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Community outreach and education may not have been what you signed up for, but it’s a critical role of first responders
Devin Flannery shares his experience with the company officer to chief officer transition
We know what seems “normal” to us, but ask yourself if these beliefs are rooted in blind acceptance or if it’s time to question the source
Bad behavior either on or off fire department time will be found out, and it can quickly crush a promising career
Firefighters said the change would increase emergency response time, because they’d have to wait for mutual aid or endanger their safety
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As with any test, learning as much as you can about the test-giver, the test and yourself will pay big rewards
“When my dad passed away, I had to find the answers. I had to get involved with finding the people responsible.”
Dennis Light hopes to return the department to a sense of normalcy following the deaths last summer of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot crew members
The days of trying to tough out mental stress are over and rehab needs to include a mental-health component
Probationary firefighter Nathan Fager has been hired as a firefighter for the city of South Milwaukee after the incident last year
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie bring expert perspective to hot topics, frontline tactics and leadership lessons that firefighters and officers need to be safe and successful
Peter Varney claims he was wrongly terminated from his position as fire chief in February