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Firefighter Safety and Health
Know the IAFC’s Rules of Engagement

After a reader writes to Nozzlehead, complaining about his department’s adoption of the Rules of Engagement, Nozzlehead explains why following these rules can save your life, and how they can help you determine those moments when aggressiveness is appropriate—and when to pull back.
(Wednesday, June 1, 2011) read
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Command and Leadership
Secure Grant Funding

With the AFG application period upon us, it's time to review some tips for securing grant funding. Wayne Eder explains how to prioritize your needs and, therefore, what to apply for on a year-by-year schedule, and also offers tips for the grant narrative and questionnaire.
(Monday, May 2, 2011) read
Tags: AFG, Assistance to Firefighters Grant, grant, money, Wayne Eder, Funding and Budgets
Command and Leadership
The Far-Reaching Effects of Company Officer Decisions

Ray Gayk explains that company officers decide how their crew is going to respond to an emergency, therefore, they have the ability to drastically affect--or impact--the outcome of every emergency. If they assist victims in every way they can, they can potentially alter the individual's life, as well as the wellbeing of their entire community.
(Monday, April 18, 2011) read
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Command and Leadership
Have Something to Say? Make Sure the Right Person Is Talking

The public basis its opinions of public services on what it sees and hears. Scott Cook examines the need for fire departments to have spokespeople who can clearly, effectively and positively present them to the community.
(Thursday, April 14, 2011) read
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Command and Leadership
The "Leadership Absenteeism" Crisis Ahead for Volunteers

As a generation of fire service leaders retires, many fear that there is a crisis of “leadership absenteeism” ahead—that the incoming youth won’t know how to fill the void left by their predecessors. Here, Tiger Schmittendorf explores the leadership transitions ahead.
(Wednesday, April 13, 2011) read
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