Hendersonville Fire Chief Completes Fire & Rescue Management Program
The City of Hendersonville Fire Department is proud to recognize Fire Chief Joseph Vindigni for completing UNC Charlotte’s Fire & Rescue Management Institute. The Fire & Rescue Management institute is a professional development certificate program designed for company officers and fire service leaders. Chief Vindigni and his fellow graduates, were recognized at a graduation ceremony held in Charlotte on February 15, 2019. The 40 students making up the Class of 2019 join an alumni network of over 500 fire service leaders from across the Southeast.
The Fire & Rescue Management Institute is separated into four sections held over the course of a five-month period. Over 75 instructional hours of leadership education were completed and included blocks on topics such as Leadership & Team Building, Supervision & Personnel Management, Operations Management & Strategic Planning and Communication Skills & Public Relations. The program was designed by current leaders in the field of Fire & Rescue Services to address evolving and increasingly complex topics such as employee retention, workforce diversity, the impact of sociological events and strategic planning.
