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Table Of Contents

	The Golden Rule
	NVFC Backs Sprinkler Rule
	Pa. Emergency Management Chief Dies
	Fallen Firefighter's Family Tries to Reopen Lawsuit
	West Virginia Considers County-Paid Departments
	Chicago Tests Digital Radios
	Stricter Rules Result from Firefighter Deaths
	Two Conn. Fire Officials Appointed
	Deputy Appointed Interim Chief
	More Incentives for Pa. Volunteers
	Maryland County Finishes with Budget Surplus
	Wash. Chief Dies
	Going International
	Nurture Over Nature
	Middle can be Just Right
	Foam in a Crowded Place
	Full Calendar at FireChief.com

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From Janet's Notebook

The Golden Rule

By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

When I first entered the business world, conventional wisdom held that you never talked about sex, politics or religion. These topics were considered taboo and their consequences feared. But today, sex and politics are headline news and hard to avoid in conversations. Religion is discussed, but primarily in the context of warring religious factions.

Could a fire department be held up as an example for the world’s religions to co-exist? With his ministry doctorate, Carl G. Carlozzi has studied the world’s religions. As chaplain of the Phoenix Fire Department, he is convinced that religions could learn a lesson from their local fire department.

“I think people do talk about religion and don’t know it,” he said. “[We talk about] what we are, how we re-connect … most organizations are service-oriented and there to bring them together and offer help.”

According to Carlozzi, every religion — Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism or any practice with a higher power — aims to bring people together and co-exist peacefully. But for many years Carlozzi believed that something was wrong with religious organizations — they got off the track. How they could get back on track was to take a close look at fire departments. "In a sense, we’re all religious," he said. Click Here for More ...

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Top Story

NVFC Backs Sprinkler Rule

The National Volunteer Fire Council adopted a resolution supporting a change to the International Residential Code to require fire sprinklers in new single-family homes. Click Here for More ...

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In the News

Pa. Emergency Management Chief Dies

Indiana County (Pa.) Emergency Management Agency Director Paul Beatty died July 28 following an extended illness. He was 61. Click Here for More ...

Fallen Firefighter's Family Tries to Reopen Lawsuit

The family of a St. Louis firefighter who died in 2002 is looking to reopen a settlement it reached with Survivair in 2006, saying the company withheld information. Click Here for More ...

West Virginia Considers County-Paid Departments

A legislative committee in West Virginia is looking into county-paid fire departments as a means of recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters. Click Here for More ...

Chicago Tests Digital Radios

The Chicago Fire Department is switching to a $22 million digital radio system to prevent a repeat of the deadly communications breakdown that occurred at a high-rise fire. Click Here for More ...

Stricter Rules Result from Firefighter Deaths

After two Boston firefighters died last year while fighting a restaurant fire, the Massachusetts fire marshal wants to impose stricter regulations on commercial grease-cleaning companies. Click Here for More ...

Two Conn. Fire Officials Appointed

Ridgefield Fire Chief Heather Burford was named by the governor to serve on the state's Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. And in Clinton, Anastasios Clados was named emergency management director. Click Here for More ...

Deputy Appointed Interim Chief

John McDonald, deputy fire chief for East Pierce Fire & Rescue in Washington, has been appointed interim fire chief after the death of his predecessor in a California wildfire. Click Here for More ...

More Incentives for Pa. Volunteers

To combat this trend decreasing volunteer firefighter numbers, federal and state lawmakers are sponsoring the SERVE Act to provide a $1,000 tax credit to active volunteer firefighters and emergency workers serving a minimum of one year. Click Here for More ...

Maryland County Finishes with Budget Surplus

The Anne Arundel County (Md.) Fire Department finished FY 2008 with a $2.54 million budget surplus. Click Here for More ...

Wash. Chief Dies

A body found after a Northern California wildland fire is believed to be Pierce County, Wash., Fire Chief Daniel Packer. Click Here for More ...

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From Mutual Aid, a FIRE CHIEF Blog

Going International

By Robert Rielage

My wife, Diana, and I recently returned from a two-week vacation in Norway and Denmark. Whenever we travel, I like to stop and talk shop with firefighters whenever possible. During this trip, we had the opportunity to visit fire stations in Honnigsvag, Trondheim, Geiranger, Bergen and Stavanger. Three of these departments had career firefighters, while two relied solely on volunteers. Click Here for More ...

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As Seen in FIRE CHIEF

Nurture Over Nature

By Bob Van Horne

Some are called “born leaders,” but it takes work to be perceived as such. Here are some steps to reach your leadership potential. Click Here for More ...

Middle can be Just Right

By Chris Cavette

If your department needs a rescue that is not too large and not too small, picking one in between can be your best choice. Click Here for More ...

Foam in a Crowded Place

By Rick Markley, Editor

Maine departments use mini CAFS to protect densely populated events. Click Here for More ...

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AUGUST

8-Hour Industrial Fire Training
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Third Annual Indiana WMD Preparedness and Anti-Terrorism Conference Comprehensive Intergrated Training Exercise
11-15, Indianapolis
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8-Hour Foam Operations
12, Beaumont, Texas
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Annual Confined-Space Refresher
12-14, Baton Rouge, La.
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Fire-Rescue International
14-16, Denver
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Fast-Track 80 Confined-Space Rescue Certification
19-22 and 25-28, Baton Rouge, La.
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8-Hour Firefighter Survival Skills-Flashover
22, Beaumont, Texas
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