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Residence.
P.O. Box 2286 McKinney Texas 75070
Department:
McKinney Fire Department
Title/rank:
Fire Chief
Years of public service:
39
Agency structure:
Paid fire department
Top issues in your department:
Growth
Building Stations
Buying Equipment
Hiring personnel
Professional Qualifications:
MPA, EFO, CFOD, MIFireE, CEM
Topics you provide training for:
Strategic Planning
Organizational Effectiveness
Incident Command
Fire and Arson Investigation
Areas of expertise:
Fire and Arson Investigation
Strategic Planning
Incident Command
Bio:
Author of "Fire Department Strategic Planning: Creating Future Excellence"; Fire Chief of one of the fastest growing cities in the country; Speaker, Instructor, and consultant

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At 10:48pm on October 14, 2008, John Barrett said…
Hey Chief,

Would you mind taking a few minutes to look at www.honortheirsacrifices.com and then contact me?

Thanks,
John
At 6:25pm on September 22, 2008, Mark Wallace said…
I hope to teach at the next FDIC as well as the next Fire Rescue International. I am currently putting together a new presentation called "Strategic Planning for Effective Training and Professional Development" and will be presenting this topic at the Performance Institute In Arlington Virginia in January. So I'm trying to ask firefighters what they think. How ldo you see your preparations for future promotions. What questions do you have? I'd like to do more than just give my perspective to get a fresh view of what those still coming up through the ranks think about their future efforts to succeed in moving up through the ranks. Thanks, Mark Wallace
At 9:02pm on September 15, 2008, Brent Sanger said…
Chief, I think I understand what you were asking in your message. However, can you break it down a little more for me as to what you are looking for? I am still learning the Administrative side of firefighting after having been at the nozzle end of the hose for a while. I do know I would love to attend a training class that you create from your research.
At 6:30pm on September 15, 2008, Frank Ricci said…
How can I help?
Frank
At 2:27pm on August 27, 2008, Bobby Halton said…
Hey Brother
I am coming to Dallas tonight are you going to tomorrows chiefs meeting?
At 3:53pm on July 24, 2008, Brent Sanger said…
Thanks for that friend request Chief. Hopefully I can pick your brain some. A week ago I was asked by the chief of the volunteer department I am a member of to be one of the Assistant Chiefs. I never dreamed of wearing anything more than 2 bugles. So I am looking for guidance to be a good chief to the members of my department and to myself.
At 9:21pm on July 21, 2008, Julie Simmons said…
I hit "add comment" before I was done....Take care & stay in touch!

Julie
At 9:21pm on July 21, 2008, Julie Simmons said…
Hi Mark,

Sorry you're having some technical difficulty. I think if you go into My Page then look for My Settings on the right you'll find an option to upload your dept. photo. You might want to make sure it is a .gif or .jpeg.

I recently accepted another job, and I no longer work for PennWell. I'm sorry I missed you in my notifications to my friends & authors. I certainly enjoyed working with you over the years and meeting Jackie.

Bobby has been kind enough to allow me to stay on the Fire Engineering community although I'm no longer working with the fire service. I do hope to stay in touch with my friends and authors.

If there's anything else I can do for you don't hesitate to let me know. Janie Green, Fire Engineering Books' marketing coordinator, also is on this site so add her to your friends if you haven't already.
At 1:00pm on May 22, 2008, Julie Simmons said…
Hi Mark, welcome! Some of our author authors have started groups on their book's topic. Feel free to start a Fire Dept. Strategic Planning group....if you need a book cover image to post just let me know.
 
 

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