Rick Markley

Editor’s Note

Rick Markley is the former editor-in-chief of FireRescue1 and Fire Chief, a volunteer firefighter and fire investigator. He serves on the board of directors of and is actively involved with the International Fire Relief Mission, a humanitarian aid organization that delivers unused fire and EMS equipment to firefighters in developing countries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s of fine arts. He has logged more than 15 years as an editor-in-chief and written numerous articles on firefighting. He can be reached at Rick.Markley11@gmail1.com.

LATET ARTICLES

Firefighter roadside safety: An expert’s advice

Firefighter roadside safety expert will show officers how to keep firefighters safer and how to get better trained in that area

July 07, 2014 07:52 AM

Rick Markley

Better fire department morale begins with a mirror

Fixing chronic problems like morale is part leadership initiative and part individual responsibility

July 02, 2014 07:44 AM

Rick Markley

Will outsourced firefighting work?

The financial pressures weighing on municipalities will make outsourced fire service more appealing; we need to be in front of the issue

June 23, 2014 06:42 AM

Rick Markley

Ohio firefighter’s death is a small step toward a safer fire service

The U.S. Fire Administration’s classifying a Hep. C victim as a LODD 14 years after the incident is a step in the right direction for firefighter health and safety

June 16, 2014 07:10 AM

Rick Markley

A good list: What police can and can’t do at a fire

It is critical for everybody’s safety that we get police on board with how to act when first on scene

June 02, 2014 07:20 AM

Rick Markley

Emergency pizza driver a good reason to review POV light rules

As useful as these POV emergency lights are, the potential to do more harm than good is something to never forget

May 27, 2014 06:34 AM

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PTSD, like cancer, is quietly killing firefighters

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression and other mental illnesses are not signs of weak or immoral firefighters; they are job-related illnesses that require treatment

May 19, 2014 07:46 AM

Rick Markley

1 simple step to surviving a fire truck crash

Every fire truck crash reminds us of the obvious benefits of wearing seatbelts; their use should be universal

May 12, 2014 06:29 AM

Rick Markley

Can crowd funding save the fire service?

One small fire department’s financial woes show a much larger problem, here’s one possible solution

May 05, 2014 08:12 AM

Rick Markley

Fire-based EMS

How Obamacare can boost fire department revenue

Although EMS is never mentioned in the ACA, the law has several revenue and service opportunities for fire-based EMS

May 05, 2014 04:03 AM

Rick Markley