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FireRescue1 Member News January 30, 2008 Volume 224 |
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| American LaFrance: What Does the Future Hold? |
Ind. warehouse fire sends smoke into school
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 You don't get to be one of the oldest fire apparatus manufacturers around without having strength in the face of adversity.But American LaFrance seems to be facing its toughest challenge yet after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday. The decision capped a tumultuous stretch for the company after it changed ownership from a unit of Freightliner, which ran the firm for 10 years from 1995 through 2005, to Patriarch Partners ... Full Story Related Articles:  American LaFrance files for bankruptcy American LaFrance answers bankruptcy, delivery questions for customers |
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Dealing With the Problem Employee |
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| By Linda Willing, FireRescue1 columnist | ||
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| FireRescue1 is pleased to announce that Linda Willing has joined our columnist ranks. Look to Willing's monthly column for advice on leadership development and how to get the best out of your crew. | ||
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"Pat" is a firefighter with a reputation: the one who regularly comes to work five minutes late, who loses equipment on emergency scenes, who files groundless grievances, who pushes every joke just a little too far. Pat is the quintessential "problem employee." And now Pat is your problem.
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Press Release: Interact Business Group Involved in Four New Public Safety Training Centers [Interact Business Group] Maine volunteer sues after losing job [Clinton, Maine] Hundreds mourn UK firefighters [Coventry, England] Related Article: UK firefighters 'were lacking information' before fatal warehouse blazeWeather fueling Texas fires to improve [Fort Worth, Texas] Dallas firefighter now arson suspect [Dallas]
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Rescue impossible for disabled Pa. woman [Doylestown, Pa.] Texas high schooler saves firefighter grandfather with CPR [Austin, Texas] Gas spill forces Calif. freeway closure [Redwood City, Calif.]
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