The FULLY INVOLVED standard of performance: Do your job, treat people right, give
all-out effort, and have an all-in attitude.
Start here. Start now.
MARK VonAPPEN, a member of the Fire Department since 1998, is assigned to the suppression
division where he holds the rank of captain. He is a committee member for California State Fire
Training and has contributed to the development of Firefighter Survival and Rapid Intervention
curriculums. Mark has been published in Fire Engineering Magazine, Fire Service Warrior, and is
the creator of the fire service leadership blog FULLY INVOLVED. He is an instructor for the Santa
Clara County Joint Fire Academy, a recruit Instructor for Palo Alto Fire, an academy instructor at
Evergreen Community College, and a member of the “Nobody Gets Left Behind” training group.
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