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iNCOMMAND
April • May • June 2020 Volume 30
InCommand Magazine OHIO FIRE CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION
450 West Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 150 Worthington, OH 43085
Tel: 614-410-6322
Fax: 614-410-6324 info@ohiofirechiefs.org www.ohiofirechiefs.org
OFCA PRESIDENT
Chief Jonathan Westendorf, MPA, OFC, OFCA President
OFCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Michelle Fitzgibbon
InCommand EDITOR Anne Beauch
InCommand STAFF Burgie MediaFusion, Design
InCommand COMMITTEE
Asst. Chief Chris Menapace, OFC, OFE, Chair Deputy Chief Bryan Brumagen
Deputy Chief Michael Froelich, OFC
Asst. Chief Mark Fyffe, MPA, CFO, OFC, OFE Retired Chief Ted Heck
Chief John Hickey, OFE, OFC
Captain Matthew Hull
Retired Chief Bernie Ingles, OFE
Asst. Chief Matthew McBirney, OFE, OFO Chief Lou Ann Metz, OFE
Chief Tom O’Brien, EFO, CFO, MBA, MIFireE Captain Shane Packer, OFE
Asst. Chief Thomas Snively, OFE
Retired Chief Jerry Winkler, EFO, CFO, OFC
InCommand is published four times a year by the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association. Questions about submitting articles can be directed to Anne Beauch by email at abeauch@ohiofirechiefs.org. Questions regarding advertising can be directed to Barb Burgie at Burgie MediaFusion, barb@burgiemediafusion.com; questions regarding joining the association can be directed to info@ohiofirechiefs.org.
Statements or opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association, its officers, board, or staff. Members of the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association are encouraged to submit articles for possible pub- lication in “InCommand”. The Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association reserves the right to reject or edit any submission for publication. All submissions, including photographs, become the property of the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association. Requests to reprint articles must be submitted in writing.
Departments
Legislative Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 OFE Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Big Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Letter from State Fire Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Meet the Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Conference..........................26 OFESF Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Board of Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Member Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 OFCA Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Special Features
Social Structure of a Fire Chief . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Work-Life Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Wife to a New Fire Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Index to Advertisers
Sutphen Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC VFIS of Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Penn Care, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Advantage Equipment, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cleveland State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Provident Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SW Firefighting Foam & Equipment LLC . . . 9 Minerva Bunker Gear Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . 13 IAFC...............................17 Renewed Performance, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Ohio CAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Enzo's Cleaning Solutions, LLC . . . . . . . . . . 19 Integrated Building Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Warren Country Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Fallsway Equipment Company . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Breathing Air Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 MagneGrip Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 BGSU State Fire School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 MARSARS Water Rescue Systems. . . . . . . . . 31 RollNRack ..........................32 Ohio Housing Finance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sensible Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Finley Fire Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC
Firehouse Nutrition of the Future
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