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April 2006 - #5

Preventing Theft in Emer. Service Buildings    
May 2006 - #6 Cleaning Personal Protective Equipment    
June 2006 - #7 Accident Investigation    
July 2006 - #8 Backing Apparatus    
August 2006 - #9 Report Writing    
September 2006 - #10 Reducing Stress Related Fatalities in the Fire Service    
October 2006 - #11 Monitoring Operators of Emergency Vehicles    
November 2006 - #12 Renting/Loaning Your Meeting/Banquet Hall    
December 2006 - #13 Privacy Issues / HIPAA    
January 2007 - #14 Available Loss Control Programs    
February 2007 - #15 Worker's Compensation for Volunteers (Part. 1) Information Available on the Internet  
March 2007 - #16 Worker's Compensation for Volunteers (Part 2) The Importance of SOP's  
April 2007 - #17 Just a Routine Column - Expect the Unexpected    
May 2007 - #18 Accident Investigation    
June 2007 - #19 Seat Belts Save Lives    
July 2007 - #20 The Advantage of Agreed Value Coverage (Vehicles)    
August 2007 - #21 TRADENET    
September 2007 - #22 Use of Lights & Sirens    
October 2007 - #23 Wear That Gear... Your Life Depends on It    
November 2007 - #24 Recruitment / Retention Tool Yet Another Driving Hazard  
December 2007 - #25 Portable Heating Devices    
January 2008 - #26 Auxiliary Members & Community Volunteers.  Are They Covered? Intersections, STILL a Very Dangerous Place for First Responders  
February 2008 - #27 Seat Belts:  Take the Pledge - Make A Difference Response... Personally-Owned Vehicles (POV's)  
March 2008 - #28 Worker's Compensation for Volunteers (Part 1) Establishing a Youth Program  
April 2008 - #29 Protecting Your Organization's Funds from Theft    
May 2008 - #30 Ethanol - The New Major Hazard NFPA... Standards We Can Live With  
June 2008 - #31 Make a Difference... Be Safe Insuring DCNR Vehicles  
July 2008 - #32 The Forgotten Hazard Certificates of Insurance.  What are they?  Why are they needed?  
August 2008 - #33 Seat Belts - It Can be Done Safety Vests Save Lives  
September 2008 - #34 Training/Loss Control in the Wintertime Safety Committees Umbrella Liability Explained
October 2008 - #35 Membership Applications:  Can we ask That? Taking Care of the Most Important Resource - Your Members  
November 2008 - #36 Airlines and Emergency Services... We Can Learn a Thing or Two Recruitment / Retention Tool  
December 2008 - #37 Reliable No Matter What Happens Under Insured / Uninsured Motorists Coverage - Non-Stacking  
January 2009 - #38 FF Near Miss Reporting System    
February 2009 - #39 How does the PA Smoking Ban affect your Organization? Does Technology Make You Safer?  
March 2009 - #40 CDL Exemptions    
April 2009 - #41 "In God We Trust"  - Preventing Theft in Your Organization Back Injuries & Emergency Services  
May 2009 - #42 Municipal Insurance - Does it Provide the Proper Coverage? Protecting Your Organization's Funds from Theft  
June 2009 - #43 Would you Drive Wearing a Blindfold? Worker's Compensation & Emergency Service Responders  
July 2009 - #44 The Difference Between "Should" and "Shall" Public Officials Liability - Why is it needed? Certificates of Insurance.  What are they?  Why are they needed?
August 2009 - #45 CDL Licenses and Volunteer Firefighters The Fire SUV  
September 2009 - #46 Policies & Procedures Loss of Income & Extra Expense  
October 2009 - #47 Policies & Procedures (part 2)    
November 2009 - #48 Recruitment / Retention Tool Winter-time Fire Operations  
December 2009 - #49 The Importance  of By-Laws Instant Technology (also printed in Firehouse Magazine) Certificates of Insurance.  What are they?  Why are they needed?
January 2010 - #50 Auxiliary Members & Community Volunteers.  Are They Covered? Let's Get Started Safely Like, Kind and Quality Explained (Port. Equip. Claims)
February 2010 - #51 Online Training - Training When and Where You Want it Courage to be Safe  
March 2010 - #52 Risk Management for "Emergency" Responders Safety Rules are Useless... Without Training & Enforcement Worker's Compensation & Emergency Service Responders
April 2010 - #53 The Policy Playbook Maintaining Your Equipment or Lack of Fire Depts. Being Targeted - Scam Alert!
May 2010 - #54 "Firefighters Gone Bad" (part 1) The Importance of Beneficiary Forms EMS Liability
June 2010 - #55 "Firefighters Gone Bad" (part 2) Bringing on the Heat - Summer Fire Operations  
July 2010 - #56 Like, Kind and Quality Explained (Port. Equip. Claims) This "Trip" is Not Really Necessary Certificates of Insurance.  What are they?  Why are they needed?
August 2010 - #57 Hurricane Tips Taking Care of the Most Important Resource - Your Members Loss of Income & Extra Expense
September 2010 - #58 Municipal Insurance - Does it Provide the Proper Coverage? Security... A Whole New Ballgame Umbrella Liability Explained
October 2010 - #59 Are You Feeling Lucky? A New Killer of Firefighters Preventing Theft in Emer. Srvc. Bldgs.
November 2010 - #60 Report Writing.. Dull but Important Stuff How Negligent Entrustment Affects You Recruitment / Retention Tool
December 2010 - #61 Safety Training or Training Safely? The Use of Personal-Owned Vehicles  
January 2011 - #62 Turn Around A Bad Trend Pre-Planning & the Crystal Firefighter Auxiliary Members & Community Volunteers.  Are They Covered?
February 2011 - #63 Driving Impaired - It's Just Not Worth It The Importance of By-Laws  
March 2011 - #64 Preparing for Potential Flooding Getting it Right the First Time - Customer Service Tips For Buying Used Fire Apparatus
April 2011 - #65 Safety is Not Always "Cool" Winning at Backing Up  
May 2011  -  #66 Make a Difference  -  Be Safe Worker's Compensation for Volunteers What is Umbrella Liability
June 2011  -  #67 "In God We Trust"  - Preventing Theft in Your Organization What We Will See? Taking Care of the Most Important Resource - Your Members
July 2011  -  #68 Even "Franchise Players" Need to Sit Once in a While A Virtual World Outdoor Property Coverage Explained
August 2011  -  #69 Hot Under the Collar Deserves a Time Out From Now On... Be a Genius Uninsured / Under-insured Forms
September 2011  -  #70 Winter-time Operations Requires Pre-Planning What Will Your Legacy Be? PA Cancer Presumption Law
October 2011 - #71 Insurance 101 Prompt Claims Reporting Preparing for the Winter
November 2011 - #72 Take Care of Your Family...First! This is Not Your Father's Fire Co. Certificates of Insurance - Why & When are They Needed?
December 2011 - #73 Getting Claims Paid Provident Partners With Aflac If I Were Fire Commissioner For A Day
January 2012 - #74 Preventing Theft in Emergency Service Buildings Is It Worth It?  
February 2012 - #75 Workers Compensation for Volunteers Agreed Value vs Actual Cash Value - Vehicles I'm Responsible For That?
March 2012  -  #76 Certificates, Additional Insured, Loss Payees How Do We Get There?  
April 2012  -  #77 Getting There Isn't Always Half the Fun When a FF is Expecting Business Income & Extra Expense Coverage Explained
May 2012  -  #78 Training Documentation Small Games of Chance Law Changes - Pennsylvania