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• MySpace. My Business.

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  MySpace. My Business. At least that's what some of us seem to think. We can post items on MySpace, TheDilly, Yahoo Personals and other Web sites without any repercussions. Right? Maybe not. A sheri...

• It’s the Weather

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  What a crazy week it has been for weather across the country. Fire departments that have probably never seen snow and ice like this — Houston, Southern California and others — have had their hands ...

• Dear Chief ...

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  Dear Chief, A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting your city. The people were friendly, and I enjoyed the several hours I spent there. While in town I happened to observe your fire departme...

• The Degrees of Separation

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  You’ve read the news: On Saturday, Denison (Texas) Fire Department firefighter Phillip Townsend was killed in the line of duty. Apparently, an awning in the front of the building collapsed on him a...

• What got you started as a firefighter?

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  Here's my story

• How Will You Vote?

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  Last week, I wrote about the sad state of affairs when a city needs to hire a new chief but does not promote from within the department ... even when there’s someone within the department who is ve...

• Hiring the New Chief

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  Hiring a new chief can be quite a challenge for any city, but in most cases, it shouldn’t be. More often than not, someone completely capable and well qualified to be the chief of the department is...

• The Turnover, Part 2

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  Last week we talked about how to handle replacing a popular chief who left on his or her own terms. This week, I’d like to address a very different situation: how to handle replacing a chief who wa...

• The Turnover

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  It's coming sooner than you think. Some fire chiefs will be replaced after the end of the year. Some will have made the decision themselves; for others, it will have been the choice of department p...

• Questions for the Chiefs, Part 2

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  Last week I presented two simple questions to the chiefs out there. First, do you think your department will get along just fine without you? And for those of us who think our department won't surv...

• Questions for the Chiefs

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  My Notes to Self for this week and next week focus on one primary question. Each note will have a separate follow up question for you chiefs out there. The primary question: Do you think your depar...

• Common Sense on Dirty Bombs

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  I’m about to step on a few toes here. Lots of people are making a good living scaring the hell out of us with dirty bomb scenarios. A friend of mine who’s a radiation protection technician ran the ...

• All Politics Is Local

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  ’Tis the season! No, not that season — it’s mid-term election season. Don’t worry, I’m not here to tell you who to vote for, I just want to encourage you to exercise your privilege to vote. Many of...

• Shift Your Focus

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  While working on a Quick Drills column for FireRescue magazine, I observed one of our younger firefighters descending the stairs while using an imager. Like many departments, we have the older, lar...

• Required Reading

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  Here are three Web sites you should bookmark and read often. 1. Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program: www.cdc.gov/niosh/fireThis Web page provides access to NIOSH investigatio...

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