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  • Bush Proposes Change to Allow More Thinning of Forests

    Casting the threat of wildfires next year as an emergency, the Bush administration today proposed rule changes that it said would speed up environmental reviews to allow the thinning of forests. Experts generally agree that a century of mismanagement...

    Article • December 12th, 2002

  • Managing Risk, Loss And Finances In The Fire Service

    Despite the fact that money, buildings, equipment, materials and personnel all are needed to protect life and property in any community, emergency service organizations constantly deal with limited resources.

    Article • December 2nd, 2002

  • La Crescenta, CA Officials: High Winds Topple Power Lines, Ignite Blaze

    Firefighters say high winds knocked down power lines and that set off the brush fire.

    Article • November 26th, 2002

  • Qualifications Of A Public Information Officer

    Every department, regardless of size and type (volunteer, combination or professional) should have a designated public information officer.

    Article • November 25th, 2002

  • Fire Ground Photography: Equipment
    Fire Ground Photography: Equipment

    Have you ever been on the scene of an emergency and noticed a photographer snapping shots with a camera and lens equal in size to most SCBA bottles?

    Article • November 25th, 2002

  • Top Ten Commandments for Recruitment & Retention - Pt 2

    Be careful what you wish for. More members equal more help, more people to manage and more people issues to deal with. However, this can’t deter you from recruiting more. Plan for volunteers.

    Article • November 21st, 2002

  • Do We Practice What We Preach?

    It's that time of the year when many of us preach, "Change your clock. Change your battery." But are we practicing what we preach?

    Article • November 20th, 2002

  • If You Are In The Fire Service You Are An Investigator - Part I

    We need to continue keeping our foundation strong to produce an accurate fire investigation. By having this foundation we can be prepared if we someday chose to wear the helmet of a fire investigator.

    Article • November 20th, 2002

  • Leadership: When Firefighters Start Fires

    If you?ve studied the basics of leadership, you know that we have what is referred to as expert power. Those in the community who do not have the expertise that we have look to us as leaders in dealing with fire.

    Article • November 19th, 2002

  • Top Ten Commandments for Recruitment & Retention - Pt 1

    Think of your recruitment challenge in simple terms. If each of your existing members recruited just one new member – what effect would that have on your roster? You do the math.

    Article • November 16th, 2002

  • A Family Liaison - Have You Assigned One?

    Why do we, as fire service EMS providers, need to think or worry about this important communications aspect?

    Article • November 15th, 2002

  • Fire Prevention and Code Enforcement - Part II

    Fire codes different from building codes in that building codes detail construction requirements and a fire code describes specific fire protection requirements for a specific building or occupancy.

    Article • November 4th, 2002

  • Fire Prevention and Code Enforcement - Part I

    Fire prevention and code enforcement activities are historically documented throughout the world as far back as early as the first century.

    Article • November 2nd, 2002

  • A New Pyramid Scheme for Your Volunteer Fire Department

    The biggest challenge faced by today's volunteer firefighter or EMS provider is time. Not enough time with the spouse and kids, not enough time to devote to our careers and not enough time to do what we love to do: volunteer.

    Article • November 2nd, 2002

  • Introduction To Fire Protection Engineering

    In this column we will be covering topics such as: What is fire protection engineering? What is a sprinkler system? What is meant by fire resistive construction?

    Article • November 1st, 2002

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