FIRE 20/20 News and Resources
FIRE 20/20's monthly eNewsletter delivers inspiring articles, thought-provoking interviews and useful tools for Fire/EMS personnel, and those considering a career in the fire service. Topics are oriented around diversity recruitment and retention.
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The Advent of Women
02-26-13 -- By Bob Oliver, FIRE 20/20 Board President The advent of women firefighters marshaled changes that the minority firefighter never found an acceptable masculine platform to launch. Minority firefighters found that the request for civility in our treatment was … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Article, change, Community, culture, Diversity, FIRE 20/20, inclusion, Leadership, mentoring, women Categories: Article, FIRE 20/20, Guest Columnist, Newsletter
FIRE 20/20 in Action
12-13-11 -- Recruiting and Retaining Diversity Workshop FIRE 20/20 is thankful to all the departments who support inclusivity and diversity in the fire service. We’ve now trained 109 departments in the U.S. and Canada in our Recruiting … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Article, cultural competencies, Diversity, FIRE 20/20, inclusion, Partnering for Prevention, recruitment, retention, Tony Pini Awards, Webinars, workshop Categories: Article, FIRE 20/20
Thriller at Chattanooga Fire Academy 2011
03-08-11 -- was originally posted on YouTube’s CFDPRGUY’s Channel This video is part of a longer version created for Chattanooga (TN) Fire Academy 2011. To see the long version, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk8y2vDYO-w This video is dedicated to the men and women of … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Article, Diversity, FIRE 20/20, recruitment Categories: Article
New Girl On The Fire Block
02-10-11 -- Repost from Sequim Gazette Lorene McCreary never has been one to just stand around. Active in high school sports like basketball, volleyball and soccer, the 2007 Sequim High School grad says she likes to be in the thick of it. … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Article, Community, Leadership, sequim, volunteer, women Categories: Article
Boston Globe: Firehouse Diversity
08-22-10 -- (Boston Globe) The biggest problem leading to the re-segregation of the Boston Fire Department is a lack of commitment of the city’s political leadership (“City firehouses still stuck in a racial divide,’’ Page A1, Aug. 1). Read the article…
Posted by: Larry Sagen Tags: Article, Boston, Diversity, News Categories: Article
