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<title>How to gain complete compliance for SOGs</title>
<author><![CDATA[Dennis Rubin]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/articles/1449919-How-to-gain-complete-compliance-for-SOGs/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Washington D.C.'s No One Goes Home program is a template any department can use to get SOG buy in from officers and firefighters.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 01:04:55 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How to lead without being a jerk</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/articles/1447216-How-to-lead-without-being-a-jerk/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Following disciplinary protocols in a fair way does not make you a jerk; it makes you a credible leader.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:17:09 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Thomas Carr: A great chief is laid to rest</title>
<author><![CDATA[Adam K. Thiel]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/articles/1441533-Thomas-Carr-A-great-chief-is-laid-to-rest/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[I know many firefighters, career and volunteer, initially serve because they know a friend or family member who is a firefighter; I didn&#39;t. For others, becoming a firefighter is the culmination of a childhood dream; as a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. No, my journey started 21 years ago, in Montgomery County, Md., as a complete accident. I first decided to volunteer so I could get my EMT certification ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 22:49:09 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Reality Training: Commanding the first 5 minutes</title>
<author><![CDATA[Robert Avsec]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/articles/1439857-Reality-Training-Commanding-the-first-5-minutes/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Would your fire attack tactics be any different, especially in the first five minutes?]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:25:04 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>10 ways to stay safe in strip malls</title>
<author><![CDATA[Jason Hoevelmann ]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/articles/1436138-10-ways-to-stay-safe-in-strip-malls/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Use these steps to protect against the 'funny haze' turning into fire overhead.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:07:53 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Leadership lessons from a ranting officer</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Linda-Willing/articles/1426688-Leadership-lessons-from-a-ranting-officer/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A firefighter's job is to mitigate damage and never make something worse than it already is.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:01:15 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>A case for SOG-driven response</title>
<author><![CDATA[Dennis Rubin]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/dennis-rubin/articles/1422642-A-case-for-SOG-driven-response/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Two case studies highlight why flexible, clear SOGs are the best way for first-due companies initiate action.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:41:11 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fire officers: How to lead older crews at slow stations</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Linda-Willing/articles/1417791-Fire-officers-How-to-lead-older-crews-at-slow-stations/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Just because the crew has decades on the department doesn't make them above being led; in fact, it's quite the opposite.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:31:49 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>5 Things to avoid in performance evals</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Linda-Willing/articles/1406980-5-Things-to-avoid-in-performance-evals/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Good evaluations are hard to do, even for the best-trained; avoiding some basic pitfalls will make the evaluations more productive.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:49:11 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>4 steps to being a better leader</title>
<author><![CDATA[Linda Willing]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Linda-Willing/articles/1389597-4-steps-to-being-a-better-leader/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A friend who is a successful builder and developer recently told me the following story. He had bought some properties he intended to fix up and sell at a profit, renting them out in the meantime. These houses were located in a part of the country that had been hit particularly hard by the recession, and labor was cheap and plentiful. He wanted to hire a carpenter who could do the necessary work on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2013 23:35:26 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>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/tips/317973-Leadership-and-the-stages-of-team-development/]]></link>
<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>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/tips/113195-Without-character-true-leadership-is-impossible/]]></link>
<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>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/cod-company-officer-development/official-announcements/113168-IAFC-Announces-Unofficial-Election-Results/</link>
<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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