While safety and training serve as the linchpins of operational efficacy, problems persist around recruitment and retention, succession planning and the sense of family once so central to fire service culture
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Informed decision-making must occur before, during and after the incident
Whether to send crews into the warm zone is one of the most difficult for ICs
As busy as “chiefing” can be these days, tactical firefighting chief-level training is more relevant now than ever
It’s admirable to want to rescue occupants, but the gamble elevates the risk for firefighters and prolongs fire operations
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- 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
- Documentary shines light on South Dakota’s rural EMS gaps, staffing shortages
- 2 dead, 3 wounded in vehicle, stabbing attack outside UK synagogue
- What the government shutdown means for wildfire, disaster response
- Mich. FD secures $708K SAFER grant to add 3 firefighters
FIRE CHIEF DIGITAL EDITIONS
IAFC & FIRE-RESCUE INTERNATIONAL
WATCH & LEARN
Smyrna Fire Department’s recognition highlights simple, low-cost habits, from gear cleaning to post-fire showers, that help reduce exposure and protect long-term health
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
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