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Leaders remember Alan Brunacini, fire service legend | Fire Chief
“Chief Brunacini was a pioneer in so many aspects of fire service leadership. His impact will live on in perpetuity. For our organization, one of the earliest impacts was his customer service philosophy – helping Mrs. Smith in every way. His book, Essentials of Fire Department Customer Service, is required reading for all of our officers as is provides the perfect understanding our how to deliver more than just a response to a fire call, by recognizing that everyone is a customer.
Agitator and advocate: Alan Brunacini will be missed | Fire Chief
I first met Alan Brunacini in the 1980s, when he was teaching one day of a weeklong leadership program I was attending in Massachusetts. We had lunch together that day and like most of the thousands of people who knew him, I was charmed by the man and his stories, his humor and his insights. Over the years, our paths crossed again many times, as presenters at conferences, while attending events, and once when I was privileged to be invited to participate in his annual Baggers meeting in Phoenix.
Remembering fire service icon, Chief Alan Brunacini | Fire Chief
I first met Alan Brunacini in the 1980s, when he was teaching one day of a weeklong leadership program I was attending in Massachusetts. We had lunch together that day and like most of the thousands of people who knew him, I was charmed by the man and his stories, his humor and his insights. Over the years, our paths crossed again many times, as presenters at conferences, while attending events, and once when I was privileged to be invited to participate in his annual Baggers meeting in Phoenix.
Some things in firefighting don't get better with practice | Fire Chief
No funnies in the firehouse this month. It has happened again for the fourth time in my career of fire service employment. You would think it wouldn’t be a big deal since one gains valuable insight from past experiences. The first time you are put in a difficult situation you learn and gain insight for the next time. That might be a definition of experience. So, you would think after three times I would have been ready to handle number four. But that’s not the case.
How fire chiefs can head off 'stickergate' problems | Fire Chief
A fire chief in Kansas finds himself the target of anger and frustration over, of all things, stickers. Sedgwick County certainly isn’t the first fire department to wrestle with a "stickergate" controversy. I’m guessing most departments have had at least one. That helmet and apparatus decals could set off a department-wide dust up is not surprising. Firefighters have a powerful relationship to their symbols; they can be a source of strength and comfort.
Ky. assistant fire chief dies after battle with cancer | Fire Chief
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Colleagues are mourning the death of a veteran firefighter and assistant fire chief who died Tuesday from cancer. Danny Slusher joined the Hurricane Creek Fire Department in 1995; colleagues said he will be difficult to replace. He served as the department’s assistant fire chief. “You know, that takes a lot away from you and you just can’t up and replace it overnight, you know, it takes a little while to build up confidence,” Island Creek Fire Chief Randy Courtney told WYMT.
Fallen Maine fire chief escorted home | Fire Chief
MEXICO, Maine — Firefighters and police officers across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine gathered to escort the ashes of a longtime fire chief back to his hometown. Mexico Fire Chief Gary Wentzell’s ashes were brought back from Boston Thursday, reported WCSH. First responders saluted the vehicle as it passed through their towns. Chief Wentzell was diagnosed with lung cancer October 2016; he served as chief for 25 years.
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