There are several ways to approach your recruitment efforts; which is the best option for your department?
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Telling new employees their generation is lazy and entitled will only drive them to meet that expectation, rather than grow into the leaders of our future
The driver was fired, but the department’s culture may still be on a collision course
Prepare the next generation of fire service leaders for the challenges of fire department budgets and growth planning
The 1–10 rating system sounds objective, but it’s vulnerable to personal bias and apathetic evaluators, while lacking any actionable path for growth
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Report: Preplanning of vacant structures highlighted in death of Houston firefighter
- Calif. city moves forward with plans for fourth fire station to cut response times
- Backlash prompts Texas workers’ comp provider to cover injured firefighter’s care
- Ore. firefighters rescue man pinned between concrete wall, quarry stone
- Baltimore firefighters injured in crash on icy road during response
- N.J. fire department left without a single working fire truck amid funding dispute
- Over 100 vehicles pile up on icy Mich. interstate during snowstorm
- American Rescue Plan funds help Mich. FD purchase $1.8M fire truck
- FDSOA names David Aparicio 2025 Fleet Manager of the Year
- Cleveland to add mental health clinicians to 911 response under Tanisha’s Law
FIRE CHIEF DIGITAL EDITIONS
IAFC & FIRE-RESCUE INTERNATIONAL
WATCH & LEARN
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
The bravest leaders fight the fires you can’t see
Gear up for CRR Week through planning, participation and partnerships
These practical leadership habits will strengthen skills, trust and belonging