Wake up! Your phone is playing that too-familiar tune, telling you another day is about to begin. And this is your shift. Time to go to the firehouse! But for you there is little enthusiasm, only a ...

Emergency service leaders generally lack an education in the science of management. Although the topic of leadership is commonly taught in the emergency service training regiment, true management ...

I learned a great deal about firefighting and the fire service from my father, who joined the fire department in 1938 and retired as fire chief in 1975, the year after I started as a career ...

It may take some time for fire service veterans to fully adapt to the realities of life after the job. Below are 12 steps to recovery from retirement from the fire service. 1. ADMITTING you are ...

Sometime early in a firefighter’s career–usually as part of fire school–building construction is touted to be one of the most important things firefighters should be aware of in their new trade. They ...

A warehouse fire in a document storage warehouse in Bartlett continued burning Friday morning, as firefighters tried to knock down the fire in the paper-filled building. The fire started at 10 a.m. at ...

Fire service leadership has existed since the introduction of the first organized fire brigades of ancient Rome. Over the centuries, leadership has morphed into the traditional styles we recognize ...

In episode three of We Can’t Believe They Gave Us This Show, the hosts welcome Jadie Miller. They discover her inspiring journey, talk about her groundbreaking research on firefighter syndrome, and ...

The acronym SLICE-RS represented a revolutionary advancement in firefighting tactics, not only in its effectiveness but also in the process of leveraging a data-driven, scientific approach. The ...

When getting to the stage of my fire service career where I wanted to become a captain, I didn’t truly understand what I needed to do. I thought I did, but I didn’t. I was convinced, even though I had ...

I was honored to receive a promotion to the position of fire chief. Within 24 hours of the news breaking of my new opportunity, I received multiple phone calls. While most were filled with ...

Consider this scenario: Your ladder company has been dispatched to assist an engine company that’s on a “person stuck in an elevator” call at a three-story assisted-living facility. The report ...