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Fire-EMS Chief Attends National Think Tank

From left to right: Sal Cassano, Chief Wilson, Fire Chief Dennis Rubin, Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr, President of International Association of Fire Chiefs, Fire Chief Larry Williams, President of Southeastern Division of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (SEAFC)
From left to right: Sal Cassano, Chief Wilson, Fire Chief Dennis Rubin, Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr, President of International Association of Fire Chiefs, Fire Chief Larry Williams, President of Southeastern Division of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (SEAFC)

Forty-three chief fire officers from across the nation were invited to participate in the 50th anniversary of Fire Rescue – Wingspread VI Conference in Racine, Wisconsin. Coweta County Chief Pat Wilson was among those attending. The three day event brought fire service and private sector leaders together to discuss and develop strategic recommendations related to the Fire-EMS services. Participants took advantage of learning opportunities from dynamic presenters and participated in five strategic planning works sessions.

Group photo of Wingspread participants - Chief Wilson on front row, 4th from the left.
Group photo of Wingspread participants – Chief Wilson on front row, 4th from the left.

The goal was to take the collective thoughts from each team and build specific vision statements and achievable goals that will be used as a model for fire departments throughout the nation over the next ten years based on questions regarding a number of fire and EMS topics including:

What does the next 10 years hold for the American fire service in regards to:

• Operational & Capital Budgets

• Community Relations

• Training and Recruitment & Retention

• Technology as it relates to operational response

• U.S. and world economies as they relate to local revenue streams and funding

• The “Big Six”

• Member Needs

• Customer Needs

• Operational Needs

• Facility Need

• Apparatus Needs

• Sustainability Needs

Johnny Winston and Chief Wilson
Johnny Winston from Madison, Wisconsin and Chief Wilson

The resulting plan will serve as the model for all Fire -EMS service strategic needs, as well as, providing enhanced models for service delivery over the next decade. The administrative team plans to release the final document to the American Fire-EMS service by the end of October 2016.

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Tom Corker
Communications Manager
Risk Management
Coweta County Georgia
www.coweta.ga.us

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