by Tom Aurnhammer

On Christmas morning 2003, the Los Pinos Fire Protection District, located in southwestern Colorado, responded to a well-developed structure fire involving a sniper. First-arriving police officers and a volunteer firefighter in his personal vehicle thought they were being hit by shrapnel and ammunition coming from the fire. No one initially thought they were being shot at.

Posted by Linda Gaume Jaramillo on 02/20 at 06:05 AM

BY THOMAS W. AURNHAMMER

THE FIRE SERVICE HAS MANY GOOD TRADITIONS. They include serving our communities, wearing our uniforms, the historical symbols that designate rank and office, the brotherhood and sisterhood among members, and the good standing we hold in our communities.

Posted by Linda Gaume Jaramillo on 02/20 at 04:46 AM

- Long before the rest of the country, New Mexico responders had to confront the dangers of radioactive incidents and WMD events. What they learned can help all responders who have to face the most dangerous form of emergency.

Cover Story - "HS Today", December 2006

By Chief David Pasquale

Posted by David Pasquale on 01/18 at 10:14 AM

- Putting the Pieces Together - Thomas W. Aurnhammer, EFO, Fire Chief, Farmington Fire Department - Published in American Fire Journal

Posted by Site Admin on 12/27 at 05:05 PM

- By Thomas W. Aurnhammer, EFO, CFI, Fire Chief, Farmington, NM - Published in the March, 2002, issue of The Voice, a publication of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors

Posted by Site Admin on 12/27 at 05:02 PM

- Chief Thomas Aurnhammer, EFO, Farmington (N.M.) Fire Department, Fire Chief - Published in Fire Chief Magazine, January 2002

Posted by Site Admin on 12/27 at 05:00 PM

- Performance appraisals can be as awkward to give as to receive, yet they're invaluable to the employee and to the department. - By Thomas W. Aurnhammer, Fire Marshal, Farmington (N.M.) Fire Department - Published in Fire Chief Magazine, August 1996

Posted by Site Admin on 12/27 at 04:29 PM

- Anticipating a wave of retirements, this department started up a professional-development program that encourages personnel from firefighters through captains to prepare for positions one or even two steps above their current ranks. - Thomas W Aurnhammer, Fire Marshal, Farmington (N.M.) Fire Department - Published in Fire Chief Magazine, September 1994

Posted by Site Admin on 12/27 at 03:41 PM