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 **



"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

Questions and RSVP (encouraged not required) to NVFRLDI@gmail.com

This Wednesday, June 26th, 7:00pm

Innovation Hall Room 103

George Mason University

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.

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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/

2013 Fools Convention in St. Louis - Registration Open -



FOOLS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

September 17 - 20, 2013

Hosted by the Muddy River FOOLS

Sheraton - Westport Plaza - St. Louis

 

 

Click HERE for more information and how to register

Get your "Class-A" polo shirt to wear at
the convention HERE
(AVAILABLE TO FOOLS MEMBERS ONLY)


Instructors Needed For Upcoming Training in May!

Our chapter will be hosting a "Firefighter Skills for Single Family Dwellings" hands-on training event on May 18, 2013 at the Loudoun Fire Training Academy. We still need some members to assist with conducting this class. We are still in need of a few more adjunct instructors (must be NFPA Instructor I minimum). If you are available to help out (instructor or not) on this date please contact me as soon as you can.
Thanks and be safe,
John
--
John Bryant 
R4Jake@gmail.com
jbryant@arlingtonva.us
 

F.O.O.L.S. Blog Talk Radio Episode 474

 

Fools International Vice President Eric Hankins and Andy “Sippy” Biron (New England Fools) discuss the traditions of the Fire Service and how they apply to the Fools. Special guest this episode is Captain (Ret.) Michael Clark, a 44 year veteran of the fire service and current member of the New England Fools.

F.O.O.L.S. Blog Talk Radio Episode 449

 

 

Join Rob Fisher and Ben Fleagle as they look at the leadership qualities that make a great company officer. They’ll also be discussing the key principles of leadership. If nothing else…come listen to two guys chat as if they were sitting around the beanery table at shift change - something all great fireman love to do. Rob is part of the FOOLS International Executive Board and a Lieutenant with the Snohomish County Fire District #7 in Washington State. Ben is president of the Farthest North FOOLS and Captain with University Fire Department in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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