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F.I.E.R.O.
FIRE
INDUSTRY
EQUIPMENT
RESEARCH
ORGANIZATION
F.I.E.R.O. is
a non-profit group of Southeastern fire service people who meet to
network about equipment and safety issues. It was formed in 1990.
Scope
An unlimited range of inquiry in quest of improvements
throughout the fire service.
Objective
To provide a safe, more efficient, effective and progressive
fire service through the application of shared knowledge, testing,
research, development, and data analysis for fire apparatus,
equipment, protective clothing, related subjects, and firefighter
safety.
Why?
No doubt, we are in the information age. Change is occurring at an
accelerating rate. Keeping abreast of changes in safety and
equipment standards as well as the fire equipment industry is an
avocation every fire department must have. F.I.E.R.O. exists to
fulfill this avocation. The fire service historically has never
learned the benefits of benchmarking. Through F.I.E.R.O., a forum
is provided for the fire service to learn from each other. Why go
through the trial and error approach to purchasing equipment? It's
simply too expensive. Get involved with F.I.E.R.O. and
learn first-hand the experiences of other fire departments about
equipment. Why accept fire fighter injuries as being "part of the
job"? With today's medical costs and litigious society, it's
simply too expensive. Firefighter injuries can and are being
reduced. Through F.I.E.R.O. you learn more about injuries and how
to prevent them. How do you know an equipment manufacturer or
dealer produces quality products and service? Not knowing and
taking a risk is simply too expensive. Join and participate
in F.I.E.R.O. to find out the true track record of vendors.
What you get
Presentations - From
nationally recognized experts on equipment and safety topics.
Roundtable - The
open forum where everyone shares and seeks information.
Newsletter - Published
following each meeting. (Members consistently report learning more
from F.I.E.R.O.'s newsletter than from national fire service
publications).
Contacts - Learn
names and faces of people in other fire departments with your
interests as well as manufacturer’s representatives.
Backtable -
Fire departments share
their latest SOP's and other informational handouts.
Sidetable - Vendors provide the latest literature about their
products.
Who?
Anyone in the fire service - including vendors (they should be our
partners, not our enemies). F.I.E.R.O. is especially suited for
apparatus and equipment committees, safety officers, equipment
officers, purchasing agents and specifications writers.
When?
F.I.E.R.O meets quarterly
on Fridays.
Where?
Meeting locations vary.
Cost?
ANNUAL DUES:
$20 for an individual
$50 for a fire department
$100 for a dealer
$125 for a manufacturer
In addition, there is a small registration fee (usually around
$20) for each meeting. This fee covers lunch, breaks, speaker
expenses, etc.
TO JOIN OR FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION
Contact:
President Dart Kendall
dartk@bellsouth.net
404-557-3170 (cell)
Vice-President Robert Tutterow
rtutterow@ci.charlotte.nc.us
704-336-5609
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