It's Good To See Old Friends

A very quick trip this week.  Off to Reno to speak at the Nevada Fire Chiefs/Fire Shows Reno conference.  Arrived on Wednesday afternoon and caught up with friends at the conference networking reception.  Had the opportunity to go to dinner with several members of the NFCA Board of Directors.  On Thursday morning, I did the keynote presentation on Wicked Problems in the Fire Service.  After lunch I did a workshop on the state of the economy and implications for the fire service. Now on a plane headed home.  A very quick turnaround.

The best part of the trip, from my perspective, was having the chance to see several old friends from the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District in Incline Village, NV, where I worked before heading for Southern California.  My time at NLTFPD was a very special season in my life and I have a lot of great memories of my time there.  I don't often get a lot of chances to get back and it was a real treat to see Mike, Mike, Ian, Jeff, Ryan and a bunch of other friends that I haven't seen in a long time.  I'm glad I got to see them, if only for a little while.  Glad to see that everyone is doing well!

Now home to my bride for two whole days before I'm off to Brussels, Belgium on Sunday.  Another post on that trip next week!