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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Tag Archives: Leadership
MENTORING – A Powerful Path to Success
01-13-12 -- An Interview with Reginald Freeman, Assistant Fire Chief / Deputy Director of Emergency Management at City of Hartford, CT., by Michèle Carbery. Assistant Chief Reginald Freeman’s strong path to leadership in the fire service was identified by … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Assistant Chief Reginald Freeman, Connecticut, Diversity, fire service, Hartford Fire Department, Leadership, mentoring, recruitment, retention Categories: Article, Interview, Newsletter
Leaving an Inspired Legacy – A Conversation with Chief Amesqua
12-13-11 -- By Michèle Carbery Fire Chief Debra Amesqua ‘s 28 year career is an example of inspired leadership. While maintaining a vision founded upon care and compassion, she has forged new paths of innovative opportunities in the fire … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Chief Amesqua, Community, Debra Amesqua, Diversity, FIRE 20/20, gay firefighters, inclusion, Leadership, mentoring, retention, women Categories: Article, Newsletter
New Boston Fire Department chief appointed
11-18-11 -- Original story posted on http://www.wickedlocal.com/roslindale/features/x918438119/New-Boston-Fire-Department-chief-appointed#ixzz1e4YUTt8o Commissioner Roderick J. Fraser, Jr. announced yesterday that he has appointed Steve E. Abraira as the Boston Fire Department’s chief. Chief Abraira was selected after a nationwide recruitment which attracted over 50 … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Boston, Boston Fire Department, Chief Abraira, Community, Leadership Categories: Article, Media
Tip Sheet: Cultural Competence in the Firehouse and in Your Community
09-29-11 -- Cultural competence is the ability to effectively provide emergency services in cross-cultural situations. Cultural competence does not happen overnight; it is an ongoing learning process. Download pdf: FIRE 2020 Tip Sheet– Cultural Competency Below … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Community, cultural competencies, culture, Diversity, inclusion, Leadership, mentoring, retention Categories: Newsletter, Tools
First African American Woman Fire Chief in Decatur, GA – Chief Toni Dixon
09-29-11 -- History was made January 5, 2009, when Toni Dixon was sworn in as fire chief of Decatur, Georgia. Dixon is the first African American and first woman to become the fire chief in Decatur. She is also one … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: African American, chief, Decatur, Diversity, GA, Leadership, recruitment, Toni Dixon, women Categories: Interview, Newsletter
