Chief Marc Bashoor told Wolf Blitzer that the training pause will lead to a “degradation in our services”
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
How to navigate entrenched bad habits and new deviant behaviors among members
It’s how we handle the day-to-day, person-to-person interactions that makes us who we are
Simple steps to get your own program off the ground
50 women offered insight into how their fire departments can support their personal leadership goals
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Firefighter’s death leads Calif. FD to partner with biotech for early cancer detection
- Trump sends 2,000 National Guard troops to L.A. amid violent clashes over immigration raids
- Va. marine FD celebrates 50 years of service
- N.Y. town launches ‘Operation Step Up’ to boost volunteer firefighter ranks
- ‘Best job in the world': Sons follow dads into Minn. FD
- Netflix’s ‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster’ revisits the 2023 sub tragedy with chilling new details
- Calif. FD set to launch long-awaited paramedic program
- N.C. firefighters join national effort to improve rescues through real-world data
- Public safety coalition urges Senate to fund Next Generation 911 in ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’
- Calif. fire engine rolls over in crash during response
FIRE CHIEF DIGITAL EDITIONS
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WATCH & LEARN
Assemblyman Phil Ramos loses “honorary chief” status after speaking out against ICE’s use of a Brentwood firehouse lot, as fire officials deny involvement
The kind of footage worth studying — and replicating
Fire chief responds to union’s allegation of preventing FFs from responding to deadly Texas flooding
Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker defended his decisions after the firefighters’ union accused him of preventing rescue crews from assisting with deadly Kerr County flooding
Channel your department’s drive into meaningful outcomes through maturity, reflection and servant leadership
Help create a welcoming space by using the time gathered together to empower, uplift and inspire your colleagues, instead of belittling and bad-mouthing
Long before the badge or bugles, it’s the senior leader who sets the direction
Preplan response efforts among agencies to effectively navigate ambush, barricade and complex, coordinated attack scenarios
Departments thrive when today’s chiefs invest in tomorrow’s leaders from the very beginning
“What do cops and firefighters have in common? They both want to be firefighters.”
Joliet Battalion Chief Dan Berta and a Joliet police officer sprang into action to rescue a family trapped on a third-floor balcony during a fire