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<title>Fire officials address House on USFA funding</title>
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<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/articles/1287890-Fire-officials-address-House-on-USFA-funding/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Funding for USFA expires Sept. 30 and supporters are seeking $76.49 million through 2017.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:12:34 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fireground leadership must make sense</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[In 1949, 13 firefighters died at the Mann Gulch Fire in Montana. A number of factors contributed to the tragic loss of life that day, as documented in Norman Maclean&#39;s book Young Men and Fire and other sources. One of the key components of that day&#39;s outcome was a breakdown in the leadership of crew boss R. Wagner Dodge. Wag Dodge was an experienced firefighter who was working that day with ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:09:11 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Black caucus urges delay in Chicago Fire officer exam</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Fran Spielman The Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO &mdash; The City Council&#39;s Black Caucus is urging Mayor Rahm Emanuel to postpone the Chicago Fire Department&#39;s April 21 promotional exam for battalion chiefs or risk locking in a lily-white leadership team for the next decade. Ald. Howard Brookins (21st), chairman of the Black Caucus, said it makes no sense for the mayor to embrace and encourage ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:34:50 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>When the preposterous becomes reality</title>
<author><![CDATA[Rick Markley, FR1 Editor]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/articles/1265618-When-the-preposterous-becomes-reality/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[There are no easy answers because good public relations can lead to a better-equipped fire department. But in dire economic times, tough decisions have to be made about the level of service offered.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 21:01:30 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Suicide prevention: When it is the fire officer who needs help</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/articles/1260784-Suicide-prevention-When-it-is-the-fire-officer-who-needs-help/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Firefighter suicide is a subject on a lot of people&rsquo;s minds these days. Last year I wrote a column about this topic for FireRescue1, and it generated more feedback than any other column I have written in over three years. People wrote to tell me about efforts in their own organizations to address the issue of suicide. They told personal stories of loss. And one person said this: &ldquo;Good article ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:36:16 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>The &quot;halo effect&quot; in firefighting</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Linda-Willing/articles/1233313-The-halo-effect-in-firefighting/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[When I first became a firefighter, I was given lots of good advice. I clearly remember my captain telling me, "If you want to succeed around here, just make sure you don't do something really stupid your first year on the job." 
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<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:34:09 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Diversity in the fire service: The fear factor</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Linda-Willing/articles/1204254-Diversity-in-the-fire-service-The-fear-factor/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[It is not acceptable to use the excuse, "Well, we've always acted this way, so either get used to it or leave" ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:12:36 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Firehouse gunman prank: Would you have stopped it?</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Linda-Willing/articles/1167517-Firehouse-gunman-prank-Would-you-have-stopped-it/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Conflict is bad and agreement is good, right? Well, not necessarily. In recent years, there have been many instances where firefighters have gotten in trouble not for fighting among themselves, but for agreeing too readily to things that should never have gone forward. 

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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:09:59 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Firefighter communication: Keep texting in context</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Linda-Willing/articles/1128560-Firefighter-communication-Keep-texting-in-context/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[You need to communicate with someone right away. How will you do it? If you are like most people today, your first impulse will be to pick up your phone and send a text message. 

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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:31:17 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Firefighter suicide prevention: The company officer's role</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Linda-Willing/articles/1080052-Firefighter-suicide-prevention-The-company-officers-role/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Why do people kill themselves? Who knows. Even those who are closest to the person who has died may never solve the mystery of exactly what led to that person's death. 

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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:53:16 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Keep resumes short for fire service interviews</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/tips/757168-Keep-resumes-short-for-fire-service-interviews/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Will your resume get noticed for the right reasons? Be prepared before you submit your application or go to an interview.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:05:12 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Lead by example</title>
<author><![CDATA[Nicholas Hempel]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/tips/420038-Lead-by-example/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The first step in being an effective leader is to look at yourself, get to know your strengths and weaknesses, and understand them...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:54:34 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Practice your report writing skills</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/tips/425216-Practice-your-report-writing-skills/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Speaking to an education session at FRI in Denver Thursday, Mary Sovick, owner/instructor of Fireline Training and Consulting, stressed the importance of writing skills. &quot;You need to do the job right &ndash; and you must be able to prove it,&quot; she said. One easy tip: don't use acronyms like LOC that don't have set meanings. &quot;Abbreviations get us in trouble when we don't have them standardized,&quot; ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:16:19 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Leadership and the stages of team development</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The way groups of people develop into teams can be characterized by the model "Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing." In each phase, groups have different competencies and needs, and leadership responsibilities change ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:27:52 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Without character, true leadership is impossible</title>
<author><![CDATA[Steve Kidd]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Being of high moral character is absolutely critical to your ability to lead. Think about it for a second. Do you want to follow someone you don't trust? You know the type — a person who punctuates every sentence with the type of language you can't use in front of your mom as they demean everyone around them. In the same group of those void of character is a ranking officer who is less than discreet ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:07:12 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Virtual Access To Executive Fire Officer Applied Research Projects </title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/official-announcements/387868-Virtual-Access-To-Executive-Fire-Officer-Applied-Research-Projects/</link>
<description><![CDATA[In my role as the U.S. Fire Administrator, I am pleased to take a few minutes to make you aware of a significant effort underway at National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP) &ndash; one of the most tenured programs in the history of federal fire programs &ndash; began in 1985 and in 1990 a decision was made to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:03:48 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>IAFC Announces Unofficial Election Results</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Chief Kelvin Cochran Received Highest Number of Votes FAIRFAX, Va. — A subcommittee of the IAFC Elections Committee observed the election company's tabulation process on Thursday, August 10, 2006, and has determined the unofficial results of this year's election. Chief Kelvin J. Cochran of the Shreveport Fire Department (Louisiana) received the highest number of votes for the IAFC second vice president ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:01:01 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Eight Fire Officials Selected for Harvard Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program </title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/official-announcements/103604-Eight-Fire-Officials-Selected-for-Harvard-Senior-Executives-in-State-and-Local-Government-Program/</link>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – George W. Foresman, Under Secretary for Preparedness of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced today that DHS's U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), in cooperation with three other partners, has selected eight (8) senior fire officials for fellowships to attend the Harvard University's Senior Executives in State &amp; Local Government Program this summer at the John F. Kennedy ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:39:36 UTC</pubDate>

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