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December Roundtable: Tattoos On Duty

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December Roundtable Question: : Recently there have been several news stories of fire departments that have required their members to cover all tattoos with uniform clothing, even if the tattoos are not offensive. Should a fire department have the right to require members to cover tattoos while on-duty?

Please limit your response to 250 words, and remember to include your name, rank, dept, city, and state.

Deadline for Responses: August 22, 2008.

Send responses to:

Diane Feldman, dianef@pennwell.com

July 21, 2008

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Corbett's Trivia

Corbett's Trivia
Where was the first meeting of the Fire Department Instructors Conference, and in what year?
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FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES

Robert A. Hales of the Scappoose Rural Fire District in Scappoose, OR has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2008-08-17.
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