Here’s how to correct the most common pump operator mistakes and bonus tips from seasoned fire service veterans
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Check out this list of books to help launch your station’s leadership library so all members can access great content any time
No matter generation or leadership style, everyone brings something unique to the table
58 members remain from June 18, 2007, ready to guide the newest 311 members
Crews can become so accustomed to the routines of patient care that tasks become automatic, with reduced communications and overall scene awareness
FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- Firefighters from 25 FDs battle poultry farm blaze in Iowa
- Maine FFs avoid booby traps while fighting brush fire at homeless encampment
- Wash. lawmakers react to investigation, arrest of FFs in the country illegally during wildfire
- Cancer prevention toolkit available for volunteer firefighters
- Federal agents detain crews, arrest firefighters battling Wash. wildfire
- Man caught on video placing incendiary devices outside Md. firehouse
- Billing revenue, AFG funds help R.I. city replace FD’s busiest ambulances
- LODD: Pa. chief dies from surgery complications related to brush fire injury
- Fast, accurate triage moves 17 from Minneapolis church shooting to hospitals in 25 minutes
- CDC director fired after clashing with White House over science-based policies
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WATCH & LEARN
The San Bernardino County Fire Department looked at new technology using infrared sensors and sound waves to suppress flames
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