LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
The What Firefighters Want survey reveals firefighters’ perceptions of key factors like leading by example and staying connected to line personnel
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FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- S.C. man crashes into fire truck after allegedly setting girlfriend on fire
- Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for firefighters, teachers and public sector jobs
- N.Y. firefighter killed during 3-alarm fire identified
- Brush truck fire damages S.C. fire station, injures firefighter
- N.Y. firefighter injured in ladder truck, roll off truck crash
- National organizations release data-based, peer-reviewed research to redesign EMS staffing and delivery
- Car blocks hydrant at fatal Bronx 3-alarm fire
- Watch: Tenn. firefighters rescue woman, 76, trapped in fire
- Former Ohio fire official set 26 fires to ‘give the boys something to do’
- 2 dead in Sacramento abandoned office building fire
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WATCH & LEARN
The firefighter’s lawsuit also alleges that Hamilton Township officials mishandled her complaints and still lack door locks in bathrooms and changing areas in firehouses used by women
The chair of Rockdale County’s Board of Commissioners said Chief McDaniel’s resignation has nothing to do with the September fire
FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito and other commanders went to the Palisades and Eaton fireground to speak with firefighters and bring back information to use in the city
Many new chiefs and fire officers struggle to find the right balance between micromanaging and letting go
Yakima County officials work to improve quality mental health resources and support for first responders and deal with stigmas
We tout our cancer prevention measures but then take turnout gear into schools, place weight rooms in engine bays and puff on cigars outside the station
Keys to resilient leadership
Delray Beach officials released the apartment fire dispatch audio and the 911 calls from when a ladder truck was struck by a Brightline passenger train
Delray’s vice mayor is questioning if firefighters might have had issues with their licenses after the chief sent out a memo on driver’s license requirements after the crash
Chief Caughey urges fire service leaders to focus on developing new firefighters’ critical thinking skills