LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
The solution to creating a safety margin is understanding the dragons we face and learning the lessons to be more proficient and go home safely
Focus on service, ownership, unity and progressiveness to help your organization grow the department
In emergency services, the efforts of the crew and lessons learned on the ground are just as important as the outcome
If we can’t decide what’s best for the fire service, then someone else will decide for us
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- ‘Piled from floor to ceiling': Hoarding blocks firefighters at fatal N.Y. fire
- IAFC President’s Recognition Awards presented at FRI 2025
- ‘Stay focused on what truly matters’: Chief Trisha Wolford pledges member focus as IAFC president
- ACS study: Firefighters face higher cancer mortality, with sharp rises in skin, kidney cancers
- Video: Ohio firefighters rescue baby trapped in basement fire
- Pa. FD, union host on-site esophageal cancer screening for firefighters
- FDNY wind-driven fire expert retires, plans to stay involved in training
- 2 children, 2 adults killed in Conn. house fire
- LACoFD mourns loss of veteran firefighter/paramedic
- N.C. town ends volunteer firefighter program amid low turnout, shifts focus to full-time staffing
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WATCH & LEARN
The San Bernardino County Fire Department looked at new technology using infrared sensors and sound waves to suppress flames
Rochester Fire is now one of just 334 departments worldwide to earn CFAI accreditation and one of only 124 in the nation to pair it with the ISO Class 1 fire protection rating
Smyrna Fire Department’s recognition highlights simple, low-cost habits, from gear cleaning to post-fire showers, that help reduce exposure and protect long-term health
Norwich officials offered a path to reinstate Yantic Fire Engine Co. No. 1 as volunteers press lawsuit over Unified Command and question public safety, costs
The department replaced paper-based workflows with Microsoft tools to improve compliance, accountability and response readiness
Survey data highlights how equipment shortfalls and unclear expectations influence how firefighters act under pressure
Shouldering the weight of the fifth bugle requires a critical mindset shift
When resources run short during disasters, disciplined command becomes the key to prioritizing needs and coordinating aid
The former U.S. fire administrator shares how a colleague’s kindness in her first days on the job set her up for success
Veteran fire officials told a Senate hearing the Palisades blaze was a predictable result of failures in local decision-making, not a failure of firefighters