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Member Discussions Discussions Posts Last Post Economic Crisis: 2008 and Beyond Share strategies and issues related to current economic conditions 12 18 Overtime and minimum Manning Without knowing the details of your calls, here ar...(more) 23 Jun 2009 06:58 PM EMS Issues Pandemic Preparedness, Infection Control, Billing 16 31 Billing for First Responder ALS Chief; We do bill for ALS treatment/non-transport...(more) 03 Jul 2009 09:39 AM Firefighter Safety Health & Wellness, Equipment Standards, Near-Miss Reporting 39 84 MDCs and Air Bags - Safety Issues Jerry, I am the SHS Section staff liaison and sen...(more) 29 Apr 2009 06:39 PM Fire & Life Safety Fire Prevention, Building Codes, Fire Safety Education 37 68 Fire Department Access Roads No we do not. Fire apparatus access roads must be ...(more) 30 Jun 2009 02:56 PM Hazmat Hazmat Legislation, Issues, Training 0 0 No messages listed Homeland Security/Terrorism Training, Emergency Preparedness 6 9 Checklist and Guide Best Practices/Helpful Documents Welcome to the web forum for Terrorism Response: A...(more) 05 Mar 2009 10:06 AM Human Relations Diversity, Generational Issues, Working Together 18 35 Recruit Hire Interview Qestions Go to Google and put in Fire Department Interview ...(more) 09 Jun 2009 09:58 AM Leadership/Management Personnel Issues, Labor Management, Finances 62 110 Maximum Hiring Age I am considering increasing the maximum age for ne...(more) 09 Jun 2009 09:29 AM Operations ICS, Communication, Department Procedures 30 53 Fireground Radio Frequency Use In my department, we are attempting to set up a si...(more) 06 May 2009 07:03 AM Technology Cutting Edge Equipment, Ideas and Costs, Interoperability 8 14 Asset Management and Tracking Our department is looking to implement asset ...(more) 29 Nov 2007 02:56 PM Volunteer/Combination Recruiting, Retention, Funding 11 25 Does your "Paid on Call" get overtime if empolyed by another dept We do not have the situation you describe.  H...(more) 18 Apr 2008 11:41 PM Wildland Fire Prevention, Mitigation, Tactics 2 4 Tire Issues Brush Breaker Greetings, We are having a problem with the tires...(more) 25 Apr 2008 09:46 AM General/Other 30 38 Fuel Tanks Has anyone had a problem with apparatus fuel tank ...(more) 19 May 2009 09:46 AM           Section Discussions Discussions Posts Last Post Apparatus Maintenance   1 1 Service Level Agreements The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department is undergoing...(more) 24 Oct 2006 02:47 PM EMS   7 11 Ambulance Staffing Strathcona County Emergency Services in Sherwood P...(more) 08 Feb 2009 01:26 PM Federal & Military   0 0 No messages listed Fire & Life Safety 4 8 Smoke Detector Installation liability Does anyone have any information or experiences&nb...(more) 24 Oct 2007 11:32 AM Industrial Fire & Safety   5 10 NAFFCO Foam Concentrates Scott, As a AHJ in nearby Qatar I have numer...(more) 24 Jan 2009 04:02 AM Metro Chiefs 4 4 Random Drug and Alcohol Testing We are in the process of negotiating a random drug...(more) 20 Apr 2006 09:57 AM Safety, Health, & Survival 1 1 SHS Section Election Notification Below is the IAFC's Safety, Health and Survival Se...(more) 07 Mar 2006 04:17 PM Volunteer & Combination Officers   3 4 Fire Dept Annual Reports Does anyone have an outline they have used to pres...(more) 07 Feb 2009 05:29 PM           Division Discussions Discussions Posts Last Post Canadian 1 1 Forced Membership There is a proposed change to the 2006 Constitutio...