Assisting members in their efforts to promote effective fire prevention and suppression, emergency medical services, and other emergency services through educational, technical, and legislative means.
External link for Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs
Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
The Comstock Fire Department is down three trucks since, for the second time in a month, a driver crashed into a Comstock fire truck working a scene on the freeway. In December, two Comstock firefighters were hurt after a box truck lost control, and flew into first responder trucks on I-94. You can read the article here: https://loom.ly/BLjlW-k Every department takes precautions to be visible at roadway incidents, and Comstock FD is particularly vigilant because they lost their chief seven years ago in a similar situation--yet highway incidents are still some of the most dangerous for firefighters because of the high incidence of struck-by accidents. What else can be done?? If you or your department are interested in additional training or information on highway scene safety, please visit respondersafety.com. #truckscanbereplacedpeoplecant #highwaysafety #struckby #staysafe
What is your fire department culture? Every fire department has its own culture. If you haven’t explored what your department’s culture is, then chances are you’re not the one driving its values. Click here: https://loom.ly/fQC-Ufs for a short article on evaluating your department's values. #departmentculture #FDValues #chiefideas
William F. Foster, native of Michigan and founder of Spartan Motors passed away on Jan 1st, surrounded by his loving family. Visitation with the family will be held this afternoon and evening, as well as tomorrow before the funeral mass. Information can be found at the bottom of this article: https://loom.ly/jUW9SR0 #billfoster #spartanmotors #inmemorium
Whether you’re looking to advance your career or develop more meaningful connections with others for your mental and emotional well-being, strengthening your relationships can be a powerful way to achieve those goals. The holiday season is the perfect time to reflect on your relationships. Read more here: https://loom.ly/llpa7Sw #relationships #movingforward #holidaygoals
The President announced last week that $20 Million is available to help local governments’ wildfire response. Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will help communities purchase firefighting slip-on tanker units to expand wildfire response capacity. Applications must be submitted through grants.gov by February 26, 2025. For more information, please visit: https://loom.ly/wP-t8dA #wildfires #localresponse #grants #wildfiregrants #skidunits #skidunitgrants
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WMFCA is hosting their holiday luncheon and installation of board members on Wednesday, December 4th, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Boulder Creek Golf Club in Belmont, MI. This is a great opportunity to bring staff, family, and friends to show off our organization or just to celebrate the holidays! To register, go here: https://lnkd.in/gwCDWnyz #holiidaylunch #christmasparty
The Center for Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends (FIRST) at the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health designed a tool to measure the safety culture of fire departments. The Fire Service Organizational Culture of Safety (FOCUS) survey was developed specifically for the fire and rescue service to predict firefighter injuries and important organizational outcomes, such as burnout, job satisfaction and work engagement. Analysis of FOCUS beta-test data revealed that combination and volunteer departments had higher management commitment to safety scores than their career counterparts. More combination and volunteer departments are needed to participate in FOCUS so this phenomenon can be better understood. The next FOCUS wave also focuses on recruiting volunteer and combination departments. Career departments are still encouraged to participate. If your department would like to participate, go here: https://loom.ly/RiHWBbU