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The news items, feature articles, videos and more you find here are selected specifically with fire chiefs and senior officers in mind. This content will give those who are charged with running a fire department the tools, information and insight they need to excel as leaders and managers. Whether it is managing fleets, budgets, labor issues or politicians, you can rely on Fire Chief to help you succeed.

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Protect your fire apparatus from salt corrosion this winter
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Salt buildup can occur on just about any area of your fire apparatus or ambulances, but it is especially common on areas affected by road spray
Are you eligible for AFG funding?
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Failing to comply with these five AFG funding requirements could cause you to lose your grant or be required to repay it
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Plan now for a safer future: why the air in your SCBA matters
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Trace Analytics, LLC
Compressed air testing should be in every fire department's budget.
Fallen Pa. fire chief recognized with honorary road
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A portion of a road in Upper Darby was named The Deputy Fire Chief Michael P. Morgan Memorial Highway in honor of the 30-year veteran
Finding focus at the firehouse
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Firefighters routinely stay engaged at the fireground, but the smaller tasks at the station also need attention
7 fire apparatus safety innovations
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Regulations and safety features, adopted from passenger vehicles and top-heavy fire apparatus, are protecting firefighters in transit
Operating in the roadway: A WMD approach to traffic incident management
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Implement the weapons of mass destruction operational concepts of time, distance and shielding to protect firefighters at traffic incidents
Safe apparatus operation, the next firefighter safety initiative
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Implement initial and continuous training on emergency vehicle operation SOGs, vehicle dynamics and defensive driving to combat the second greatest cause of firefighter LODDs
Go back to the basics for highway incident operations training
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Every responder should be trained on four roadway safety basics to prepare for the hazards they face on every trip outside the fire station
Practicing on the deceased: ‘I get it’
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The human body is an ideal training tool, but fire/EMS training protocols and the law must be followed
How to prove the value of community paramedicine
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The Community Health Needs Assessment is the starting point for launching a mobile integrated health program the hospital will pay your department to run
Responders quit after Kan. fire chief, EMS director resigns
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After learning he was suspended, Clearwater Fire Department Chief and EMS Director Scott Cooper resigned and was followed by several responders who did the same
Maine fire officials settle retaliation lawsuit against city
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The lawsuit alleged the city retaliated against the Chief Andrew Turcotte and Deputy Chief Stephen Sloan after they complained about a volunteer firefighter
Are you expecting too much from your personnel?
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Expectations can be the enemy of satisfaction and happiness, in both your professional and personal life
Stop the Bleed – Save a Life
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Reduce your community’s risk by training citizens how to control bleeding
Responding to the Las Vegas shooting, 1 year later
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Chief Greg Cassell reflects on the Route 91 Harvest Festival attack, and how it’s changed the Clark County Fire Department and their response protocols
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