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Steve Austin, John Swan Sr., Joseph Valentino and the Inver Grove Heights Fire Department Explorer Program are recognized for their service to the volunteer fire community
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Firefighters get real about one of the biggest issues facing the industry and how to fix it
You will be pulled in many directions and take some shots from outsiders, so it’s important to have a support system
It’s time to reevaluate our SOPs, eliminate insular groups, and see traditions as an honor, not an anchor
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Firefighters from 4 Ohio FDs battle cargo ship blaze
- Atlanta firefighter stable after being pinned between apparatus
- N.H. bill could extend cancer screenings for full-time firefighters
- Ohio FD places 4-mile limit on mutual aid after neighboring FD cuts staffing
- Staffing, funding drive Mass. FDs to consider consolidating
- Mother crashes SUV into burning Calif. home in attempt to rescue children
- Minn. firefighter loses appeal after being fired for using force to subdue patient
- Boston firefighters face multi-layered roof at restaurant fire
- Firefighters injured in fatal NYC apartment fire
- Minn. city joins others in changing flag policy for fallen first responders
FIRE CHIEF DIGITAL EDITIONS
IAFC & FIRE-RESCUE INTERNATIONAL
WATCH & LEARN
The battalion chief explains how so much of her decision-making is rooted in the 2008 Salisbury Millworks blaze
More than 2,100 firefighters speak up about the perfect storm of stress and staffing challenges
The Myrtle Beach (S.C.) training chief talks go/no-go decision-making, plus creating a culture that prioritizes action
Chief Goldfeder offers several simple tips
Some simple, even clever, ways to address the disconnect
The Loveland, Colo., chief shares lessons from his time in media and urges leaders to maintain forward progress for their organizations
The Raleigh firefighter and peer support advocate explains her perspective on healthy boundaries, therapy and why connection is life-sustaining
Tackling the mixed bag of electric vehicle coverage and whether we need a fire service “reset,” plus what’s ahead for 2023
Buy-in at all levels of the department is important BEFORE starting one of these programs
The Bozeman fire chief shares tips for getting buy-in from FD leadership, the gut-check moment that changed his career, and his hopes for his new IAFC role