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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
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
Weak links negatively impact our ability to properly serve our community as “superior servants”
The days of never locking the door are gone; here’s how to harden your fire stations without looking like a fortress
Researchers measured the impact several CPR feedback or prompt devices had on chest compression depth, rate and recoil, and hand position
NFPA is looking at different sizing and testing methods that would significantly change structural firefighting gloves
Fortunately, there are steps fire chiefs can take to make this job easier for the officers and the firefighters
Some to give only passing thought to this Shakespearean dilemma, while others suffer paralysis by analysis
Measuring the scope of the firefighter suicide problem has always been tough, these studies add data and a prevention model
Getting water on a fire quick makes a lot of other problems go away, and that’s even more critical given modern fuel loads
To all the firefighters across the country who stood up to the racial hatred in North Tonawanda, I’m proud to have you as brothers and sisters
The delays and frustrations with this year’s fire grants can be avoided in coming years if applicants and FEMA better communicate
Advancing firefighter safety means exploring the science of the past, and the likely future
Here’s a four-tiered process to reduce the risk of your apparatus or ambulance getting stolen and limit the damage if it does
Diesel fuel additive serve an important role in protecting and enhancing a rig’s engine; here’s low down on them
Donald Trump’s petulant, baseless attacks on fire service leaders is reason to learn PR jujutsu
Pre-planning and code enforcement are essential to EMS accessing, treating and extricating patients from political rallies and other mass gatherings
Here’s a look at how and why adding tangible meaning to fire department goals yields tangible results
Here’s why the education demands and changed expectations make firefighting more of a profession and less of a vocation
Before deciding whether or not to allow firefighters and EMTs to carry concealed firearms, give careful thought to these five factors
Negative Facebook comments about protestors may have been wrong, but were their terminations right?
The drug MDMA has shown early promise in heading off PTSD, but a lot of research is still needed to learn if it is safe and effective
NIOSH’s findings regarding firefighter Daryl Gordon’s death holds lessons for all departments
When it comes to trench rescue, you are either ready for success or ripe for tragedy; here’s what it takes to be ready
Examining a broad swath of line-of-duty deaths and injuries shows common mistakes that can keep others safe
Here’s a look at the proposed changes to NFPA 1971, what we think of them and the changes we think should have been included
Exercise alone won’t shave the extra pounds that increase firefighters’ safety and health risks
Additional testing required by the revised NFPA standard requires facepieces stand up to more heat
Directing firefighters to better health and fitness in the station will keep them safer on the fireground
With presidential politics going full steam into November, here are the questions firefighters want answered
Fire service leaders take a run at naming and fixing the industry’s major issues at the once-a-decade retreat
Legislation moving through the House and Senate would provide more help for volunteer departments that take on wildland firefighting
With bigger fire rigs and improved camera technology, here are things to know before you buy
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