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FireRescue1 features a diverse team of fire service leaders and experts, tackling topics that touch on every facet of a firefighter’s career, from the early days serving as a firefighter recruit at the Academy to training on fire-rescue operations to commanding incidents and, ultimately, the department.
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RECENT ARTICLES
Fire departments have many approaches but one goal in applying NFPA 1851 to keep firefighters safe
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To reduce an individual firefighter’s relative risk of contracting cancer, they must limit risk factors on and off the fireground
Firefighter training and an organizational culture evaluation are needed to prevent bullying and harassment in the fire house
Trust, honor and ethics are core values that shape transparent leadership
Disrupting the fire service’s legacy approach to staffing by breaking down constant and continuous staffing models
Establish warm, hot and cold zones; use PPE and distance to shield; and measure radiation throughout
Understand the real risks electricity pose as you will likely encounter downed power lines when responding to structure fires, vehicle accidents or weather events
Research shows firefighters develop PTSD at the same rate as military veterans, and are more likely to abuse alcohol more than the general public