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• An intro to fire service leadership: Influencing with relationships

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  Chief John Buckman breaks down the leadership characteristics to embrace and those to avoid to lead your firefighters to success

• Changing hands: Making the firefighter generational transition

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  We must learn from and rely on a new generation of firefighters if our profession is to progress

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• Kan. fire dept. hires first female firefighter in its 141-year history

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  Cadie-Marie Stapleton, 18, of Galena, has changed the course of history, becoming the first female volunteer firefighter with the Galena Fire Department

• Firefighter arson: Could it happen within your ranks?

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  Learn how to identify the signs of firefighter arson within your own ranks and the actions fire chiefs can take to mitigate the problem

• Family: Recruit was fired from Toledo FD due to race

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  Outgoing Chief Luis Santiago confirmed the recruit was fired after he was unable to meet the state’s standards

• Fla. fire chief actively recruiting women to join firefighting ranks

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  The push for more women in the fire department is being driven by Fire Chief Doug Riley

• Fla. city seeking 18 responders for new station

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  Firefighter Colton Conrad, who has been employed with Panama City Beach for three years, said it's a tough job, but the payoff is worth it

• Wash. city green card holders can now apply to be firefighters, cops

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  Senate Bill 6145, which took effect in June, gives legal permanent residents the right to apply to be first responders

• Sonoma County supervisors give $1.7M for fire staffing, recruitment

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  Officials, citing the need for action after last fall’s catastrophic and deadly October fires, also agreed to spend $800,000 to recruit and retain firefighters

• Addressing the toll of increased call volumes and firefighter training

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  Firefighter training requirements, call volumes, politics and recruitment/retention top combination fire department concerns

• San Francisco mayor’s budget plan allows for 90 new dispatchers

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  "Dispatchers are now answering approximately 1,000 more calls per day. That's about 1,000 more calls from seven years ago," Mayor Mark Farrell said

• Wis. fire dept. teams up with EMS agency to combat paramedic shortage

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  Gundersen Tri-State Ambulance and the La Crosse Fire Department have agreed to a partnership that is expected to help solve the local paramedic shortage

• Mich. city hires more responders as full-time EMS service moves forward

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  Adrian fire chief Tim Bartenslager asked the mayor, city commission and city administrator to increase the roster from 15 to 18 firefighters

• Watch: Female firefighters share challenges, value of inclusive culture

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  The video features women who attended WTREX, a training exchange that helps advance participants’ qualifications for wildland fire operations

• Pa. township offers tax breaks to volunteer first responders

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  Eligible volunteers can receive a tax credit of up to $250 on their earned income tax levied by the township

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