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Four strategies to help fire service leaders focus on technology that is truly “smart”

Predicting, spotting and dismantling silos, plus preventing reemergence through a teamwork-focused mindset

Visibility and clear expectations are essential to establishing a strong dynamic with your team

Consider assigning drones to specific apparatus to ensure incident commanders can dictate the drone's deployment when needed on scene

UAS are becoming an integral component of multi-faceted response plans, helping to protect firefighters, first responders and communities

A UAS training program must address evolving regulations, expanding use of UAS in the fire service and gaining public support for fire department drone operations

Despite rising call volumes and training requirements, more volunteers can be recruited and retained with effort and forethought

Focus on teamwork, coping mechanisms and even how not to behave with other members

Do the right thing because it is right, but also do the right thing because your job, supported by the currency of public trust, depends on it

It is up to the training officers to make live-fire training both safe and effective; here's how to do it

When we say, "Never forget," we need to remember, and live the too-soon-forgotten aftereffects of the Sept. 11 attacks

Know your jurisdiction and your staff, then choose tools from among these different types that best meet those needs

With recent attention focused on firefighting foam contaminating groundwater, here's a closer look at the foam, the risks and the preventions

A measured, deliberate, intensive approach to identifying, training for and responding to a hazardous materials incident for the fire service

With the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, it's a good time to review protocols for PPE regulations when dealing with car hazards and unknowns