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Toni Pini, a FIRE 20/20 Board member since our inception five years ago, had been battling cancer for eight months. He died on December 8th. In July, I visited Toni and his wife Elaine. In preparation for that visit, I wrote a poem—its title is ‘Hero’—to express how much Toni’s wise counsel, sincerity, and taking a stand on inclusion and diversity have meant to me. Toni lived a wonderful life—full of accomplishment, friendship and love. I’m sharing the poem hoping that as you read it, your voices will come together to acknowledge Toni and send his family comfort and peace. |
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Diversity in Motion: A Fire Service Experience We’ve been discussing public accountability at major fire service conferences for at least the amount of time that I have also been at these conferences—about 20 years. Most of those discussions centered the scope of accountability around the intuition and experiences of respected fire service leaders, and rightly so. Those leaders were generally from the largest departments, with the broadest experiences dealing with the most diverse communities on the most sensitive issues under the most limiting of circumstances. ...and what Toronto Fire Services is doing to help prospective women candidates Three times in Lyndsey Bamlett’s life she has declared her dream. Turning the dream into reality began two years ago when she started taking courses and working toward the required qualifications—truck driving, CPR, acrophobia, medical, clinical, swift-water rescue, to name a few. “I took the courses and got the certificates to demonstrate my commitment,” says Lyndsey. “I also attended information sessions—at least 15 to 20 over the course of a year—given by recruiters for the Toronto Fire Services (TFS). Eventually, the recruiters were asking, “Who is this keener?” |
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In-kind sponsor, DiversityInc, publishes a monthly magazine and has a website that “provides news, resources and commentary on the role of diversity in strengthening the corporate bottom line.” While we're from the non-profit, public service world, we have found new learning and pearls of wisdom and had ah-hah moments! Take advantage of a FIRE 20/20 sponsored electronic subscription—at no cost—to DiversityInc magazine at http://www.diversityinc.com/fire2020. |
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Recent and Upcoming Events New Britain Fire Chief Mark Carr and City of Alexandria Fire Chief Adam Thiel have joined FIRE 20/20’s Board. Thank you for your support! Mastering Change in The Fire Service WorkforceTM The Washington State Council of Firefighters and Washington State Fire Chiefs are jointly promoting the two-day workshop, Mastering Change in The Fire Service Workforce. Learn more information about the training.
Prayers for healing
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