We asked current fire service leaders to spotlight the best of the best — those leaders, living or departed, whose influence is felt far and wide
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
The department is using AI to evaluate both narrative and structured ePCR data
A fire chief’s guide to finding fire apparatus grants
Most of these skill-building exercises can be used year-round and with minimal cost and equipment
Too many male firefighters are still not listening, especially when the message is coming from a woman
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- FDNY unveils memorial wall for retired 9/11 responders
- Skydiving plane crash kills 12 in Missouri
- Retired firefighter killed after shooting 3 Philadelphia officers
- Maine assistant chief dies from injuries suffered in lumber mill fire, explosion
- Texas firefighter dies after injuries suffered at trailer fire
- Report finds Seattle 911 calls monitored by AI without public disclosure
- New N.Y. fire chief targets burnout, staffing shortages
- La. FD sues cybersecurity firm after hackers infiltrate network
- Conn. aims to be first with expanded firefighter cancer screening program
- LODD: Ga. firefighter killed in apparatus rollover
FIRE CHIEF DIGITAL EDITIONS
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WATCH & LEARN
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
A 5-year driving ban, claims of interference and dueling accusations have pushed Liberty Township and the Mountain Lake Volunteer Fire Company into a legal showdown
How are you tapping into the pillars — training and certification, formal education, experience and leadership — to drive continuous improvement?
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has defended Bonsignore’s decades-long EMS leadership background, emphasizing her experience leading one of the nation’s largest EMS systems