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Table Of Contents
Don't Box Yourself In
NFPA Campaigns for More Home Sprinklers
Chula Vista Names Chief
Fireman's Fund Donations Reach $20 Million
Fla. Firefighter Wins Firemark Award
Hazardous Materials Center Recruits Teams for Best Practices
Heating Cost Concerns May Lead to Fires
La. Fire Chief Resigns
Memphis F.D. Teaches Paramedics
New Chief for Tucson
Don't Ask People to Choose
Habitable, but not Humane
Follow the Leader
Not Like the Other
Southern Exposure
Stress Relief
Full Calendar at FireChief.com
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From Janet's Notebook
Don't Box Yourself In
By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director

“No more taxes” is a great political mantra, but where else will the money for fire departments come from? In this struggling economy, volunteer and combination departments will need creative solutions beyond fund-raising efforts or FIRE Grants for equipment and maintenance costs.

During the recent Station Style Design Award judging, the panel had a lively discussion over a couple of training centers that were submitted in the Shared Facilities category. Many fire departments have found that sharing their facilities, particularly training centers, results in more funding and ultimately yields more bang for the buck.

One such facility is The Woodlands (Texas) Emergency Training Center, which offers a comprehensive, multi-disciplined and coordinated approach to training for all-risk hazards. “We cater to The Woodlands, but also our region,” said Fire Chief Alan Benson. "We have coordinated emergency management and also work with law enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Lone Star College."

Center managers also found a unique funding opportunity. The training center recently hosted managers and dealers from Sperian, a manufacturer of eye protection, SCBA and other protective gear for emergency responders, for one day of live-fire training. The company paid to use the facility. Click Here for More ...

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Top Story
NFPA Campaigns for More Home Sprinklers
The National Fire Protection Association has launched a campaign to increase the number of homes protected by sprinklers. Click Here for More ...
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In the News
Chula Vista Names Chief
Jeff Piechura, the current fire chief of Northwest (Ariz.) Fire/Rescue, will take over as chief of the Chula Vista (Calif.) Fire Department. Click Here for More ...
Fireman's Fund Donations Reach $20 Million
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company announced that the Heritage Program has distributed more than $20 million in donations since its inception in 2004. Click Here for More ...
Fla. Firefighter Wins Firemark Award
Ocala, Fla., firefighter Chris Hickman received the Firemark award from Mutual Liberty Insurance. Click Here for More ...
Hazardous Materials Center Recruits Teams for Best Practices
The National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center is recruiting Regional Incident Survey Teams to gather information to help develop best practices, lessons learned and improved curricula and training materials for the hazmat response community. Click Here for More ...
Heating Cost Concerns May Lead to Fires
As winter approaches, fire chiefs should prepare themselves, their departments and their communities for the dangers presented by alternate heating sources. Click Here for More ...
La. Fire Chief Resigns
Chief Daniel Scott, a 27-year veteran of the Houma (La.) Fire Department, has tendered his resignation after two years as chief. Click Here for More ...
Memphis F.D. Teaches Paramedics
The Memphis Fire Department received accreditation as a paramedic education program from the Tennessee Department of Health Division Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board. Click Here for More ...
New Chief for Tucson
Patrick Kelly is the new fire chief of Tucson. Click Here for More ...
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From Mutual Aid, a FIRE CHIEF Blog
Don't Ask People to Choose
By Mark Chubb

Neither firefighters nor the communities they serve will want to see economic conditions curtail the level of fire service. In some communities though, the costs of providing these services, like the costs of housing, have become unsustainable. When a community can afford neither housing nor its fire department, which do you think it will work harder to keep? Click Here for More ...
Habitable, but not Humane
By Rick Markley, Editor

Disliking Habitat for Humanity is akin to disliking puppies. I take no pleasure in scolding puppies. But last month, just before the International Code Council was preparing to vote on adding a requirement that all one- and two-family homes and townhomes be equipped with fire sprinklers, Habitat joined the National Association of Home Builders in formally arguing against the new rule. Click Here for More ...
As Seen in WILDFIRE
Follow the Leader
By Punky Moore

Participants in this year’s Followership to Leadership course honed their skills along a less-traditional path. Click Here for More ...
Not Like the Other
By Jonetta Holt

Southern California’s 2007 fires weren’t like the fire siege of 2003. In fact, there were dramatic differences even between the fires that were burning simultaneously in 2007. Click Here for More ...
Southern Exposure
By Josh McDaniel

A record-setting 2007 fire season put Georgia officials on the offensive to battle continuing drought conditions. Click Here for More ...
Stress Relief
By Brian Sharkey, Theron Miller & Charles Palmer

The Forest Service is researching IMT stressors and adequate coping measures. Click Here for More ...
Upcoming Events
Full Calendar at FireChief.com
Do you have an upcoming event to share with our readers? Please send information to Carrie Cleaveland, Assistant Editor, at carrie@firechief.com.

OCTOBER

8-Hour Industrial Fire Training
13, 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
13-17, 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

The Art of Reading Smoke
18, Pontiac, Ill.
Contact: Fire Training Resources

Annual Rope-Rescue Refresher
20-22, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

8-Hour Foam Operations
21, 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

FDSOA's Annual Safety Forum
27-31, Orlando, Fla.
Contact: Fire Department Safety Officers Association, 508-881-3114; www.fdsoa.org

Firefighter Escape
27-28, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

Off-Shore Rig Rescue
27-31, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

Petzl EXO End-User Training
29, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

10th Annual Technologies for Critical Incident Conference and Exposition
29-31, Chicago
Contact: Center for Technology Commercialization, 508-870-0042

8-Hour Firefighter Survival Skills-Flashover
31, 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

NOVEMBER

Public Safety Grant Writing National Seminar
4-5, San Francisco, Calif.
Contact: CHIEF Grants, David Furrer, (888) 588-8569 ext. 4535, davidf@chiefsupply.com; www.chiefgrants.com

National Backyards And Beyond Conference
6-8, Tampa, Fla.
Contact: Firewise Communities, www.firewise.org

Preventing and Surviving the Fireground Mayday
7, Romeoville, Ill.
Contact:RICOFIRERESCUE, (815) 372-4042; www.ricofirerescue.com

8-Hour Industrial Fire Training
10, 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
10-12, Baton Rouge, La.
Contact: Roco Rescue, 800-647-7626; www.rocorescue.com

8-Hour Hazardous Material for First Responders-Awareness Level
14, 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
14, 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

Firefighter Seminar
 16, Old Saybrook, Conn.
Contact: Valley Shore Mutual Aid Association, John T. Dunn, (860) 388-4599, hayride@oldsaybrookfire.com; www.fireseminar.com

32-Hour Industrial Fire Team Leader
17-20, 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

8-Hour Foam Operations
18, 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

Air Management and SCBA Skills for Fireground Survival
21, Romeoville, Ill.
Contact:RICOFIRERESCUE, (815) 372-4042; www.ricofirerescue.com

8-Hour Pre-Emergency Planning for Industrial Facilities
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

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