Legislative Information
September 2009 Legislative Liaison Report
By Dave Bloom
Legislative Report
The Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association is sponsoring a leadership training opportunity for chief officers in Wisconsin at the new Wisconsin State Fire Training Academy. This is a training opportunity that you do not want to miss so register soon.
Details are follows:
VCOS Leadership Course: "Beyond Hoses & Helmets"
Strategy and Tactics of Leading a Volunteer or Combination Fire/Rescue Organization
Pierce Fire Apparatus and the Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs are pleased to offer an educational training course designed by practicing chief officers that delivers real world expertise through an interactive educational experience. The course is titled "Beyond Hoses and Helmets Strategy and Tactics of Leading a Volunteer or Combination Fire/Rescue Organization." The United States Fire Administration and the National Emergency Training Center provided technical support in the development of course material and supporting documents.
The support offered by Pierce Fire Apparatus allows VCOS instructors to present this course throughout the nation in an effort to support the VCOS mission to provide chief officers who manage volunteers within the fire/rescue/delivery system with information, education, services and representation to enhance their professionalism and capabilities.
"Beyond Hoses and Helmets" offers instruction in the following areas:
* Problem solving
* Marketing
* Recruitment
* Retention
* Leadership
* Team Building
* Training Development
* Conflict Resolution
* Principles of Negotiation
* Verbal Communications
Date: October 17th & 18th 2009, (Sat. 8:00am 4:00pm & Sun. 8:00am 12:00pm)
Location: Wisconsin State Fire Training Academy, Volk Field
Cost: $50 (includes registration, manual, meals and a room Friday & Saturday )
Registration forms are in the WSFCA magazine, which you should have received this past week. Please contact the WSFCA office with any questions.
WSFCA
6737 W Washington St Suite 1300
Milwaukee, WI 53154
Phone: 414-755-6291
Toll-free: 800-375-5886
Fax: 414-276-7704
info@wsfca.com
www.wsfca.com
Volunteer Job Discrimination (protection)
Two companion bills are being circulated for co-sponsors that would protect volunteers from discipline when going to work late after an emergency response. These two bills would require that an employer permit an employee who is a volunteer firefighter, emergency medical technician (EMT), first responder, or ambulance driver for a volunteer fire department or fire company, a public agency, or a nonprofit corporation to be late for or absent from work if the lateness or absence is due to the employee responding to an emergency that begins before the employee is required to report to work.
We need everyone to contact their legislators and ask them to sign on these two bills as co-sponsors.
WI Police & Fire Fund
The 2010/2011 budget created a Police and Fire Fund from a $.75 a month phone tax
If you have any questions please contact:
Dave Bloom, Legislative Liaison
WI State Fire Chiefs Assoc.
2120 Fish Hatchery Rd.
Madison, WI 53713
bloomd@town.madison.wi.us
608-444-3324 cell
If you have any questions please contact:
Dave Bloom, Legislative Liaison
Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association
2120 Fish Hatchery Rd.
Madison, WI 53713
608-444-3324 cell
608-210-7261 wk.
608-210-7235 fax
bloomd@town.madison.wi.us
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