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Leadership and Command

With apologies to famed country singer Willie Nelson, I am here to announce that come June of 2010, I will be on the road again. Yes, once again it is time to announce another Harry Carter Road Trip. It is my intention to hit the road on or about June 1, 2010. June is normally my quiet month between band seasons. However, it is my desire to be back in time for the outdoor summer band season with famed Ocean Grove Summer Band, in Ocean Grove, NJ.

My mission will be similar to the theme...

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Contributors

Burton Clark

Burton Clark
The Tale of Two Proactive Fire Chiefs
Starting in 1976, every D.C. firefighter was trained on residential smoke detectors and that training continues now.

Kellie Lee

Kellie Lee
Permits To Address Potential Hazards
How does your department address events and situations where potential hazards may exist?

Bruce Thompson

Bruce Thompson
Leadership: Under Promise; Over Deliver
Be conservative in terms of the promises you make on behalf of your organization. But then be radical in beating the deadlines you set.

John Dibacco

John Dibacco
A Family Liaison - Have You Assigned One?
Why do we, as fire service EMS providers, need to think or worry about this important communications aspect?
 

Recent Podcasts

Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 11:35
This month on Fire Marshal's Corner, host Ed Comeau looks at the residential sprinkler issue, following up on last month's show. Legislation was introduced recently in Texas in a last-minute attachment to a bill that would bar communities from allowing residential sprinkler ordinances or code adoptions. This definitely sneaked in under the radar screen and the fire service in Texas mobilized in response, holding press conferences in both Austin and Plano to draw attention to the bill and ask the governor to veto it.
Monday, April 13, 2009 - 13:49
This month on Fire Marshal's Corner, host Ed Comeau focuses on the growing issue of efforts to remove the requirements for residential sprinklers, that were put into the International Residential Code, at the state level. A number of bills have been introduced in state legislatures and the fire service is rising to the cause and working hard to make sure that profits are not coming ahead of public and firefighter safety.
 

Blogs

Facebook is quickly becoming the tool of choice by many leading fire departments in helping spread the fire safety message. With more than 40 billion page views each month, Facebook is the sixth most trafficked site in the...

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I recently came back from the first meeting of the development team for the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) Sustainable Building Technology Committee (SBTC) (they need a new, shorter name...).  The...

 

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Upcoming TrainingLive Webcasts

Webcast presenter

Ronald E. Moore

Friday, October 10, 2008 - 13:00

New vehicles are being constructed with ultra high strength steel materials, including Boron and Martensenite and this is challenging first responders at crash scenes. This webcast will teach rescue personnel how to work with these materials to safely remove accident victims from their cars.

Webcast presenter

Jeffrey Pindelski

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 03:00

Rapid intervention and firefighter survival skills are often considered advanced, but do you have a firm grasp on the basic skills of firefighter removal? This webcast, based on case studies and proven statistics, will enable you to learn essential rapid intervention rope rescue concepts that can also be applied to basic, everyday fireground survival.

 

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