Upskill your staff so you’re ready to deploy AI tools for everything from training plans to fire detection and post-incident analysis
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
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
Effective incident command requires decisiveness, adaptability and a commitment to both operational outcomes and personnel well-being
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Salt Lake City firefighters injured battling fire in centuries-old buildings
- ‘Risk a lot to save a lot': Maine FFs rescue 2 from blaze as heat damages helmet, facepiece
- OSHA fines Conn. FD for ‘serious’ violation in firefighter’s fatal UTV rollover
- Firefighters’ union uses house fire, injuries, mutual aid to call attention to unsafe staffing
- Plane crashes into parked aircraft at Mont. airport, ignites runway fire
- Officials investigate Pa. steel plant explosion that killed 2, injured 10
- 1 dead, dozens injured after explosion at Pa. steel plan
- NIOSH: Lieutenant killed during post-fire collapse at mixed-use building
- Life-size statue honors Pa. firefighter killed in Trump rally shooting
- Videos: 5 firefighters injured in NYC 4-alarm fire
FIRE CHIEF DIGITAL EDITIONS
IAFC & FIRE-RESCUE INTERNATIONAL
WATCH & LEARN
A quick trip around the building can illuminate key factors related to victims, building access and fire location
From a firefighter sponsorship program to themed dinners at the firehouse, check out these out-of-the-box strategies for raising your department’s profile in the community
FDIC 2025 opened with a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor that included a popular keynote speech from Ray McCormack
Mass gathering coverage plans and preparedness need to include nearby residents, as well as event staff, volunteers and participants
With the right investment and buy-in, mentorship programs can facilitate skill development, career advancement and improve firefighter retention
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How do we inspire our members to grow and take the reins for the future?
Lessons learned from organizational culture-focused research
It’s critical that fire officers know how to best mitigate hostilities between members
We can’t all have FDNY-level staffing, but we must find staffing solutions to enhance fireground operations and survival