A recall effort targets three Loveland Rural Fire Protection Board directors as debate intensifies over the fate of Fire Chief Tim Sendelbach
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
What it takes to do the job right when you don’t have the people, the time or the margin for mistakes
Detailing how the first-arriving unit should take command, perform an initial size-up, and communicate with dispatch and other responding units
When resources run short during disasters, disciplined command becomes the key to prioritizing needs and coordinating aid
Five steps can mean the difference between a smooth process and a last-minute rush
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Ohio township boosts firefighter pay, adds lateral hiring to fill vacancy
- Boston mayor appoints new fire commissioner
- Md. county budget adds 12 battalion chiefs to boost fireground command, safety
- Nev. man sues city over misplaced severed finger
- Ohio firefighter accused of killing woman, setting fire, responding to scene
- RFK Jr. lifts hiring freeze for 9/11 health program, allowing staff expansion
- When the record pauses, remembrance must not
- Kan. firefighter suffers fatal medical emergency during training
- FireRescue1’s reporting on federal fire service changes earns Azbee award
- Worker killed, another injured in Calif. tunnel collapse
FIRE CHIEF DIGITAL EDITIONS
IAFC & FIRE-RESCUE INTERNATIONAL
WATCH & LEARN
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
Key experiences from my early days on the job have revealed a surprising number of lessons for running command
From entry-level to chief, these firefighter interview questions will help prep your answers to reveal character, competence and leadership potential
An Emerson fire captain has been charged with forgery and tampering with fit-testing records