East Branch Assistant Chief Jason McGlone was electrocuted after responding to a crash with a suspected DUI driver, where an electrical wire touched the top of his fire truck
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
To expand our perspective, we must look outside our insular ideas and accept that we may not have all the answers
Using this word tells every woman who serves in this beloved profession that she doesn’t belong – and signals to young girls that they shouldn’t join
Keys to resilient leadership
How to navigate entrenched bad habits and new deviant behaviors among members
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Generations answer the call as Minn. volunteer firefighters keep rural departments running
- Tunnel to Towers pays off mortgage of slain Minn. FF/medic’s home
- Fallen Chicago firefighter’s children choose careers in public safety, health
- Photo of the Week: FD receives star on ‘Walk of Fame’
- Ga. firefighter loses leg after fire engine crash
- 7 Ohio FFs among 10 sickened in fatal CO leak
- Mich. FF suspended after fatal POV-response crash
- Mich. FD pilots community health worker response to ease EMS, ED strain
- Trump signs bill recognizing occupational cancer as a line-of-duty death for officers
- N.J. firefighters avoid being caught in collapse at abandoned building fire
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