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More than 1,600 firefighters weigh in on the perennial debate about whether aggressive tactics and safety culture are mutually exclusive
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Battalion Chief Steve Conn and Lt. Bassel Ibrahim detail mayday lessons from real-world events and progressive training
This informative webinar will provide key information on how two public safety agencies (one police and one fire) funded comprehensive smartphone programs that provided issued devices to all personnel.
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Los Angeles-area chiefs detail lessons from the January firestorm to guide all-hazards response
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Kate Bergen taught herself to paint nearly 20 years ago, but it was the pandemic that turned her into an artist
Daniel O’Beirne and Jordan Reed, two strangers with fire and EMS backgrounds, worked together to save a driver whose semi-truck struck a pole and burst into flames
5 ways to prepare for and navigate a furlough at your public safety department
Three questions to ask before talking about your brother and sister firefighters
Five considerations for patient assessment, scene safety and patient handoff when responding off duty
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Nonprofit helps firefighters promote creativity to counterbalance the negative impacts of the job
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