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Table Of Contents
Art of Negotiation
Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week in June
MSA Earns OSHA Status
Professor Honored For Developing Fire Curriculum
Incident Reporting System Self Study Available
Moorman Appointed IFSAC Manager
NFPA Names Board of Directors
Kenneth Richardson Receives Lamb Award
Redlands Downsizes Fire Management Posts
Fire Chief and Assistant Chief Retire
DOJ Settles Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
High Gas Prices Lead to Vehicle Cuts
Unstable Situation
Electricity on the Go
Digital Dilemma
Stunted Growth
Full Calendar at FireChief.com
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From Janet's Notebook
Art of Negotiation


If your son or daughter asked for money, you’d probably ask how much, why and what for.

When my daughters were young, they learned if they wanted something, they had to sell it to their dad before he would buy in. The girls eventually learned that before they could negotiate with their dad, they first had to prepare.

Being an engineer, my husband would always ask a series of logical questions about the need or value of their request, whether it was a new bike or their first computer. Was it a need or a want? Why? What were the benefits and other options? What would they contribute to the investment? The process frustrated the girls, but it saved time, tears and tantrums, and they learned to be successful negotiators and educated consumers.

I thought of the art of negotiation during the third annual Illinois Home Day, held yesterday in Addison, Ill. Home Day brings together Illinois members of the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers Association, Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association, Illinois Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, including the Illinois Professional Firefighters Association, and congressional representatives. Staffers from the offices of Sens. Dick Durbin and Barrack Obama and Reps. Jerry Weller, Melissa Bean, Judy Biggert and Peter Roskam were in attendance. Click Here for More ...

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In the News
Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week in June
The National Volunteer Fire Council has partnered with the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the International Association of Fire Fighters to promote the 2008 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week, scheduled for June 22–28. Click Here for More...

MSA Earns OSHA Status
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration certified Mine Safety Appliances' facility in Cranberry, Pa., at the highest level in its prestigious Voluntary Protection Programs. Click Here for More...

Professor Honored For Developing Fire Curriculum
University of Maryland University College professor Betty Jo Mayeske received the 2008 Lasting Achievement Award from the National Fire Academy’s Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education Program. Click Here for More...

Incident Reporting System Self Study Available
The U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fire Academy made the new National Fire Incident Reporting System 5.0 Self Study online course available. Serving as an introduction to NFIRS 5.0, this self-study course provides an overview of the data collection system, its modules and data conversion issues. Click Here for More...

Moorman Appointed IFSAC Manager
The International Fire Service Accreditation Congress and Oklahoma State University appointed Clayton Moorman as IFSAC manager. Click Here for More...

NFPA Names Board of Directors
The National Fire Protection Association named new members and officers of the board of directors at its World Safety Conference & Exposition. Click Here for More...

Kenneth Richardson Receives Lamb Award
The National Fire Protection Association honored J. Kenneth Richardson with the 2008 Paul C. Lamb Award. Click Here for More...

Redlands Downsizes Fire Management Posts
As a result of budgetary cuts, city officials in Redlands, Calif., will eliminate several fire and police department management positions but also hire as many as 14 others, according to the Press-Enterprise. Click Here for More...

Fire Chief and Assistant Chief Retire
John Thela, assistant chief of New Port Richey's (Fla.) Fire and Emergency Services, has retired after 29 years of service, and Chief Dan Azzariti, plans to retire at the end of September. Click Here for More...

DOJ Settles Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
The Department of Justice reached a consent decree with the Robertson Fire Protection District of Hazelwood, Mo. Click Here for More...

High Gas Prices Lead to Vehicle Cuts
Metro Nashville will reduce its vehicle fleet by 10% and make other changes to try to save money amidst rising gas prices. Click Here for More...

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As Seen in FIRE CHIEF
Unstable Situation


Deinstitutionalizing the mentally ill changes the first responder’s role; learning about their conditions will aid in treatment. Click Here for More...

Electricity on the Go


A California fire department concocted a way to charge apparatus batteries with solar panels. Click Here for More...

Digital Dilemma


Blogs give the public near-instant access to information. Use them to your advantage. Click Here for More...

Stunted Growth


Little things grow into big issues that can have a profound and possibly devastating affect on a department’s culture. Click Here for More...

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Upcoming Events
Full Calendar at FireChief.com
Do you have an upcoming event to share with our readers? Please send information to Lisa Allegretti, Managing Editor, at lisa@firechief.com.

JUNE

30-Hour Basic Industrial Interior Fire Training
16-19, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

Fast-Track 80 Confined-Space Rescue Certification
17-20 and 23-26, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

8-Hour Firefighter Survival Skills-Flashover
20, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

40-Hour Industrial Fire Team Leader
23-27, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

Tower Work & Rescue
25-27, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

JULY

8-Hour Industrial Fire Training
7, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

8-Hour Firefighter Survival Skills-Flashover
11, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

32-Hour Industrial Fire Team Leader
14-17, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

8-Hour Foam Operations
15, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

Off-Shore Rig Rescue
14-18, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

FFCA Annual Meeting and Executive Development Conference
25-30, Pointe Vedra Beach, Fla.
Contact: Florida Fire Chiefs Association

8-Hour Hazardous Material for First Responders-Awareness Level
25, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

8-Hour Pre-Emergency Planning for Industrial Facilities
29, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

15th Annual NFPA Americas' Fire & Security Expo 2008
29-31, Miami Beach, Fla.
Contact: National Fire Protection Association

AUGUST

8-Hour Industrial Fire Training
11, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

Third Annual Indiana WMD Preparedness and Anti-Terrorism Conference Comprehensive Intergrated Training Exercise
11-15, Indianapolis
Contact: Gary Ashenfelter, Training Director, IDEA, 800-558-6620; training@indianadea.com

8-Hour Foam Operations
12, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

Annual Confined-Space Refresher
12-14, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

Fire-Rescue International
14-16, Denver
Contact: International Association of Fire Chiefs, 800-934-1957; www.iafc.org

Fast-Track 80 Confined-Space Rescue Certification
19-22 and 25-28, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

8-Hour Firefighter Survival Skills-Flashover
22, Beaumont, Texas
Contact: Industrial Safety Training Council, Trisha Kelley, 409-833-2378 ext. 1134 or Jim Philp, 409-833-2378 ext. 1108; www.bestcomplex.com

Fire & Rescue 2008
27-29, Liverpool, England
Contact: Fire & Security Portfolio

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FIRE CHIEF magazine is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the In Service 2008 Emergency Vehicle Technician of the Year. The award will be given to one emergency vehicle technician who has made an outstanding effort to promote a high standard of excellence in quality and safety in emergency vehicles.

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