Posts Tagged: Fire Rescue Magazine
FDIC Wrapup Part III – The People We Met
Willie and I stuck out like sore thumbs...We rocked Alt Kilt custom kilts, our helmets with custom Box Alarm Leather helmet fronts, and MN8 shirts. It was a marketing idea we thought up and it worked!
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Booth Babes, FDIC another 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and more!
I guess Rhett and I were kinda like the FoxFire "booth babes". I say that for several reasons. One of the reasons is because we were wearing kilts. Not dresses ... kilts (it's defined by what you ARE or are NOT wearing under em ...lol). Not just any kilt either. We were wearing our custom kilts from ALT KILT.
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Video Killed the Recruitment Star
In his February 17th Morning Lineup features (and updated on February 20th), FireGeezer.com's Bill Schumm discusses and demonstrates the effectiveness, or ineffectiveness, of using video as a recruitment tool. While his perspective on why we face the…
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Going Forward in the Fire Service
I am often reluctant to write about commercial business ventures in my blogs and other platforms as I am sensitive to the trusted relationship between a writer and their readers, and leary about self-promotion. Thus I have delayed writing this post for q…
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Too big for their britches
I had to cancel my trip to the Pa. Fire Expo this weekend but that doesn't mean that YOU can't go.
I've been getting some pics and updates from the floor in Harrisburg and it looks like I'm missing a great show.
I had intended to spend som…
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People you don’t want to see …
Dentist, doctors, morticians, the health department nurse after a Friday night at the local strip club ... you know, all folks you don't necessarily WANT to see.
How about your local Hazardous Materials Response Team ??
Usually not ... but in my …
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Ironfiremen.com says goodbye to Washington DC
WOW ... What a trip !
They say "all good things must come to an end" so I left DC this morning at 6am and headed back to the farm.
I hated to leave. The 2011 Congressional Fire Service Institute Dinner was AWESOME.
I knew that this was goin…
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FDIC Recap Part II – The People You Surround Yourself With
I got to meet with several companies both during FDIC and since. Several of which I hope to be doing product reviews for very soon! If you are looking for having a product review for your product, check out more information here. I spoke with Major Mack of The Bowring today on the phone. They are sending me their product to review shortly. There's was one of the busier boothes at FDIC. I think the product looks like a potential tool that years from now will be a staple in "What's in Your Pockets" discussions!
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Statter naked, tons of pics and More from FDIC ….
Ok, let me clean up the last post a little or at least explain some of the pics. I don't know how but I managed to loose more than 1/2 of it in the publishing process. I was pushed for time so instead of rewritting the whole thing, I just threw in severa…
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Unwinding at the Meetup at Indy
Last night, I joined many other friends at the meetup at Indy. The meetup was hosted by Fire Rescue Magazine, Firefighter Nation, and FireEMSBlogs.com and sponsored by ISI and Black Helmet Apparel.
It is always fun hanging out with friends and meeting new ones.
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I almost cried … FDIC continued
I haven't talked about it a lot but now I can. He's been nervous ... real nervous. Rhett has been scheduled to teach at FDIC for some time now and I can tell how it has worried him in the past few days.
He's been a nervious wreck! He hasn't slept a wi…
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Georgia Shout out and FDIC bound!
You folks may remember a recient post where I helped my dad (Pop) drive a bus down to Flordia and back... ( See Home Again )
The bus hauls the Bluegrass Band Nothin Fancy and has become kind of a regular gig for Pop in his retirement.
This weekend…
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Heading to Baltimore for EMS Today and the Blogger Meetup!
Willie Wines Jr. and I are heading to Baltimore for the Meetup at EMS Today. Our stay will be short and we aren't even sure if we will make it to the exhibit hall on Friday or have to head home early yet.
However, if you are in Baltimore and want to catch up with us and network with so many other bloggers and EMS professionals plan to attend the meetup.
These meetups that are at the various Fire and/or EMS conferences are a blast. They are typically hosted by JEMS, Fire Rescue Magazine, FireEMSBlogs.com, or Firefighter Nation and are well enjoyed by many.
Don't worry, you don't have to be a member or blogger of those networks...just plan on coming and having fun!
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Gearing up for FDIC…The Fire Critic Offers Social Media Training
I will be teaching a class on Social Media for the Fire Service at FDIC this year.
The class is titled "Social Media: The Fire Service's Next Big Innovation"
Who should attend? Anyone interested in social media, blogging, and branding their department online. Administrators who want to learn about social media, get examples of social media policies, as well as firefighters who want to brand their companies and departments. There will be information for all levels!
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Not Your Typical “Truckie”
Glenn Usdin was a Run-to-the-Curb kid, growing up in the Long Island New York fire service and rising to the rank of fire chief in Lancaster PA. Like many in the fire service, his career path has taken him in several different directions including a tenu…
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Reporters and Bloggers
Although bloggers seem to be maturing over the last few years and are coming in line with more traditional journalistic standards there is still one big difference. A reporter has to be beholden to his maker (his editor and editorial board) while most independent bloggers are beholden only to their own conscience.
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Firefighter Netcast at Fire Rescue International
We were able to record about 10 individual podcasts. Many were produced for Tim Sendlebach and his crew at Fire Rescue Magazine. A couple others for Dave Statter and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
The audio for the NFFF will be available later on Firefighter Netcast.
Art Goodrich was able to record a couple as well. He actually got to interview Rob Schnepp (Cyanokit) and Steven Pasquale. You might know Steven from his roll as "White Sean" or Sean Garrity on Rescue me.
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Fire Rescue International Here We Come!!!
We will be producing 5 hours of short podcasts for the crew at Fire Rescue Magazine and we will be producing some short podcasts for the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation.
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America’s Female Firefighters 2011 Calendar to Debut at Fire Rescue International
Maybe I am just in the right place at the right time when it comes to these things!
America's Female Firefighters (AFF) will be debuting their 2011 calendar in Chicago August 27-28 at Fire Rescue International (FRI).
Guess who will also be at FRI. This guy!
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Run-to-the-Curb Radio: Chief Tim Sendelbach
It’s like “Run-to-the-Curb Radio” — but better!
“Firefighter Storytellers” is a natural outgrowth from my popular “Run to the Curb” series — as it offers a radio show designed simply to facilitate kitchen table type discussions bet…
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Get Fit. Get Safe. Make It Personal.
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Despite the fact that I wrote this piece for Fire-Rescue Magazine last year, I'm pretty sure its content is …
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Press Kits that cost more then our Department Budgets
Kind of a strange post today that takes us to a world of public relations we never see. Last month I had a meeting with some of my staff to figure out ways to make our press presentation packages look better. We have outstanding brochures and flyers, but were lacking in ways to present customized materials.
Both in the Department, and in my regular job, budgets continue to get crunched so there is not much latitude to be creative if it increases cost. The big brainstorm was to get a machine that allows us to do spiral binding of presentation folders.
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Run-to-the-Curb is Top Story
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It's been more than a month since my presentati…
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@FireRECRUITER: It’s EMS Week – Roll With It!
From www.FireRECRUITER.com:
In honor of EMS Week-2010, I thought I’d promote the (dare I say) sexiest video I’ve ever seen come to volunteer recruitment and retention.
“Roll With It!” is a part music video, part movie trailer — full-on hig…
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@Run-to-the-Curb: Planting a Seed.
It should be no secret by now that I have a passion for story telling, and especially telling of the importance of sharing stories in the fire service as a means of passing down our history, traditions and values.
It's almost an obsession.
It's got…
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