PREPARING FOR THE OPENING
If you have been following this series, this article will continue on from the article last month;

“My qualifications in the area of fire prevention” – - and so on. Note: These concepts can be used on the remaining portions of your overview of the position and your qualifications.

Note the difference (primarily delineated in the last article). The first presentation summarized the candidates qualifications which are likely to be similar to other candidates qualifications. The second presentation described the position of Captain, summarized the candidates qualifications, and related how these qualifications would apply to the position of Captain.
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By Paul H. Stein and Ettore Berardinelli

We thoroughly enjoyed our years in the fire service, and as we look back on our careers, we both believe that some of our best times were served as Training Officers.

Think about it. The Drill Tower experience is usually the very first contact that recruits have with the rigors and traditions of the Fire Service, and it is definitely their initial contact with the culture and philosophy of your Fire Department.
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Gordon Graham here again, and thanks for taking the time to visit this little corner of the Credit Union website – and specifically thanks for taking the time to click on my monthly effort to get and keep you interested in the discipline of Risk Management. I am absolutely convinced that if more people at the Federal Level of our Government understood the breadth and depth of this discipline, we would not have the huge problems that face us now.
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