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Downloadable Tools and Other Resources

Podcast: Fire Service Needs to Reflect Diverse Society to Best Serve It - Fire Chief Magazine

Governmental Accounting Standard Board: GASB 45 and GASB 45 FAQs

Background Check Survey Results (MS Word file)

Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court Revisits "Disparate-Impact" Discrimination Rules in Chicago Fire Department Suit 

The Time Is Now: Leading with Character, Courage and Resiliency
IAFC On Scene: June 1, 2011

Diversity Is So Close and Yet So Far
IAFC On Scene: June 1, 2011

National Spotlight on Ethics: IAFC Ready to Respond
IAFC On Scene: March 15, 2010

Ricci v. DeStefano: A New Approach to Disparate-Impact Discrimination in Promotional Testing
IAFC On Scene: July 15, 2009

No Easy Answers: The Nature of Diversity and Leadership
IAFC On Scene: July 15, 2009

NFPA 1021: Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, 2009 Edition

Organizational and Professional Development in the Fire Service Building the Bench Strength of Fire Agencies (pdf) - Created by the IAFC Professional Development Committee

Mentoring program (pdf) presentation from FRI 2009

IAFC Officer Development Handbook

Company Officer Leadership Symposium at FRI

Survey Results--Effects of a Military Reserve Call Up on the Fire Service (pdf)

Sample Documents for use in the event a member of your department is called for active duty (MS Word file)

VCOS On-Fire Leadership Webinar:  The “D” Word: Why Diversity Matters and How it Can Make Your Organization Stronger  (Webinar)

Websites and External Resources

• American Institute for Managing Diversity 
• Black Chief Officers Committee  (BCOC)
• Black Women in the Fire Service (BWFS)
• Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE)
• Camp Blaze  Women Firefighter Recruitment Program
• Fire 20/20
• International Association of Black Professional Firefighters (IABPFF)
• International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Human Relations Committee 
• International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services (iWomen)
• Intercultural Communication Institute  
• Jones and Bartlett Learning offers publications on fire/EMS human resources, officer development and training
• Maryland Fire Rescue Institute (MFRI) offers classes relating human resource topics such as EEOC and OSHA 
• Multicultural Institute
• National Native American Fire Chiefs Association (NNAFCA) Currently no website available. 
• National Association of Hispanic Firefighters (NAHF)
• National Coalition Building Institute 
• Wichita (KS) Fire Dept. Fire Station/Community Partnership: Celebrating Diversity (pdf)