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 Department Management

5 things to know about the ET3 reimbursement model

Find out the specifics of the Emergency Treat, Triage and Transport payment model, and how will it affect your EMS agency

February 20, 2019 07:14 PM

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Fire News

7 things public safety officials need to know about Safe Haven laws

These state laws are designed to prevent infanticide and offer parents a safe place to surrender their child without fear of being prosecuted

February 01, 2019 11:52 AM

Rachel Engel

Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface

4 ways the government shutdown could impact wildfires in 2019

As the government shutdown continues with no end in sight, the halt is creating a ripple effect on the industry’s ability to prepare for the upcoming fire season

January 18, 2019 05:43 PM

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Entertainment

FDNY firefighter competes in The Rock’s ‘Titan Games’ on NBC

Frank Sansonetti, who was on the scene at Ground Zero on 9/11, is competing against other athletes to be named a Titan

January 16, 2019 09:55 AM

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Fitness & Health

Santa offers ‘alternative delivery dates’ for first responders, military

A letter penned by a military spouse helps explain Santa’s appearance on days other than Christmas for first responders and military members working the holiday

December 17, 2018 03:15 PM

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Reedy Creek: The happiest fire department on earth

December 04, 2018 12:45 PM

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Fire Careers

Reedy Creek: The happiest fire department on earth

As the sole provider of emergency services for Walt Disney World properties in Orlando, Fla., Reedy Creek Professional Firefighters have one of the most unique missions in the country

December 03, 2018 03:19 PM

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Year in Review

Congresswoman takes up fight to classify 911 operators as first responders

Congresswoman Norma Torres, who previously worked as a 911 operator, wants to upgrade the status of 911 operators from clerical workers to first responders

November 27, 2018 09:46 AM

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How to help Calif. wildfire first responders

November 15, 2018 03:34 PM

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Fundraising

How to help Calif. wildfire first responders

Here are some ways you can give back to first responders who are responding to the wildfires, often as they lose their own homes

November 14, 2018 07:22 PM

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