register

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Mixing FIRE AND WATER

Gordon Smith has served as the fire chief for the Johnson Volunteer Fire Department for 30 years, keeping watch over a 95-square-mile area in rural Vermont's Lamoille River Valley, just this side of the Canadian border. Over the years, he has led his department's transformation from a volunteer program with one fire truck that was used to put out occasional structure and grass fires and sometimes get a wayward cat down out of a tree, to a sophisticated agency facing the complex demands of the modern fire service — including water rescue. “In 1993 we officially launched our ...

To continue reading this article, please register or login – it’s quick and free…

Member Login

Enter your email address below, and we'll email your password.

Are cookies enabled in your browser?

This site uses cookies and session data to keep track of your name and preferences while you're logged in. You cannot login without enabling cookies.

One Step Registration

Fill out the form below for instant access to the page you’ve requested.

Website members also receive access to our entire archive and may apply for a complimentary subscription to our print magazine.

All fields are required Personal Info
  Required Must be a valid email
  Required Passwords must match
  Required
  Required
  Required
  Required
  Required
  Required
  Required

Fire Chief Magazine


Submit the form for instant access to the page you've requested.

 

Read an exclusive interview with the former Director of the Department of Homeland Security as he discusses the perils facing our first responder community.

Recent Comments

Powered by Disqus

 

 

Resource Center

Events Advertise JobZone RSS
October 2009 FIRE CHIEF Cover

Featured Links