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Posted By: Emily Stephens
Tue Oct 20th, 2020
October 20, 2020 —The UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) is pleased to partner with the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) to release the new “Understanding and Fighting Basement Fires” online course.This online course explores the results of fire experiments cond
Posted By: Zachary Nichols, FO
Wed Sep 30th, 2020
Success is defined as the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. Succession is defined as the order or conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a rank or title. Probationary firefighters that have the drive and the desire to SUCCEED in training and work ethic also want to SUCCEED to
Posted By: Emily Stephens
Wed Sep 30th, 2020
Tell us about yourself and why you decided to join the fire serviceMy name is Jesse Marcotte and I am the Training Coordinator for the Northville Township Fire Department. Our department is a suburb of Detroit, MI and I have been fortunate to serve the community since 2002. I also worked for the fir
Posted By: Peter A Van Dorpe
Wed Sep 30th, 2020
Summer came and went in a flash. I am sure many of you have been extra-busy getting kids back to school, or set up for home schooling, and making the other transitions that go with the change of the season. The approach of fall has been a somber time f
Posted By: Troy Bonfield
Wed Sep 30th, 2020
In Patrick Lencioni’s book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, he discusses 5 principles that are essential to success as a team. Patrick lists the five dysfunctions as Absence of Trust, Fear of Conflict, Lack of Commitment, Avoidance of Accountability, and Inattention to Results. Let’s discuss how th
