Entries Tagged Fire Chief Project

One way to attract people to a clean-water plant tour is to do something a little different. So, here’s a hat tip...

I’m out of town for a few days attending a waterworks convention in Denver, so for today I will turn the floor...

Why do fire chiefs and fire departments have public respect? In part because, usually, their headquarters look great. They’ll have a meticulously maintained...

The late Richard Pryor, one of the greatest stand-up comics ever, also had a serious side. I was reminded of it when...

Who always leads the Fourth of July parade? A fire truck, of course, lights flashing, siren intermittently blaring, firefighters in dress uniform...

Nothing gets kids’ attention for the value of wastewater treatment than showing how it benefits a fishery. For several years, staff members at...

Here’s a great way to give clean-water operators more stature: Encourage them to earn their state licenses and progress to the highest...

I just saw an article in the Byron Review newspaper saying Dale Wellik, clean-water plant operator in Dodge Center earned recognition from...

It’s great to take kids on treatment plant tours. It’s better – and more aligned with The Fire Chief Project – if...

Sometimes an adverse event – like a sanitary sewer overflow – can become an opportunity. It’s happening now in Ashville, N.C. where,...

Do you know what a euphemism is? It’s a clever (and not in a good way) trick for making something sound better...

If members of the public don’t understand what clean-water plants do, they are doubly uniformed about the beneficial use of anaerobic digester...

One way to attract people to a clean-water plant tour is to do something a little different. So, here’s a hat tip...

One precept of The Fire Chief Project is to “look great.” The City of Ocala, Fla., has installed a 760-foot-long sound barrier...