LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
The personal traits that fire service leaders should consider during the hiring and promotional selection process
Six traits and behaviors are common among successful leaders
Two fire service leaders demonstrate the humility and honor in sharing these sentiments
Bias is much more than diversity, equity and inclusion
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Take a break: FireRescue1’s new puzzle and game zone now available
- 1 dead, others injured in shooting at Dallas ICE facility
- Earlier crash inspires technical rescue training for Va. firefighters
- Calif. mayor files complaint with state AG over fire apparatus costs, delays
- Pittsburgh approves $1.8M master plan for public safety training campus despite protests
- Texas fire chief placed on leave due to ‘personnel matter’
- Lexipol announces 2025 National Connect Virtual Conference
- States can direct $50B in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services funding to rural EMS under new program
- Fla. FD EMT fired over comment about women’s right to vote during call
- Ind. FD paramedics to draw blood at DUI investigations in partnership with sheriff’s office
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WATCH & LEARN
Rochester Fire is now one of just 334 departments worldwide to earn CFAI accreditation and one of only 124 in the nation to pair it with the ISO Class 1 fire protection rating
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