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• You crashed the fire truck: Now what?

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  Nobody wants to crash the department rig, but it happens; here's a plan for what to do before and after a crash

• Improving performance through after-action reporting

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  By developing a formalized after-action reporting process, emergency responders can improve operations and enhance the health and safety of the response community

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  How to decontaminate the apparatus: A step-by-step guide (infographic)

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  Reduce your crew’s exposure to fireground toxins with regular decon of the cabin and compartments where soiled gear is worn or stored

• How to achieve operational uniformity with consolidated communication centers

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  Striking the balance between agency independence and operational synergy through conflict resolution, funding and governance

• How to conduct a firefighter PPE risk assessment

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  Identifying firefighter hazards, response area features and potential operations help in PPE selection

• 9 sources of firefighter stress

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  Firefighting was crowned most-stressful job; understanding what makes it so is key to reducing that stress

• Company officer tips for staying motivated on the job

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  Keys to motivation include developing a vision, building a support system and changing bad behaviors

• How to improve interagency relationships in public safety

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  Focus on front-line operations, structured scalability and agency-specific enhancements

• Recruitment and retention efforts often need extra focus

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  Take whatever steps are necessary to recruit, retain, educate, hire, consolidate or reevaluate

• Past IAFC Fire Chief of the Year winners recognize award as a team effort

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  Chiefs Richard "Smokey" Dyer and William Jenaway advise honorees to share the prestigious award with their entire department

• The opioid epidemic: How an Ohio fire department is there for addicts ready for help

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  Former addict, kept alive by firefighter/paramedics, now part of an Ohio community’s approach to stem the opioid crisis

• Movie review: 'Wildland' documents contract crew from initial training to battling a major fire

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  “That they prevail as a firefighting unit is never really in doubt, but the film is more about how each of them prevails as a person”

• Making performance evaluations worth it (white paper)

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  This white paper details four mistakes commonly made by public safety agencies when it comes to evaluating personnel

• Beware of the thermal runaway danger posed by lithium batteries

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  Keep up with the potential hazards of emerging technology and pre-plan for hazardous fires at energy storage systems

• The biggest mistake a fire chief can make

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  Chiefs must learn to put intelligence before emotion in decision-making

• A recipe for success: How 2 chiefs earned IAFC's Fire Chief of the Year award

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  Chiefs John Buckman and Bill Peterson talk about the importance of working hard, paying it forward, and remaining passionate and driven

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