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• 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

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  Oxymoron no more: yes, comfortable, flame-resistant station wear is out there

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  TenCate Protective Fabrics

  Discomfort used to be a price you paid for protection, but here’s how that changed

• 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

• How leading organizations put firefighter health and safety first

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  The Florida Firefighters Safety and Health Collaborative and the Denver Fire Department are co-recipients of the 2019 Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award

• Your weakest link: 6 ways to strengthen the chain

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  Weak links negatively impact our ability to properly serve our community as “superior servants”

• 6 ways to improve roadway operations safety for emergency responders

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  Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Carlos Rosario shares his recovery after being struck on a roadway and promotes safety during Distracted Driver Awareness Month

• Mutual aid agreements, early monitoring crucial to Deer Park response

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  Preplanning fire department involvement in a chemical industry fire, and keeping the public informed helps mutual aid partners contain a chemical fire

• The Secret List: Anatomy of a firefighter mayday and local reality

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  Consider your department’s staffing, resources and protocols when implementing firefighter training and policy

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