Chief Marc Bashoor

Chief Marc S. Bashoor is the FireRescue1 and Fire Chief executive editor. He has served 37 years in emergency services, and is currently the Highlands County Florida public safety director. Chief Bashoor also spent six-plus years as chief of the Prince George’s County Maryland Fire/EMS Department and five years as emergency manager in Mineral County, West Virginia. Chief Bashoor assisted the NFPA with fire service missions in Brazil and China, and has presented at many industry conferences and trade shows. He has contributed to several industry publications. He is a member of the editorial advisory board and can be reached at marc.bashoor@firerescue1.com, on Twitter @ChiefBashoor or on Facebook.

Full list of Chief Marc Bashoor results

Rapid Response: Every department needs mutual aid agreements and communications interoperability
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50 simultaneous gas explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities drives home the need for interoperable radios and automatic aid
Five keys to establishing and operating a successful incident command
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Keep clear and visible lines of command and continuously observe, orient, decide and act to bring calm to the chaos at an emergency scene
School is in, is your active shooter response ready?
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Pre-plan your involvement in rescue task forces, lock-downs, controlled campuses, limited access and active threat plans
On the line: First-hand accounts of the devastating summer of 2018 wildfires
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Firefighters on the line in California and Oregon, who are “saving a lot, but losing a lot at the same time,” speak with FireRescue1 Executive Editor Marc Bashoor
Our worst, our best and our brightest: The Secret List – 20 years later
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Fire service leaders reflect on how The Secret List has impacted firefighter safety and culture
Walkthrough gives IC unique insight in plastics factory fire
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Incident preplanning, water supply knowledge and mutual aid agreements were key to success in abandoned factory fire at the top of a mountain in Cumberland, Md.
5 ways to overcome politics to achieve the fire service mission
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Understand the nuances of your community and your firefighters, and take them where they need to be
Communication in action and action in communication
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Effective communication is the fuel that feeds momentum and action in achieving progress in the fire service
Recent exercise, police relationships factors in Capital Gazette response
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Implement formal unified command, critical incident stress management and radio encryption to improve your active shooter response
Rapid Response: Non-law enforcement first responders as a target for violence
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Firefighters being shot and killed in the line of duty is counterintuitive and can’t be treated as normal
Rapid Response: Involve Health Department, media early in MCIs of unknown cause
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Make information sharing a part of your mass casualty incident protocols, especially in incidents involving children or unknown illness
Rapid Response: Multi-vehicle crash on Md. bridge highlights multi-aid planning
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“Mutual-aid planning proved invaluable” to a coordinated response on the complex Woodrow Wilson Bridge, which connects Virginia and Maryland
What? How? Why? Take the next step in your firefighter career
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Encourage progress and change in your fire department and your personnel with clear expectations and mentoring
Importance of TIM, physical health highlighted by NFPA 2017 LODD Report
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Roadway incidents and cardiovascular health are the biggest dangers to firefighters as reported by the NFPA LODD research
It's time to get real about firefighter fitness and nutrition
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Reintroducing NFPA standards and fire service initiatives to incorporate nutrition and fitness in your firefighter wellness program
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