Recent Articles
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
Posted By: Patrick O'Brien
Tue Aug 25th, 2020
Part of being a fire service instructor in this day and age is to deliver a pre-planned curriculum that has been created, vetted and has an element of quality assurance by other peers. After all, if the students could do it themselves there would be no need for the instructor right? In my neck of th
Posted By: Emily Stephens
Tue Aug 4th, 2020
Committee members must be current ISFSI members and will serve a one-year term (2020–2021). All committee members volunteer their services and, once appointed, are expected to maintain active and responsive participation during their term. Time frames of involvement for each committee are set by Com
Posted By: Thomas Gross
Tue Jul 14th, 2020
Even though the Fire Service is ever changing and ever growing do you ever feel stuck? Do you ever feel like no matter what you do you just aren’t going anywhere? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. I turned 30 this year and entered my 12th year in the fire service. I have often asked myself what am I do
Posted By: Peter A Van Dorpe
Thu May 14th, 2020
Sisters and Brothers,
Greetings! Just when you thought the pace of change in the fire service might be slowing down to something approaching normal . . . WHAM! Did anybody (besides Bill Gates – check this out later https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Af6b_wyiwI ) really see this coming at all or pay t
