Alexandria Interim Fire Chief Jim Schwartz stated that staff are reviewing years of call data to assess the impact on neighborhoods
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
It starts with a strong focus on individual roles, team empowerment, and honing leadership skills among your department’s “influencers”
Amid our staffing challenges, fire chiefs must be creative and proactive in recruitment and retention efforts
Your job is to make sure that you have put all the pieces in place to address a mayday before, during and after the incident
Volunteers are doing whatever it takes to fund their future
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Plane crashes into parked aircraft at Mont. airport, ignites runway fire
- Officials investigate Pa. steel plant explosion that killed 2, injured 10
- 1 dead, dozens injured after explosion at Pa. steel plan
- NIOSH: Lieutenant killed during post-fire collapse at mixed-use building
- Life-size statue honors Pa. firefighter killed in Trump rally shooting
- Videos: 5 firefighters injured in NYC 4-alarm fire
- 4 children, 2 adults killed in Md. house fire
- Colo. wildfire forces prison evacuation as blaze intensifies
- Fifth lawsuit filed against Mass. assisted-living facility over deadly fire
- Mass. first responders, educators conduct active shooter drill to test response
FIRE CHIEF DIGITAL EDITIONS
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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