In today’s fire service, the push for increased education and certification is at an all-time high. Firefighters are expected to be scholars of fire behavior, pump theory, rescue mechanics, hazardous ...

Advancing to the position of company officer is one of the most gratifying promotions in the fire service. Whether moving up to lieutenant or captain, this transition from firefighter to company ...

Chattanooga Fire Department Captain George Turley, the most senior member of the department, died on Saturday. Captain Turley, 58, served 31 years in the department. He died doing his daily workout in ...

Leadership for some individuals is a daunting task that often can fill a person with anxiety and feelings of inadequacy. Many individuals have failed to be good leaders because of this fact, which ...

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.

Five Minneapolis fire stations have installed saunas this year in the hopes that they can help reduce firefighter cancers. The saunas are used immediately after fire calls when firefighters are ...

The fire service is built on a foundation of camaraderie, courage, and a shared mission to protect and serve. Yet, like any profession, it is vulnerable to the pressures of everyday operations, human ...

A total of 12 firefighters have left the Lebanon Junction Fire Department in the last several days, almost half the department. Firefighters say the issue is inadequate training and safety concerns.

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, ...

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 ...

Do you cringe at the thought of developing yourself and other fire officers within your organization? Well, don’t. Of course, that’s easier said than done sometimes, but with steadfast motivation and ...

One of those functions that truck crews don’t actually perform a whole lot but that is frequently assigned to us is rapid intervention. Despite it often being considered the assignment that nobody ...