Citing “organizational leadership and cultural challenges” addressed in letters, the board placed the Black Forest Fire/Rescue chief on administrative leave
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Fuel loads, overhead storage and exposure concerns make garage fires anything but ordinary
It’s vital to know the role of emotional intelligence and how you will define success
A law enforcement tool could be the framework we need to develop a fire service-focused model
Sharing three lessons learned from the Tulsa Fire Department’s current fleet crisis
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Photo of the Week: Roof rope rescue training in D.C.
- Ga. police fatally shoot armed man, rescue adults, child locked inside burning house
- Calif. FD buys new $2M ladder truck to navigate tight streets
- Federal court rejects Wash. firefighters’ COVID-19 vaccination exemption appeal
- Ala. FF and town’s first Black mayor, locked out of office, wins election
- LAFD battalion chief involved in crash at scene of earlier ambulance crash
- Texas firefighter in stable condition after being trapped in collapse
- Video: N.C. firefighters rescue woman, dogs from house fire
- Chemical spill causes hazmat, 3-alarm fire at N.Y. warehouse
- Wildfire destroys historic Calif. Gold Rush town, burning several homes
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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