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 ...

When it comes to selecting our firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE), too often, we make decisions based on subjective factors, such as appearance or color. Fit and cost are important ...

Like many organizations, the fire service is significantly transforming its leadership styles and approaches. Historically, leadership within the fire service was rooted in an aggressive and ...

Ask any firefighter, and they’ll tell you—no two calls are ever the same. Some are routine: a small kitchen fire that’s knocked down quickly, a motor vehicle crash with a simple door pop, or another ...

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 ...

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 ...

This episode of Igniting the Shift Within dives into the gritty reality of sleep for firefighters. Dr. Leah Kaylor, an FBI sleep expert for over five years, shares the intel you need to crush fatigue ...

Recently, when asked to train a female firefighter I didn’t know much about, I found myself wincing. It’s not an abnormal reaction to wonder what kind of assignment you’re about to be handed. And yet ...

The American fire service has seen a mass exodus of mid-tenured firefighters. For one reason or another, the firefighters who were once seen as the “senior men” are no longer in the fire service.

If we look back across the history of the fire service, from its earliest days to now, one truth remains: We still run toward the danger while others run away. Whether it’s fire, medical emergencies, ...

Probationary firefighters for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) graduate in Queens. Photo: FDNY PIO At the core of any probationary firefighter training program are the Xs and Os: the technical ...

Here you will see the brand new 2020 Tower Ladder 46, which is the first delivered to the FDNY from the newest incoming Seagrave batch, at quarters on Bailey Avenue in the Bronx in New York City.