The department replaced paper-based workflows with Microsoft tools to improve compliance, accountability and response readiness
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Firefighters report more low-air events, close calls and injuries — and limited follow-through from their organizations
Budget constraints, staffing, apparatus procurement, and the electric vehicle transition
If the closest unit is available, why isn’t it responding?
The fast-moving Cocoanut Grove fire killed nearly 500 and changed fire safety and burn treatment as we know it
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- ‘Holding him in our prayers': Mass. fire academy staff member seriously injured in fall
- NFFF to honor 9/11 fire service leaders at FDIC International
- Calif. firefighters forced to retreat during massive 1.2M-square-foot warehouse blaze
- After decades of struggle, Ala. FD secures retirement for firefighters
- Firefighters recover mutilated canine carcasses washed ashore in Wash. county
- Tenn. awards $5 million in rescue squad grants to 115 agencies
- 6 trapped in burning van in Wash. crash
- Photos: Mich. firefighters respond to over 40 fires after NCAA basketball championship win
- Driver charged in crash that killed Pa. fire chief, assistant chief
- ‘The city wants us without the funding': NYC volunteer FDs answer thousands of calls with limited city funding
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WATCH & LEARN
An investigation found Delray Beach chiefs were not at fault but that the review process for driver’s licenses was inadequate and had gaps
Four key steps for minimizing incident command challenges
Reflecting on life-changing moments, decision-making process, and advice to my younger self
Port Edwards’ first responders-only program has increased membership by focusing on those who do not want firefighter training
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
Here are things you can do now to navigate retiring from the fire department and end-of-career change
The chair of Rockdale County’s Board of Commissioners said Chief McDaniel’s resignation has nothing to do with the September fire
Handheld thermal imaging cameras do more than identify the seat of a structure fire; they’ve found a place in many emergency-response scenarios
It’s a simple way for company officers and incident commanders to enhance the group after-action review
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