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Dave Celino

@DavidC929

Chief Fire Warden for Massachusetts DCR, Bureau of Forest Fire and Forestry. Views on here are my own. For official updates follow @MassDCR.

 Western Mass
Joined February 2012
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WFLeaders@WFLeaders2 Feb 2022
Opportunity and Its Tenets Be Consistent – Make learning part of everyday operations for yourself and your team. Create the Climate – Make time for learning a part of all operations. Embrace Failure – Approach unintended outcomes with learning in mind.
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Release of NWCG Standards for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), PMS 309. A standardized RPL process will reduce redundant training, support efforts to increase speed and time to competency, and support efforts to boost national resource surge capacity. nwcg.gov/publications/309
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WFLeaders@WFLeaders6 Dec 2021
Success is often in the story. Are you able to tell your organization's story?
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#OnThisDay, December 5th, 1831, former U.S. President John Quincy Adams takes his seat in the House of Representatives. whitehouse.gov/about-the-whi…
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#Remember Paul Brotherton, Timothy Jackson, Jeremiah Lucey, James "Jay" Lyons III, Joseph McGuirk, and Thomas Spencer of @WorcesterFD, who made the ultimate sacrifice on this day in 1999, and think also of the loved ones who suffered their loss. We will never forget.
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WFLeaders@WFLeaders15 Nov 2021
Stay hungry and humble on the journey. When we stop learning as leaders, we stop growing as positive difference makers. - George Raveling [Photo: Mitch Sylvester/BLM]
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WFLeaders@WFLeaders28 Oct 2021
Principles of a Mission-Driven Culture • Service for the common good • High trust state • Pursuit of truth • Form and function defined by the end state • Individual initiative • Continuous improvement
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#ThisDayInHistory Pepper Hill Fire (PA). #Firefighters were fatigued. A CCC crew was ordered to the head of the fire to construct downhill line. Fire below made a run that overtook them. Eight #firefighters lost their lives. #NeverForgotten nwcg.gov/committee/6mfs/the-…
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Kicking off now! Really looking forward to hearing how the Cohesive Strategy is being implemented across the US! #CSworkshop21
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Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self. - “Dean Jackson, poet [Photo: Lassen IHC]
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Thank you @MassGovernor @MassEEA and @MassDCR for recognizing the efforts of this crew and the value of state to state, and interagency assistance. Great event! Well done!
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This summer, 20 members of the Massachusetts Wildfire Crew were mobilized to provide critical assistance and support battling dangerous fires in West Montana and Northern Idaho. Grateful to have the opportunity today to thank each of them for their bravery and hard work!
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MassDCR@MassDCR4 Sep 2021
The Massachusetts wild land fire crew returned home safe to Hopkinson State Park his morning after two weeks assisting with wildfires in Idaho and Montana. @MassDCR Commissioner @DCRJim was on hand to greet and thank them for their efforts.
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One of the many practical reasons for keeping America’s battlefields untouched is the role they have in training the military leaders of tomorrow in real-world situations. Read more about staff rides, and the Trust’s role in them. battlefields.org/learn/artic…
The Evolution and History of Staff Rides

The Evolution and History of Staff Rides

The military staff ride has long been a part of the training experience for professional American soldiers, and it was on the great battlefields of the...

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All-inclusive, cohesive teams make a difference! crosscut.com/video/deeply-ro…
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The Commonwealth should be incredibly proud of our firefighters as they answer the call to come to the aid of our fellow Americans battling historic wildfires across the West. I am grateful for their bravery and wish them the best of luck as they combat these wildfires.
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This morning, a crew of 20 Massachusetts wildland firefighters departed to travel to West Montana to Northern Idaho to provide their expertise and assistance in the battle against the fires affecting the Northern Rockies region. 🚒 More: mass.gov/news/baker-polito-a…
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Thank you to the @CTDEEPNews crew who’ve deployed to Minnesota to help our fellow state battle terrible wildfires. We look forward to your safe return home.
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@CTDEEPNews29 Jul 2021
13 members of the CT Interstate Fire Crew, acting as part of a larger 20-person interagency initial attack hand crew from the northeast region, mobilized yesterday from DEEP’s Eastern District Headquarters in Marlborough to fight wildfires in Minnesota portal.ct.gov/DEEP/News-Rele…
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Maine Forest Service Engine 6199 is on assignment at the Trail Creek Fire in Montana. #MEfire Incident information: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/76… MISSION READY
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#NationalFireNews Some MT & northern CA fires displayed extreme fire behavior yesterday. Currently, 90 large fires have burned 1,818,438 acres in 12 states. More than 22,000 #FirefightingResources are assigned to incidents across the country. #FireYear2021
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None of us exists independent of our relationships with others. - Margaret Wheatley [Photo: Redding IHC]
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WFLeaders@WFLeaders3 Jun 2021
Issuing clear instructions includes a requirement for providing leader’s intent. Leader’s intent provides the foundation for ensuring that tasks are fully understood. – Leading in the Wildland Fire Service, page 33 [Photo: National Park Service]
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