Pasadena’s plan calls for additional engines, ambulances and a ladder truck as well as new stations to meet growing demands
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Repeated training and breathing techniques to help lower your heart rate will help you make the mental shift
Officers must take personal responsibility for member readiness and plan single-company and multi-company drills to hone their own command skills
Dr. Cochran shares his journey of overcoming adversity, leading through challenges, and maintaining faith and integrity in the face of trials
A good follower makes the entire crew stronger
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Calif. FD donates fire engine to sister city in Chile
- Mich. city receives $1.5M grant to support first responder retention bonuses
- Atlanta bill would set minimum staffing at 4 on fire apparatus
- Years-long delays, soaring costs squeeze Mass. FDs’ fire apparatus purchases
- ‘The losses are staggering': Tenn. community mourns 16 killed in military plant explosion
- ‘Open doors, open arms'; Conn. FD bucks volunteer slide with surge of recruits
- Ex-N.Y. fire company treasurer sentenced to prison for nearly $450K theft from FD
- ‘A pillar of the EMS community’: Flight nurse dies from injuries following Calif. medevac crash
- Mich. communities take first step toward regional fire authority
- Report criticizes L.A. County wildfire response: muddled evacuations, weak coordination
FIRE CHIEF DIGITAL EDITIONS
IAFC & FIRE-RESCUE INTERNATIONAL
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
Digging into the assertion that there needs to be a new search-and-rescue-focused culture in which civilian safety comes first
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.”