Friday, November 8, 2013

Nozzle Forward HOT Class

Northern Virginia Fools
Andy Fredericks Training Days
Fairfax County Fire Department
present
 
NOZZLE FORWARD
 
December 7 - 8, 2013
at the
Fairfax County Fire Academy
 

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Stand Pipe Operations on Blog Talk Radio


Tonight's show will discuss standpipe operations. How do you pack your high-rise pack, carry it, and deploy it?

Christopher Huston also talks about his great web site Fire Training Tool Box

www.firetrainingtoolbox.com 

Monday, July 1, 2013

Crawl West Pub Crawl


A Western Themed pub crawl around Old Town Alexandria!

Proceeds will be donated to the National Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial in the name of
our 19 brothers from Prescott, Arizona Hot Shots crew who paid the ultimate price on June 30th, 2013.
The event begins at 7:00 PM on Friday, July 26, 2013 at Chadwicks –
203 Strand Street in Old Town Alexandria.

A $20 donation per person will be collected at the door. **MUST BE 21 TO ATTEND**

Prizes for best cowboy, best cowgirl, best steed, and best mustache!

So, WEAR YOUR LIDS and join your Northern Virginia Chapter of Fools International as we honor our fallen brothers with bagpipes, fun, and the usual FOOLishness!

*** If you are unable to attend and would still like to donate some money, please contact Dan Keyes or Keith Bresnahan **




Monday, June 24, 2013

"Rational Aggressiveness on the Fireground" Class on June 26th

RSVP Today! This is a free class!

The Northern Virginia Fire & Rescue Leadership Development Institute and the
Fairfax County Professional Fire and Rescue Officer’s Association present:

 Leading the Call for "Rational Aggressiveness" on the Fireground

Deputy Chief John Sullivan
Worcester Fire Department

This Wednesday, June 26th, 7:00pm
Innovation Hall Room 103
George Mason University

Friday, June 21, 2013

F.O.O.L.S. Blog Talk Radio Episode 554



Join Eric Hankins and Rob Fisher tonight (June 21, 2013 at 7:30pm EST) as they discuss with a special guest the good / bad of social media and the legal concerns surrounding it. If nothing else…come listen to two company officers chat with a chief as if they were sitting around the beanery table - something all great fireman love to do.

The show's special guest is Deputy Chief (Ret.) Curt Varone from Providence (RI) Fire Department. He is a practicing attorney, licensed in Rhode Island and Maine. He has written Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook and is a member of the Fire Engineering Fire Service Court.

Eric Hankins is Vice President of FOOLS International, while Rob Fisher is an executive board member. Eric works as a Capt. with Yuba City Fire and Rob is a Lt. with Snohomish County Fire District #7.

RFB-KTF-DTRT-PTB-EGH

Friday, April 12, 2013

2013 FOOLS International Annual Awards

An order of business that needs to be completed prior to the 2013 F.O.O.L.S. Convention is the nominations for the five awards that will be given.

Go to the F.O.O.L.S. web site----->2013 Convention----->Awards Nominations in the menu pane and make your nomination. The deadline for these awards will be July 15th, 2013.

http://www.foolsinternational.com/content/award/