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Local Emergency Planning Committees – The Forgotten Ally

Whether active or not, every community in the United States has a Local of Tribal Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).  Created as part of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), these committees provide valuable planning resources to emergency responders and can offer gateways to identifying community gaps and remedies.  At the very least,…See More
Oct 4
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Dave Donohue posted a blog post

A New Professional Model for the 21st Century

In the fire service, our leadership is drawn from the rank and file.  Firefighters train and become drivers, then company officers.  Later they may move to managing officer, managing organization divisions, then chief level officers, and, perhaps, chief of department.  This development model has served us well in the past; however, it has several weaknesses, which disadvantage the fire service.  This blog is putting forth a new model for professional development which develops future managers…See More
Sep 28
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The ABCD’s of Writing Learning Objectives

The ABCD’s of Writing Learning ObjectivesAll training begins with the end in mind.  In the fire and emergency service, training frequently revolves around the performance of tasks and even our knowledge-type training frequently manifests in performance metrics.  To define the end state of training, trainers and content developers assemble learning objectives.  Terminal Learning Objectives identify…See More
Sep 21
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Dave Donohue posted a blog post

Enhancing Hazardous Materials Team Value

Traditionally, hazardous materials teams are focused on emergency response and training. While these are critical functions, are teams missing the boat by not expanding into other service areas where their expertise can be of benefit to the organization? I believe by performing additional, values-added services, hazardous materials teams may improve the level of support from their organizations, develop additional funding sources, increase staffing, improve responder health and safety, and…See More
Sep 14
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Local Emergency Planning Committees – The Forgotten Ally

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A New Professional Model for the 21st Century

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The ABCD’s of Writing Learning Objectives

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