As budgets get stretched tighter and tighter, everyone is looking for innovative ways to complete civic projects. Civic crowdfunding is an avenue that has met with some success. Crowdfunding is defined as the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas or … Continue reading →
Choosing a career is never easy, and many young people do not get the chance to experience a certain field until college. But in some states youth who are interested in firefighting don’t have to wait until they are older … Continue reading →
Carl Cannon wants to stop kids from getting into trouble before it’s too late. He has a plan that, so far, is working. Cannon is assistant general manager of recreation, with responsibility as supervisor, for Youth Outreach and Intervention with … Continue reading →
Millennials and baby boomers are increasingly seeking to settle in urban areas. This requires municipal leaders to look at what is important for these groups in terms of amenities, culture and opportunities: in other words, what makes a community age-friendly. Millennials = Teens … Continue reading →
It’s an issue presumed to have been relegated to past generations: the underrepresentation of women in local, state and federal government leadership. But in February, “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd made an observation. In the company of female officials … Continue reading →
First Envision®-verified Wastewater facility in North America WASHINGTON, D.C. – (February 26, 2015) – The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) announced today that the Grand Bend Area Wastewater Treatment Facility, located in Ontario on the shoreline of Lake Huron, earned … Continue reading →
You may have heard the news: Collierville, Tenn., was honored by Parade Magazine in 2014 for having “America’s Best Main Street.” The White House and an assembly of federal departments and organizations have taken notice of the town, too. The … Continue reading →
Like most Americans, Adam Culbertson remembers exactly where he was on Sept. 11, 2001, when he heard that planes had crashed into the World Trade Center. Unlike all of them, Culbertson has crafted a stunningly poignant and beautiful firefighter’s helmet … Continue reading →
1 Mile The approximate distance eight first responders in Buffalo, N.Y., carried a patient to a hospital in November, when local roads became impassable for their ambulance. 71 Percent Nearly three-quarters of career firefighters fulfill their vocation in communities that … Continue reading →
Who wants their new fire truck custom built? Better question… Who doesn’t want their new fire truck custom built? Imagine for just a moment that you can have everything exactly the way you want it when taking delivery of the … Continue reading →
If you want to talk to the mayor of Carroll, Iowa, on a random weekday, don’t call city hall. He won’t be there. If he’s not out in the community or traveling on official business, Adam Schweers, 35, can usually … Continue reading →
