    A great deal of time has been spent by my webmaster, Bruce Lukaszewicz, and I discussing the current state of affairs within the Volunteer Fire Service of the United States. While there are no pat answers to the problem of declining membership.

    Article • May 21st, 2000

  • A Man of Honor: Former D.C. Fire Chief Tom Tippett

    Many times in life, I have heard the story of Diogenes the Cynic. He lived from 400 BC to 325 BC. We most remember him for the quotation attributed to him in Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, on page 77, wherein he states, "… I am looking for an...

    Article • May 16th, 2000

  • Beware the Mutual Aid Mooch

    I am a strong advocate of mutual aid, automatic aid, and regional dispatching. I see it as an effective way to create a regional firefighting force capable of coming together in a rapid manner for the common good. I take a bit of flak now and then for...

    Article • May 7th, 2000

  • CAFS: So Effective It Changed The Rules, So We Changed The Laws

    Once in a great while, a new firefighting technology comes along that is so revolutionary it forever changes our industry.

    Article • May 1st, 2000

  • Are We That Different From The Police?

    Over the past several years, I have noted a striking difference in the way fire departments are treated, at least as they compare to police departments. As I wrote just a few days ago, the fire service is waxing euphoric over a partial victory.

    Article • April 28th, 2000

  • Communications - Three Ways of Talking

    Just the other day, as I was sitting in church listening to the Pastor’s sermon, a thought began to develop in the innermost recesses of my psyche. The Pastor was discussing the ways in which we should introduce the Church, and its teaching’s to...

    Article • April 23rd, 2000

  • Have We Lost Our Way As Leaders?

    The other evening I accidentally got to spend some quality time listening to one of my personal heroes. While I was searching for one of my Saturday night favorites on Delaware Public Television, The Lawrence Welk Show, I stumbled across a very great...

    Article • April 18th, 2000

  • Mutual Aid ... If Only We Were All Reading The Same Sheet of Music

    If there is one topic that keeps recycling to the top of our research in-basket it is the matter of mutual aid. We have been writing about the sharing of resources for a great many years. The more that I write about it, the more astounded I am at the...

    Article • April 8th, 2000

  • Some Thoughts On Sharing A Gift

    Let me begin this month’s column by issuing a long-overdue tip of the helmet to you, the reader of my bi-monthly trip to the top of my favorite soapbox.

    Article • March 31st, 2000

  • Chief Concerns: Ordinary Heroes

    When a person chooses firefighting as a career or raises a hand to volunteer as a firefighter, he or she leaves the ranks of ordinary people.

    Article • March 31st, 2000

  • Another Meatless Bone for the Red-headed Stepchild

    I have spent the past several hours reading about the great victory won by Curt Weldon. Before I go any further, I want to praise the dedicated efforts of this true son of the fire service. I have met Mr. Weldon on a number of occasions, and he never...

    Article • March 30th, 2000

  • Hepatitis C: The Tip of The Iceberg

    Over the past few months, we have been following the case of the Hepatitis C controversy in the Philadelphia Fire department. The manner in which this whole matter has unfolded seems to be quite akin to a walk through a minefield. Just when you think...

    Article • March 29th, 2000

  • The Fire Service - America's Red Carpet

    As an observer of the national fire service scene, I am always on the look out for topics that deserve to be placed into the spotlight of public scrutiny. When my work in this field began, I was concerned that sufficient fodder for my use would be hard...

    Article • March 27th, 2000

  • The Fireground as a Training Ground

    Over the past thirty years, I have attended literally thousands of fires. These incidents have occurred on three different continents and in a wide range of climatic zones. Each of these fires has one thing in common with all of the others.

    Article • March 23rd, 2000

  • Chief Concerns: Taking Care Of Our Own: Planning For The Unthinkable

    We plan for everything! We pre-plan for fires, hazardous materials incidents, mass-casualty incidents and even for the safety of our people.

    Article • February 29th, 2000

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