A jury found two Rock Falls fire chiefs and the city liable, ruling their decisions led to Sterling Lieutenant Garrett Ramos’ fall through a floor and into a basement
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Getting inside the teenage brain to engage new recruits
Digital tools may streamline operations, but they risk eroding the face-to-face dialogue and trust that build strong firehouse culture and leadership
From disconnected workflows to integrated data and HR solutions, OKC Fire transformed its systems to improve operational readiness and reduce administrative work
Humility isn’t weakness — it’s the mindset that drives safer, smarter, stronger crews, on and off the fireground
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Retired FDNY deputy chief dies from 9/11-related illness after months searching Ground Zero for firefighter son
- 5 Conn. firefighters burned battling 3-alarm house fire
- LAFD union proposes sales tax to pay for new stations, equipment
- Lawsuit: Mo. fire district alleges speed bumps damaged apparatus, street closures delayed response
- Ill. firefighters, town clash over fire station move and future EMS coverage
- Records contradict LAFD claims about mop-up before deadly Palisades fire reignited
- Calif. volunteer firefighter saves man in cardiac arrest during Disneyland trip
- New resiliency training aims to prevent PTSD in EMS providers, firefighters
- VW restores microbus that survived deadly Calif. wildfire
- Alaska FD updates wildfire protection plan as climate change drives higher fire risk
FIRE CHIEF DIGITAL EDITIONS
IAFC & FIRE-RESCUE INTERNATIONAL
WATCH & LEARN
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.”
Joliet Battalion Chief Dan Berta and a Joliet police officer sprang into action to rescue a family trapped on a third-floor balcony during a fire
It’s time to promote and support NFA classes among your members
Video shows Medina Fire Chief Larry Walters entering a burning basement to save a trapped woman, using a Halligan bar to get her, and himself, out