Fire Careers
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While safety and training serve as the linchpins of operational efficacy, problems persist around recruitment and retention, succession planning and the sense of family once so central to fire service culture
You might spare your spouse the grimmer details of a call, but bare your soul to your crew
A new study ranks fire supervision as a prime option, so how do we make this connection for the younger members of our communities?
The International Public Safety Leadership & Ethics Institute offers a guided program of self-discovery to develop a personal leadership approach
Motivating others to achieve their maximum potential involves deflecting negativity and focusing on what’s good
Who among us, in a moment of fatigue and frustration, hasn’t imagined parking the ambulance somewhere the sun doesn’t shine
9/11, tech growth, expanded assignments, and warp-speed changes define the decade
NASA officials say Fire Station 3 has not responded to a fire call in five years, and the other two stations handle 90% of responses
Projecting a professional presence can help negate instances of negative behavior
The former North Bergen and Jersey City Medical Center EMT was removed as a guest speaker from a Tenn. fundraiser following social media furor over his claims
Who we were then, who we as a country are now and who we need to be
Before you start checking boxes, focus first on building your team and fostering crew cohesion
A FF/paramedic captain recounts hunkering down with victims at the Pentagon on 9/11 while expecting another attack