Fire Careers
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Your attitude and abilities will impact your crew’s safety, attitude and performance on the emergency scene
Look for these nine traits when evaluating which firefighters have the potential to move up in the ranks
Start your new member on the right foot by getting to know them better and sharing key insights about the profession
Don’t let the current crisis destroy your previously identified individual goals and departmental priorities
Sargent talks military comparisons, personnel issues and the lost art of fire service storytelling
Individual accomplishment serves the greater good of the entire crew
Examining six possible reasons fire service members move from firefighters to fire-setters
Steps to dealing with fear involves learning to understand, face and minimize negative reactions
The firefighters say they were wrongly demoted to captain when they should have been reassigned as battalion chiefs
Divisions in the community over the PSO program and the elimination of firefighter jobs have “broken my heart,” council member Frank Darrah said
Four keys to changing our broken approach to attracting new members
The Iowa city’s eight remaining firefighters who aren’t cross-trained as public safety officers have been placed on administrative leave