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What you do, how you act and the relationships you build now matter down the road, so get out of your comfort zone, put in the work and enjoy the ride
It’s hard to sit back and watch when so much work needs to be done, but your team needs stability, not more chaos
Make sure your department’s traditions, behaviors and practices aren’t putting a damper on member retention or recruitment
Kenny Woitalewicz died after trying to save an elderly woman in a house fire in 2004
There are pros and cons to running calls in a big city and a small town; here’s our readers’ advice to those aspiring to a career in firefighting
Here are three steps to train firefighters to be comfortable in the spotlight and not need to be in it
Winning and losing on both fields of play have more in common than you might think, while the stakes for one are much higher
The settlement, which avoided a third trial, requires the city to pay $1.04 million in back pay and pre-judgment interest to the firefighters
Officials say the low numbers of black firefighters who advance in rank suggest biased testing; out of 404 promotions, African-Americans received about 5 percent of the total
Chief Clemons: “I don’t look at myself as a role model. I just look at myself as a woman who has worked hard, paved the way for me and my family and been a service to the community.”
The level of experience and knowledge within the fire service is as big of a range as the personalities, but there is not always enough of an emphasis on sharing knowledge
Constantly training, teaching others what you know and always being prepared are the hallmarks of great firefighters
A DUI or other blemish is far from ideal; it is also far from fatal to your firefighting aspiration if you play it right