Fully Involved: April 8, 2022

GSFA • April 8, 2022
Fully Involved: April 8, 2022

Fire Service Leaders, 

 

The Georgia Fire Academy is hosting the Wildland Urban Interface: Fire-Adapted Communities Series this coming May.  This series is made up of three, two-day courses designed to introduce students to the national wildland urban interface (WUI) fire problem and motivate them to initiate action to address the problem within their local community.

 

The attached flyer contains additional information. 

 

Use the following link to register:

Introduction and Leadership, Course I

Strategies for Developing a Fire-Adapted Community, Course II

Developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan, Course III

 

Please share with your members. 

 

Ike McConnell

Division Director, Georgia Fire Academy

Office.....478-993-4697

Cell........678-776-4719

Wildland Urban Interface Fire Adapted Communities Series

The Secret List

All,

We want to share this very cool opportunity for COMPANY OFFICERS to share your thoughts and potentially make $3000.00....:

 

COMPETITION: What Would A Company Officer Do?

Leadership in the Fire Service from the COMPANY OFFICER Perspective.

 

HERE IS THE CHALLENGE:

Leadership today is complex and transcends the fire station. In 2,500 words or less, tell us how a company officer can exhibit exceptional leadership. 

 

THE WINNER receives $3,000.00 and a special feature experience with Darley.

Second place: $2,000.00

Third place: $1,000.00

 

What: Tell us how a company officer can exhibit exceptional leadership. and write it in 2,500 words maximum

Who: Anyone in the fire service

When: Entries accepted until May 20th; winners announced in July, 2022.

Where: www.darley.com/contest (link below)

How: Essay, submission open until May 20th 

 

Here is a chance to put in writing all the thoughts you have when sitting at the firehouse kitchen table...but now get some cash for those ideas...

https://info.darley.com/contest

 

A cool opportunity to share your opinion-and make some cash ...but ya gotta be in it to win it. 

Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On.

BillyG

The Secret List 4/8/2022-0830 Hours

www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com 

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