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 ...

A Fidelity Bank donation is helping Wichita-based nonprofit Beyond The Call scale up production of a firefighter-focused detox soap, according to the Wichita Business Journal. Founded in 2022 by five ...

Everyone’s looking for it. We’re all searching for it, from top to bottom. Leadership. New recruits are seeking it. Officers are (hopefully) showing it and paying attention to who has it within the ...

In the fire service, we often mistake offers of help for kindness, but what we really need is for individuals to act. “Let me know if you need anything.” We have all heard it. It is a phrase often ...