Rick Markley

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• How Dubai's 'flying firefighters' can aid the fire service

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  Moving past the cringes and gee-whiz reactions of the flying-over-water firefighter can make the fire service safer

• My fire service dream

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  Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time to reflect on our fire service diversity situation and take the necessary steps to improve it

• Volunteer fire department struggles reflect larger problem

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  The fire service doesn't come free and now is the time to remind newly elected or re-elected officials of that fact

• Rapid response: Fort Lauderdale shooting response

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  There are three early takeaways all fire and EMS departments can learn from in this mass-shooting incident

• Rapid response: Fire chief arrested after altercation with cop

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  Here's a quick look at some of the things that went wrong and how they can be prevented elsewhere

• Post-9/11 lessons may prevent Ghost Ship fires

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  Inter-agency communication gaps and information hoarding stands in the way of fire prevention

• Was 2016 a turning-point year for the fire service?

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  Anecdotal evidence suggests we may have finally hit bottom and begun our ascent in one critical life-safety area

• Rapid response: 5 early takeaways from Oakland’s fire tragedy

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  While a full picture of the Ghost Ship fire tragedy will be slow developing, these things are clear now

• The fire service future will be data-driven

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  Asking the right questions and applying those solutions will be critical in a rapidly changing world

• New firefighting labs put PPE through the paces

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  Gore's scientific laboratory tests firefighter PPE performance by mimicking fireground stresses

• Trump wins: The elephant in the firehouse dayroom

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  The fire service has many questions heading into Jan. 20, but one big question can very well dictate how the others play out

• Firefighter car-washing flap signals bigger issues

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  Harmless perks firefighters enjoy may come under fire as they evolve into quasi-municipal employees

• Can we halt firefighter suicide?

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  It may take a very bold and costly initiative to make serious strides toward stopping firefighter suicides

• More fire safety lessons from India

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  India's fire tragedies remind us of the importance of prevention, enforcement and mitigating technology, especially as we prepare to vote

• How the fire service can weigh political candidates

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  A new candidate litmus test offers promise to the task of separating fact from fantasy

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