Some 170 attend volunteer
fire department leadership
management course
About 170 volunteer leaders, representing 31 states, attended a Volunteer Fire Department Leadership Management course, sponsored by the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), in conjunction with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Volunteer Section and the National Fire Academy (NFA). The two-day seminar, held at the NFA in Emmitsburg, Maryland, was developed by the NVFC and the IAFC Volunteer Section to address the challenges facing the volunteer fire service as the 21st century approaches. The course explored retention and recruitment, marketing, leadership, management, and other topics. Seminar fees, waived for the pilot testing of this program, and attendees` expenses were covered through the NFVC`s 21st Century Fund, financed by corporate sponsors.
Instructors included the following:
John Buckman has been chief of the German Township (IN) Volunteer Fire Department since 1978, is chairman of the International Association of Fire Chiefs Volunteer Section, and is a member of Fire Engineering`s editorial advisory board.
Mike Chiaramonte has been chief inspector of the Lynbrook (NY) Volunteer Fire Department for 23 years and served as chief from 1992-1993. He is a member-at-large of the IAFC Volunteer Chief Officers Section.
Steve Ennis is a life member of the Falmouth (VA) Volunteer Fire Department, where he has served as a line officer and president of the department. He is NVFC second vice chairman and the Virginia State Firefighter`s Association representative to the NVFC.
For additional information, contact Hea-ther Schafer at (1-888) ASK-NVFC.
