by XtremeFD | Apr 4, 2014 | Morning After
It’s 2am and you wake up to that familiar squelch, your being dispatched to a multi-family housing unit for a report of smoke. You recognize the address as a frequent flyer for alarm calls but this time is different. Dispatch is telling you that they are receiving...
by XtremeFD | Dec 31, 2013 | Management, Uncategorized
A friend of mine who is a chief for a small volunteer department (about 20 members) called me the other day and asked when I would be back in his area? He wanted to have lunch and for me to meet a few people. We planned lunch for today. I called Don while I was...
by XtremeFD | Oct 5, 2013 | Leadership
When was the last time you called your neighboring department? With all of the recent concern and coverage regarding the potential for severe weather yesterday, today, and tonight, I am wondering who if anyone has taken the time to speak with their neighbor about the...
by XtremeFD | Apr 23, 2013 | Training
WOW – what a night at the Winnebago Fire Chief’s Association meeting hosted by the Northwest Fire Protection District in Rockford Illinois. We were invited down to do a keynote on recruiting and retaining volunteers in today’s fire service by Deputy...
by XtremeFD | Mar 24, 2013 | Training
I had the pleasure of spending Saturday with members of the Stockton Fire Department delivering our signature TEN-23 program. We have delivered a number of programs for them in the past so it was no suprise to see a packed training room ready to learn. Although TEN-23...
