Year in Review
We asked FireRescue1 contributors and board members to share the technology they are hoping to use in the year ahead
When gunshots filled the air, Sgt. Joelle Harrell ran in their direction before coming face-to-face with a bloodied Ricky Pearsall, a wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers
Sacramento Fire Captain Keith Wade, once a TikTok skeptic, is now on a mission to show fire service leaders how the app’s reach could be the answer to staffing woes
Lt. John Piper, who is on his third austral summer season working at McMurdo Station, explains a typical day working as a firefighter in Antarctica
These nine leaderships books have been voted among the best of 2016
This past year was filled with stories of tragedy and heroics — and some really unusual stuff; this is the best of that stuff
Anecdotal evidence suggests we may have finally hit bottom and begun our ascent in one critical life-safety area
Our collective ambivalence toward the future hamstrings us from better protecting the public and grooming our next leaders, and that has to change
Serving the community is the core of any firefighter’s career; here’s a handful of examples of firefighters going above and beyond the call of duty
Asked to reflect on the most profound issue or events to impact the fire service going forward, here’s what four leading experts said
Lt. Jason Adams was shot and killed on a medical call; Adams worked at the same department as his fiancée
Here’s a look at the game-changing products that rolled out in 2016 and an eye toward those hoped for in the coming year
This year, firefighters partook in a hot wing-eating contest, searched for Civil War-era shipwrecks and saved birds from trees
These are the videos that entertained firefighters and the general public this year
Firefighting requires bravery, courage, and discipline, but judging from these videos, it also requires a fun sense of humor
There seems to be no territory firefighters won’t tread to make the save
Check out the top close-call clips of the year
Chief Darren Ware was returning from a line-of-duty-death funeral when he noticed smoke on the road
Here’s a look at the state of firefighter brotherhood and how that will play into emerging industry trends
Katlyn Mitchell was pregnant with firefighter Jeff Buck’s son when he was fatally injured during a porch collapse in a house fire; he never got to hear the news that he was having a son
The funny, absurd and plain unfathomable are ordinary days in the fire service; here’s a look at some of the better doozies
Take the quiz and challenge your firefighting brothers and sisters
Of the new products introduced this year, these nine have to potential to greatly improve firefighting
Brody Channell was returning from honoring his father who died in the line of duty when he pulled to the side of the road to help an officer performing CPR on an unresponsive infant
Firefighter Andrew Puckett’s life turned upside down when his father ended his life in 1999; he now tries to live in the moment and help fellow firefighters with depression
Join us as we look back on the most read, commented and shared articles on FR1 over the past year
There seems to be no territory firefighters won’t tread to make the save; here’s some of the year’s top rescues
Firefighting requires bravery, courage, and discipline, but judging from these videos, it also requires a fun sense of humor
Check out the top close-call clips of the year
We hope you enjoy checking out some of the best videos from the last 12 months
The holidays are right around the corner; let us help you with your gift shopping list
It was another good year for the development of products that help make the job of firefighters safe, more effective and efficient
There were some incredibly innovative firefighting tools introduced this year and an equally incredible amount of work left to do on that front