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President-Elect Donald Trump is right…about one thing… Twitter, kicks ass when it comes to getting a message out. Folks in emergency services better take heed, for more reasons than The Donald’s methods. First, a disclaimer.  I didn’t vote for him. Don’t agree with the way he ran his business, campaign and personal attacks on his detractors.  Don’t agree with his proposals either. But, I was…

Wildland Fires Rage Across the Carolinas in USA

By: Robert Avsec, Executive Fire Officer Frightening photos from wildfires burning in North Carolina. Now before any of our firefighter brothers and sisters out west say, “That’s not a real wildfire,” please keep in mind that here in the eastern USA we don’t combat fires on the scale and magnitude that you do out west. …

Insights to Improve Your Fire and EMS Department’s External Communications

Tanya Bettridge, a fire and life safety educator and essayist, offers a unique perspective on how lessons she derived from the recent U.S. Presidential Election can be used by fire and EMS departments to communicate better with their stakeholders.

Fire service training is much more than just the imparting of knowledge, the acquisition of new skills, and the ability to apply that new knowledge and skills. Fire service training, from entry-level through incumbent staff training, is also the vehicle by which a department’s culture and values are initially imprinted upon individuals or reinforced.

2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Cutaway

The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid 16 kWh for the battery and 30 miles as the driving range because that is the market this vehicle is targeting.

What does a future fire officer look like?

What traits do you believe make a firefighter a good candidate to promote to Company Officer? I asked several fire service colleagues the question: What traits to you look for in firefighters as potential company officers? Two of those colleagues, Fire Chief Bud Backer and Division Chief Susan Tamme, provided some really good insights back to me via e-mail. I could only use a few of their…

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2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Lithium-Ion Battery System