FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate addressed an attentive crowd during FRI’s general session Friday, offering some key messages to the fire service.

On Friday, Aug. 28, Capt. Mike Hayes of the FDNY received FireRescue’s Company Officer of the Year award at the General Session at FRI. Earlier, Tim Sendelbach, FireRescue editor-in-chief, caught up with Capt. Hayes for this brief interview.

 

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Thursday’s keynote speech was delivered by Lt. Col. Greg Gadson who lost both his legs after his artillery unit was struck by an IED while on a tour of duty in Iraq.

Firefighter Nicholas DiGiacomo of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is this year’s recipient of the International Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award for Valor, co-sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and Motorola, Inc. The award will be presented at the 136th Annual Fire-Rescue International August 27 in Dallas.

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My name is Chris Gannon and I am honored to have been invited by the Institute of Fire Engineers and the IAFC  to speak at FRI 2009 in August.
Why? Some of you may have read the August 2008 article in Fire Chief magazine that described me as ‘Fires Mercenary’ or seen other media references to [...]

FRI can help you quell “leadership fatigue” by re-energizing you with new ideas and contacts.

An alarming number of firefighters across the country are being criminally charged, injured and killed while performing duties intended to protect the public. Fire service leaders also have an obligation to firefighters to provide a safe working environment and to the public to limit liability that may be imposed on their department.

FireRescue Editor-In-Chief Tim Sendelbach recently had the privilege to speak with Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, a double above-the-knee amputee who will be the keynote speaker at FRI on Thursday, Aug. 27.

Did you know the IAFC’s Company Officer Leadershp Symposium (COLS) is the leadership training more chiefs are choosing for their company officers? COLS is the only one of its kind, providing education, training and professional development across three levels (supervisor, manager, administrator).