Detailing how the first-arriving unit should take command, perform an initial size-up, and communicate with dispatch and other responding units
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Empowered firefighters, visionary leaders and a shared mission define high-performing departments
Understand how experience, education and humility combine to shape leaders who crews want to follow
The site drives the design, design determines the construction type, and the market will dictate the price of construction
Actions every chief can take to stay current with modern-era executive-level responsibilities
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Videos: Fatal Bronx 5-alarm blaze kills trapped occupant, spreads through cockloft, collapses roof
- Chief Sendelbach leaves Colo. department under joint separation agreement
- Funeral for fallen Chicago firefighter postponed as widow goes into labor
- Video: Delays, missed rescue under scrutiny in La. fire that killed 4
- Ga. county approves $100 fee for treated, non-transport EMS calls
- Mayday: Firefighter falls through floor at Mich. house fire
- Arson suspected in deadly NYC fire that killed 4, including child
- FEMA reopens $1 billion infrastructure grant program for disaster resilience projects
- CPSE Center for Innovation report spotlights co-responder programs
- Survey shows strong support for increasing Conn. FD staffing
FIRE CHIEF DIGITAL EDITIONS
IAFC & FIRE-RESCUE INTERNATIONAL
WATCH & LEARN
Chief Marc Bashoor details what makes this year’s event unique
Two officers offer their insights into the benefits of mentorship
More than 30,000 firefighters attended the annual training and education conference in Indianapolis
Live at FDIC, Better Every Shift cohost Aaron Zamzow is capturing attendees improvement strategies
The battalion chief explains how so much of her decision-making is rooted in the 2008 Salisbury Millworks blaze
More than 2,100 firefighters speak up about the perfect storm of stress and staffing challenges
The Myrtle Beach (S.C.) training chief talks go/no-go decision-making, plus creating a culture that prioritizes action
Some simple, even clever, ways to address the disconnect
The Loveland, Colo., chief shares lessons from his time in media and urges leaders to maintain forward progress for their organizations
Tackling the mixed bag of electric vehicle coverage and whether we need a fire service “reset,” plus what’s ahead for 2023