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No paint on this truck. Cost effective way to make the truck look like new…Wrap It!
That's a wrap.
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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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@FireRECRUITER: Rise to the challenge
An article recently posted to FirefighterNation.com outlines the challenges faced by volunteer fire departments in Pennsylvania in recruiting and retaining their members. Although these types of articles are becoming all too frequent, this one in particu…
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Impact of the Digital Age on Recruitment and Retention
The world is changing rapidly and the fire service is getting caught up in the tornado effect of technology on our society.
More and more fire departments are smartly using web sites, e-mail and social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter to …
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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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NFFF Special Activities at Firehouse Expo in Baltimore next week!
Will you be at Firehouse Expo 2011? Add this "must-attend event" to your activity calendar and support our fallen firefighters!
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Void Space
Firefighter, officer, chief—these are the titles of the jobs we sign up for. But just like “bingo chairman,” “corresponding secretary” or “roads and grounds committee member,”
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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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Black Diamond X2s to the Rescue
There was about a foot or so of snow on the ground when we got to the house where the fire was reported. The lieutenant wheeled the engine into the driveway and we observed some light smoke coming out of the second story on the 'D' side…
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Ten Minutes in the Street Scenario: On-scene, with Engine Company 13…..
You’re dispatched to a commercial building address in your first-due area along with the Truck Company for a report of smoke coming from the building.
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A December to Forget?
Given recent events and all the heartache they've brought, I'm not sure that December is a month to remember but instead, it's one we'd like to forget.
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It’s that time of year.
Once our organizations realize that volunteers who are happy at home will be happier, more productive firefighters at the firehouse -- we all win.
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The Fire Critic Has Arrived! I have Started a Thread that was Closed by the WebChief on Firefighter Nation!
The forum topic got 22 pages of comments over the past 4 months almost to the day. Over that 4 months, the discussion would fade off and every couple of weeks it would get revived and many more comments would be added. The total was somewhere around 260 comments.
That isn't too bad. I actually left the discussion after making my point that NO, felons should not be firefighters. Many said that some felonies were not bad. I then asked anyone to name a GOOD felony. No takers.
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Video Coverage: Northern California Mall, Roseville Galleria Burns
Firefighter Nation has the story of the Roseville Galleria Fire in Northern California here.
City officials said part of the roof on the mall's south end collapsed as huge clouds of black smoke poured from the 1.3 million-square-foot Roseville Galleria, which is about 17 miles east of the state capital.
A supposed armed man had barricaded himself in the mall and set the place on fire.
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Every Firefighter Has a Story.
It should be no secret by now that I'm big on this whole concept of storytelling in the fire service.
In fact, I'm pretty sure that storytelling has never been more imporant than it is now as a way of sharing our experiences, perpetuating our values…
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My Flag
The next time I look at that flag, it could be a tangled mess – or it could be flowing freely in the breeze. It's different every time I look at it. That’s the beauty of my flag.
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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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Controlling The Fire Service Media…Bloggers Keep The News Flowing!
The constant evolution of fire service information lies right before your eyes.
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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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Fire Daily’s Daily Fire- First Interstate Bank Fire
On May 4 and 5 of 1988, nearly 400 LAFD firefighters busted their butts getting a handle on what was the largest high-rise fire in their history. The firefight that night would eventually provide for the foundation of training for high-rise operations around the world.
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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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In Retrospect…The FireEMSBlogs.com Meetup
My time at FDIC was a blast. We managed to pack the week full of friends, fun, and work (Firefighter Netcast). The people I have met through this blog, twitter, facebook, etc. will stay with me for a long time. Our occasional chance to meet is always fun!
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The FDIC Experience: Returning Home
For the next four long hours I felt like I was in a scene from "The Terminal" --- the movie about an eastern immigrant stuck living in the airport with nowhere to go and unable to leave because he had no country to return to, and therefore no official citzenship anywhere.
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Live, from Indianapolis, it’s Saturday Morning!
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Join Snyder NY Chief Tom Merrill and I for a live broadcast from the show floor of FDIC on Saturday-April 24 fr…
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On Fire Watch
During my quick trip to Las Vegas, I’m glad someone was on fire watch at The Fire PIO desk. I want to thank Bill Carey at Fire EMS Blogs who does such fantastic work managing these blogs as well as well as websites for FirefighterNation.com/ Fire Rescue Magazine /JEMS.connect/JEMS.com LawOfficerConnect/LawOfficer.com.
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