Report to training at 0900. It’s a training day. You look at the topic and can tell it was just thrown together at the last minute or just busywork to check a box for that day. How excited are you for ...

Firefighters undertake hands-on training at FDIC International. Photo by Tim Olk (olkee.smugmug.com). At some point during your tenure on the job, you’re going to look at some part of your body and ...

For this month’s column, I am changing things up a bit. Instead of showcasing a manufacturer and a delivered apparatus, I am highlighting a safety team that travels the country with some neat ...

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 ...

Over the past few years, the fire service has undergone a renaissance in our understanding of our environment. This is mainly due to an increase in fire dynamics research from multiple agencies, ...

She clutched the edge of the locker room sink, bracing herself. Her head had never felt so heavy. A rush of blame, guilt, and shame overwhelmed her as her mind spiraled. Why is this happening to me?

With the current economic climate and municipal budgets constantly under attack, municipal officials are endlessly scrutinizing the necessity for and deployment of fire department personnel. As a ...

No discussion of the human experience would be complete without a segment on the basic interaction that occurs between two or more firefighters–communication. When firefighters interact, communication ...

My father was the first to tell me: “Keep it simple, stupid.” I never did much like being called “stupid,” so I spent the next ten years complicating my life. His life philosophy was tried and true, ...

A new scientific study is raising concerns for firefighters about what’s in their turnout gear, especially newer gear marketed as “PFAS-free.” Researchers analyzing 12 sets of used turnout gear from ...

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 ...

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 ...