(more) 19 Jun 2006 12:37 PM Eastern   1 1 New Bill - Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2007 Good afternoon,   My name is Eric N. Bernar...(more) 24 Jan 2007 04:27 PM Great Lakes 2 2 % requirement for POC FF's What percent requirement do you use for Paid-...(more) 27 Oct 2006 06:55 AM International 3 4 mutual aid agreement my name is ZT Moseki a chief fire officer in Limpo...(more) 20 Aug 2007 11:15 AM Missouri Valley   3 5 Info on 48/96 work shift I am starting to conduct research on the pro's and...(more) 10 Sep 2007 04:39 PM New England 1 2 Dispatching Chief, I have been through this and I am going thr...(more) 23 Jun 2009 01:06 PM Southeastern 3 5 Maintainace Cost Wow, I can't believe you have not received an answ...(more) 28 Apr 2008 10:04 AM Southwestern 1 1 NM Public Emp Labor Relations Board Has anyone had experience, during a contract negot...(more) 30 Apr 2006 08:32 AM Western   1 1 48/96 Work Shift Does anyone have any information Pro or Con regard...(more) 25 Sep 2008 02:22 PM           State/Provincial Legislative Forums Discussions Posts Last Post Alabama 0 0 No messages listed Alaska 11 11 Legislative News In May the Alaska Legislature passed SB84 requirin...(more) 06 Oct 2007 02:58 PM Arizona 1 1 The end of the session 5/2007 This is the status of all of the bills being track...(more) 14 May 2007 12:39 PM Arkansas 0 0 No messages listed California 2 3 California Fire Chief's Legislative Workshop The California Fire Chief's Association and Fire D...(more) 01 Mar 2007 09:44 AM Colorado 1 1 Legislative Session Ends Early The First Regular Session of the Sixty-Sixth Gener...(more) 07 May 2007 12:47 AM Connecticut 0 0 No messages listed Delaware 0 0 No messages listed Florida 0 0 No messages listed Georgia 1 1 2007 Legislative Update - Carl Smith Jan 24, 2007 There is a lot happening at the Capi...(more) 24 Jan 2007 03:49 PM Hawaii   0 0 No messages listed Idaho 1 1 IFC Residential Fire Sprinkler Amendments In 2005 the state of Idaho adopted the 2003 editio...(more) 19 Feb 2007 04:16 PM Illinois 2 2 Chicago High Rise Code Amendment This question is in regards to the Chicago ordinan...(more) 23 Feb 2007 03:37 PM Indiana 0 0 No messages listed Iowa 0 0 No messages listed Kansas   1 1 Welcome Welcome to the Kansas Legislative Forum.  My ...(more) 19 Jan 2007 03:59 PM Kentucky 3 5 HB 418 HB 418 as amended by the Senate poses a great thre...(more) 14 Mar 2007 08:10 AM Louisiana 2 2 Importance of Involvement Hi!!! I am Rick Boudreaux, Fire Chief of West Bat...(more) 01 Mar 2007 09:07 PM Maine 1 1 Welcome to the Maine Discussion Forum I am Chief St. Michel of Durham Fire & Rescue, 1st...(more) 23 Jan 2007 08:01 PM Maryland 2 3 Pending Maryland Legislation I am pleased to report that the Cigarette Bill has...(more) 01 Apr 2007 11:39 AM Massachusetts 1 1 Welcome to the Massachusetts Legislative Forum My name is Chief Bob Dipoli Ret. I am the Governme...(more) 23 Jan 2007 03:19 PM Michigan 0 0 No messages listed Minnesota 0 0 No messages listed Mississippi 1 3 2009 Legislation Summery of MS Fire Chiefs Legislation: SB 2249 (F...(more) 15 Apr 2009 10:23 AM Missouri 0 0 No messages listed Montana 0 0 No messages listed Nebraska 0 0 No messages listed Nevada 0 0 No messages listed New Hampshire 0 0 No messages listed New Jersey 1 2 A4 and A15 effects I think you are definitely hitting on a subject th...(more) 31 Jan 2007 11:51 AM New Mexico 20 22 SB 267 Permissable Fireworks and Fireworks Standards SPAC Amendment SB‑267 Taylor, J.G. PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS ...