Robert Avsec
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Rick,
Thank you for sharing what was obviously stressful to you as an individual and prime example of an organization that was severely lacking in the “psychological safety” department. I’m grateful that you “found” FSPA because I think input and participation from fire service leaders is just as critical to our efforts to “build a bridge between professional psychology and the fire service” as that from our psychologists and masters-level clinicians. I hope that you’ll be able to join in on the Monthly Kitchen Table Meeting next week on January 18th beginning at 10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EST.
Robert
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I’m betting that this topic came from one of our FSPA Kitchen Table Meetings (KTM) that take place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month beginning at 10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EDT. And that’s the beauty of those KTMs: We never know what topics are going to come up, what information is there to be shared, and what new connections can be made.
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Firefighting history: How did we get professional?
Our fire service history is seeped in myths, half-truths and legends; understanding how our service evolved means separating fact from fiction.
About the Author. Bruce Hensler served as a firefighter from 1976 to 2011 in career, combination and volunteer departments. He previously served as a fire program specialist in the Emergency Response Support Branch of the U.S. Fire Administration, retiring in 2017. He also previously served as deputy director of the operations division for the firefighter training program in Maine. Hensler has a master’s degree in public administration. His interest in history led him to write “Crucible of Fire: Nineteenth-Century Urban Fires and the Making of the Modern Fire Service.” More information about his book is available at nebraskapress.edu.