LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
If we forget to build a positive legacy throughout our career, then we will be forgotten before we are even gone
A national survey reveals EMS economic and operations redesigns that would have been considered heresy just years ago
Fires don’t stop at the city border, and hazmat spills don’t pool just outside the county line so it’s clear who should respond
From signs of a toxic FD to signs of positive change, plus how a chief officer can know when to go all in to improve organizational health
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- CFSI Executive Director Bill Webb to retire after 30 years of advocacy
- FDNY transfers 17 firefighters out of Bronx firehouses over hazing
- Texas FD holds first-ever live burn training
- Md. firefighters charged after deliberately flooding baseball field
- Conn. FD recruits resign after allegedly cheating on EMT exam
- 4 explosive devices found inside truck at Mich. church attack
- Mich. church attack, fire death toll stands at 4
- Idaho firefighter killed by falling tree during prescribed burn
- Scramble to evacuate residents in Ore. assisted living facility fire
- ‘An act of targeted violence': 4 dead, 8 wounded in crash, shooting and fire at Mich. church
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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