(more) 06 Feb 2007 10:31 AM New York 0 0 No messages listed North Carolina   3 3 Sprinkler Code Change Alert! On March 13, 2007, the North Carolina Building Cod...(more) 27 Feb 2007 04:08 PM North Dakota 0 0 No messages listed Ohio 0 0 No messages listed Oklahoma 1 1 Welcome to the Oklahoma Legislative Discussion Site Oklahoma Legislators began to meet the first of Fe...(more) 23 Feb 2007 11:05 AM Oregon 6 6 Joint Fire Service Legislative Committee Bill Tracking 2007 Oregon Legislative Session   &nb...(more) 24 Apr 2007 03:02 PM Pennsylvania   1 1 Residental Sprinker Systems I would like to pose the question that is coming a...(more) 11 Apr 2009 05:13 PM Rhode Island 1 1 24 hour shifts, pros and cons My Union is negotiating to go to 24 on 24 off 24 o...(more) 02 Apr 2008 07:01 PM South Carolina 3 4 What about the rest of us? I agree. The annexation laws of this state are a...(more) 10 Mar 2007 11:27 AM South Dakota 0 0 No messages listed Tennessee 1 1 Tennessee Fire Chief's Legislative Meeting The Tennessee Fire Chief's Association Meeting jus...(more) 24 Feb 2007 08:54 AM Texas 3 3 HB 866 Introduced version - Bill Text     Caption: Relating to...(more) 07 Feb 2007 04:27 PM Utah 0 0 No messages listed Vermont 0 0 No messages listed Virginia 0 0 No messages listed Washington 0 0 No messages listed West Virginia 2 2 Proposed length of service legislation Several years ago our department established a LOS...(more) 24 Jan 2007 08:27 PM Wisconsin 1 1 Welcome! Welcome to the Wisconsin legislative forum. I'm th...(more) 11 May 2008 09:57 PM Wyoming 0 0 No messages listed Fire-Safe Cigarettes   1 3 Kentucky Initiative The Maryland Legislation has passed both the House...(more) 01 Apr 2007 11:45 AM Fire Sprinklers (Retrofitting/Mobile Homes) 1 1 Bill 2, The Home Fire Sprinkler Act Member of Provincial Parliament Linda Jeffrey intr...(more) 25 Jan 2007 01:01 PM Intergovernmental Cooperation (Tribal Issues/Government Contracts/Coproductivity) 0 0 No messages listed Volunteer Issues (Recruitment and Retention/Compensation) 1 1 Ct House Bill HBO6927 Volunteer chiefs, Become familiar with HBO6927. T...(more) 28 Mar 2007 03:23 PM Communications (9-1-1/Interoperability) 0 0 No messages listed Funding (Grants/Taxes/Bond Issues) 1 1 Economic stimulus program Our lobbyist in Washington D.C. indicates in a rep...(more) 29 Jan 2009 04:49 PM Alberta 0 0 No messages listed British Columbia 0 0 No messages listed Manitoba 0 0 No messages listed New Brunswick 0 0 No messages listed Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 No messages listed Northwest Territories 0 0 No messages listed Nova Scotia 0 0 No messages listed Nunavut 0 0 No messages listed Ontario 1 1 Ontario Bill 2 Member of Provincial Parliament Linda Jeffrey intr...(more) 26 Jan 2007 11:58 AM Prince Edward Island 0 0 No messages listed Quebec 1 1 Bienvenue au Forum de discussion sur la législation en sécurité incendie de la province de Québec - Weslcome to the Quebec Legislative Discussion Forum Bienvenue au Forum de discussion sur la législatio...(more) 23 Jan 2007 01:38 PM Saskatchewan 0 0 No messages listed Yukon 0 0 No messages listed           Memorial Guest Book: Heather Westphal Discussions Posts Last Post We invite you to share memories of Heather, wife, daughter, sister, friend and IAFC Membership Marketing Manager. To add a sentiment, email it to webmaster@iafc.org. We encourage you to sign it or note your relationship with Heather. (Read Only)   10 142 Memories of Heather So sad to hear of Heathers passing.I knew her only...(more) 02 Jul 2009 12:05 PM

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