Rigid hierarchies slow progress; distributed leadership builds trust, speeds solutions and strengthens accountability
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
The incident has reignited debate over department directives and personal beliefs
Channel your department’s drive into meaningful outcomes through maturity, reflection and servant leadership
What a week in the Sahara taught one chief officer about leading with purpose and building organizational endurance
Time may be limited, but we can find ways to maintain the shared kitchen table time that builds a sense of family
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Texas city outfits all fire, EMS units with ballistic vests after recorded 14,000 hours of wear in 2024
- Rope rescue frees worker trapped nearly 7 hours in Mich. hospital elevator
- NIOSH announces National Firefighter Registry Champions
- Conn. hoarding deaths underscore dangers to occupants, first responders
- FEMA freezes $300M preparedness grants, orders population recount
- N.H. FD nears completion of new $21.5M firehouse
- Utah fire chief seriously burned during live-fire training
- LODD: Tenn. firefighter/paramedic suffers on-duty medical emergency
- Calif. FD eyes new battalion chief, apparatus and stations in a $227M 10-year plan
- Government shutdown: Tracking the firefighter impact
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WATCH & LEARN
Four questions to help leaders refine how to educate their members on fire department discrimination and reporting practices
The only way to finally end sexual harassment within our ranks is if everyone speaks up when they see it or experience it
The key for fire service leaders is finding – and maximizing – members’ strengths, even when they aren’t a perfect fit
Chief Caughey urges leaders to avoid getting distracted by external, often ego-driven, symbols of the profession
Four common retention pitfalls, plus simple solutions for improving department culture and keeping firefighters happy
An investigation found Delray Beach chiefs were not at fault but that the review process for driver’s licenses was inadequate and had gaps
Four key steps for minimizing incident command challenges
Reflecting on life-changing moments, decision-making process, and advice to my younger self
Port Edwards’ first responders-only program has increased membership by focusing on those who do not want firefighter training
The firefighter’s lawsuit also alleges that Hamilton Township officials mishandled her complaints and still lack door locks in bathrooms and changing areas in firehouses used by women