FLORIDA FIRE SERVICE May 2017 4 From the Desk of the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Message from the Foundation Chairman . . . . . . . . . .6 Wildland Fires in Florida 2017 . . . . 8 What Results from a Meeting. . . . . . 16 Desk Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Situational Awareness . . . . . . . . . . . 26 FROM THE SECTIONS FEATURES Vigiles Societas - Becoming a . . . . . . Centurion Scholar Sponsor . . . . . .6 Meet the EMS Chief . . . . . . . . . . .10 Free Hazmat Training Available Through ALERT Grant . . . . . . . . .12 Florida Fire Service Award Winners 14 Fire Service Chaplaincy - A Ministry of Presence . . . . . . . .15 2017 Annual Memorial Service . .18 Meet the Fire Administrative Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Meet the Fire Training Officer/Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Featured Vendor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Fire Chief and Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year Awards . . . . .24 Meet the Section Chief . . . . . . . . .28 In brief . . . news from around the state . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Events Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 FFCA New Members . . . . . . . . . . .38 Firehouse Faire . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Florida Fire Service is the monthly publication of the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association, provided to Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association (FFCA) members, by the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association. Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association 880 Airport Road, Suite 110 Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Phone: (386) 676-2744 • Fax: (386) 676-5490 Email: [email protected] • www.ffca.org FFCA Staff Wm. Ray Colburn - Executive Director Denise Holley - Office Manager/Web Administrator Scott Leisen - Marketing Director Marcella Miller - Administrative Assistant Gail Salerno - Office/Communications Assistant Bonnie Scott - Secretary 1 Ragan Vandegriff - FFCA Chaplain FFCA Board of Directors Daniel Azzariti - President Otto Drozd III, EFO - 1st Vice President John Miller - 2nd Vice President Gary Ballard - Immediate Past President Darrel Donatto - Secretary/Treasurer Jonathan Kanzigg - Northwest Region Director Carl Shank - Northeast Region Director Timothy Mossgrove, MPA, CFO, EFO - West Central Region Director Gene Prince - East Central Region Director Michael Murphy - Southwest Region Director David Downey - Southeast Region Director Michael Long - Foundation Chairman Wm. Ray Colburn - Executive Director Ronald Parrish, MPA, CFO, EFO - Senior Member Editorial Submissions Gail Salerno, Office/Communications Assistant [email protected] (386) 676-2744 Advertising Scott Leisen, Editor in Chief [email protected] (386) 717-0055 Subscription rate for members is $36, which is included in member dues. Archived electronic monthly editions of Florida Fire Service magazine are available at www.ffca.org. Log in as a mem- ber and click on the Publications tab. Florida Fire Service May 2017, Volume 25, Number 5 USPS # 016-759 Periodical postage paid in Daytona Beach, Florida, and additional post offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Florida Fire Service, 880 Airport Road, Suite 110, Ormond Beach, FL 32174. Statements of fact and opinion are the responsibility of the author’s alone and do not imply an opinion on the part of the officers or the members of FFCA. Copyright 2017 by the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association. All rights reserved. Materials may not be reproduced without written permission. 34 FURTHERMORE 20 28 33 24 38 18 8 16 6 5 15 10 6 26 22