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Table Of Contents

	Enough is Enough
	IAFC Issues Tips for Interface Fire Prevention
	RJ Reynolds to Make Only Fire-Safe Cigarettes
	Underwriters Laboratories Starts Safety Tour
	Companies Help Calif. Rebound After Fires
	Butler in as St. Paul Fire Chief
	Civic Engagement Continuum
	Best in Class
	Decorated Leader
	The Quiet Chief
	Full Calendar at FireChief.com

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From Janet's Notebook

Enough is Enough

By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

The Fire Department Safety Officers Association's Annual Safety Forum was held this week in Orlando, Fla. "We're not afraid to talk about safety," Orange County (Fla.) Fire Chief Carl Plaugher said in his welcoming remarks. "In the fire service, we have [gotten] to the point that we've said 'enough is enough' and we're not afraid to talk about safety."

More than 130 safety officers from across the country participated in programs covering accident and hazard investigations, cyanide poisoning, wellness programs, cancer, and fire fatalities.

James L. Fleming is the medical director for the Phoenix Fire Department Health Center, which is contracted through Banner Hospitals. For six years, Fleming has developed and directed the city's occupational health program.

In his presentation, "Cancer Risk in the Fire Service," Fleming described several cancers of concern in his practice: brain cancer, multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkins lymphoma, bladder and kidney cancer, colo-rectal cancers, melanomas, nasopharyngeal cancers, and pancreatic cancers. Fleming didn't include lung cancer. Surprisingly, there are no statistics to prove that firefighters are more susceptible to lung cancer than the general population, he said. Click Here for More ...

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Top Story

IAFC Issues Tips for Interface Fire Prevention

The International Association of Fire Chiefs urges fire departments to take a leadership role in ensuring their communities are educated and prepared for the threat of wildland fire. Click Here for More ...

Polycom's Grant Assistance Program (PGAP) helps fire departments find and apply for funding sources, such as the Assistance to Firefighters grant, to buy critical communications equipment for training and distance learning. Go to www.polycom.com/pgap to learn more. We provide up to $1,500 towards the cost of grant writers to help you apply.

In the News

RJ Reynolds to Make Only Fire-Safe Cigarettes

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s announcement that it will manufacture all of its cigarette brands using fire-safe technology is a victory for all of those interested in public safety, said the National Fire Protection Association and the group it coordinates, the Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes. Click Here for More ...

Underwriters Laboratories Starts Safety Tour

Underwriters Laboratories launched its mobile UL Safety Tour. The program is an interactive exhibit of high-tech demonstrations and challenges to engage and educate consumers on hidden household dangers. Click Here for More ...

Companies Help Calif. Rebound After Fires

Several companies in Southern California are taking steps to help that part of the country recover from recent wildfires. Click Here for More ...

Butler in as St. Paul Fire Chief

Tim Butler, who has been the fire emergency management and communications chief since 2004, was named the new fire chief in St. Paul, Minn. The city has been without a fire chief since Doug Holton left this summer to become Milwaukee's fire chief. Click Here for More ...

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From Mutual Aid, a FIRE CHIEF Blog

Civic Engagement Continuum

By Mark Chubb

Since Alan Brunacini wrote the Essentials of Fire Department Customer Service in 1996, fire and emergency services agencies have engaged in vigorous discussions about ways to add value to their service by focusing on "Mrs. Smith." Click Here for More ...

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As Seen in FIRE CHIEF

Best in Class

One oversees 29 separate areas collectively covering 30 million square feet on foreign soil. Another has spent his entire life in a small town in northern Connecticut. One must contend with fuel storage facilities, naval vessels and a work force made up partly of Japanese citizens. The other must contend with urban sprawl replacing farmland, spotty water supply and finding a way to build a much-needed fire station. Yet they share a passion for their profession that's won them the respect of their peers and this year's Fire Chief of the Year award.

Decorated Leader

By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

Though his coverage area is a hemisphere away, 2007 Career Chief of the Year Russell Tarver shares the principles of education and teamwork. Click Here for More ...

The Quiet Chief

By Rick Markley, Editor

He's deliberative, soft-spoken, calm and driven to improve the fire service, which are some of the reasons Michael Varney is our Volunteer Chief of the Year. Click Here for More ...

Upcoming Events

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NOVEMBER 2007

TEEX Basic Marine Firefighting
5-6, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Combined (Basic & Advanced) Marine Firefighting
12-16, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Advanced Marine Firefighting
13-16, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX 40-Hour NFPA 1081 Industrial Interior Fire Brigade Certification
12-16, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

Smoke Characterization Seminar
14-15, Lombard, Ill.
Contact: UL University

Mexico Fire & Safety Expo
14-16, Mexico City
Contact: National Fire Protection Association

TEEX 40-Hour NFPA 1081 Industrial Exterior Fire Brigade Certification
26-30, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

DoD Personal Protective Equipment Conference
28-30, Fort. Lauderdale, Fla.
Contact: www.tswg.gov

DECEMBER 2007

TEEX 16-Hour NFPA 1081 Leadership
3-4, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Basic Marine Firefighting
3-4, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX 32-Hour Advanced Tactical Leadership
10-13, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Combined (Basic & Advanced) Marine Firefighting
10-14, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire

TEEX Advanced Marine Firefighting
11-14, College Station, Texas
Contact: TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute, 866-878-8900; www.teex.org/fire