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Missed Opportunities
February 16, 2009 | change, customer service, education, fire service, government, leadership, planning, politics, professionalism, revolution | Michael "Mick" Mayers | No Comments
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As a follow-up to my post from the other day about "striking while the iron is hot" in regard to educating others, I wanted to discuss a little bit about opportunity. Ancticipating  that at some point, an opportunity will occur to implement your vision or educate others, good leaders plan for that moment, and await […]

Customer Education
February 14, 2009 | customer service, education, funding, government, leadership, planning, politics, professionalism | Michael "Mick" Mayers | 1 Comment

Every time I hear someone use the term "fireproof", it makes me think of something my dad (a retired Fire Marshal) used to say: "Nothing is fireproof; a cinderblock at the bottom of the ocean will burn if you can get it to the right temperature." When you hear people refer to SCBA as our […]

Planning for US&R Teams
February 11, 2009 | funding, government, leadership, National Fire Academy, planning, politics, SAR, US&R | Michael "Mick" Mayers | No Comments
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I was sharing some information with a colleague tonight and I realized that perhaps some of you reading might like access to this research as well.  This is my paper on Developing a Strategic Plan for the South Carolina Urban Search and Rescue Program. It is a pretty lengthy read (115 pages) but if you […]

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