Rachel Engel

Rendering Aid

Rachel Engel is an award-winning journalist and the senior editor of FireRescue1.com and EMS1.com. In addition to her regular editing duties, Engel seeks to tell the heroic, human stories of first responders and the importance of their work. She earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma, and began her career as a freelance writer, focusing on government and military issues. Engel joined Lexipol in 2015 and has since reported on issues related to public safety. Engel lives in Wichita, Kansas. She can be reached via email.

LATET ARTICLES

Fire-based EMS

EMS Week 2023: 3 ways to celebrate

This year’s recognition week theme, “EMS: Where Emergency Care Begins,” highlights the ways providers are at the forefront of emergent patient care

May 03, 2021 07:05 PM

Rachel Engel

Firefighter and Fire Department Profiles

‘31 words’: Capt. Andrea Hall reflects on leading Inauguration Ceremonies’ Pledge of Allegiance

The Georgia captain was selected to represent the fire service as a tribute to the dedication and commitment of firefighters during a tumultuous 2020

February 17, 2021 04:21 PM

Rachel Engel

Fire Products

From Paris to Los Angeles: How the LAFD became the first department in the US to deploy a firefighting robot

Inspired by technology used by the Paris Fire Brigade during the 2019 Notre Dame Cathedral fire, the LAFD recently took ownership of their own firefighting robot

February 02, 2021 02:19 PM

Rachel Engel

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Will you get vaccinated for COVID-19? Firefighters weigh in

Firefighters have strong opinions when it comes to getting inoculated

February 02, 2021 09:25 AM

Rachel Engel

International Firefighting

Australian wildfires: Looking back 1 year later

While last year was one of the most chaotic years in recent memory, thousands of Australian and U.S. firefighters rang in 2020 with the world already on fire

January 28, 2021 01:23 PM

Rachel Engel