The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) recently announced the official launch of First Due as CAL FIRE’s statewide incident reporting platform, marking a major milestone ...

Photo courtesy Edmond (OK) Fire Department. The fire service and brotherhood have always been thought of as two sides of the same coin. Some may tell you the brotherhood is a thing of the past, while ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

I kneel in the dewy grass of a public park. I’m hot and tired. My legs feel like jelly, and my lungs burn. My breath comes out in bursts, translucent balloons of steam that rise and fade in the pale, ...

Wichita Fire Station One kicked off a firefighter wellness initiative to begin providing yearly cancer screenings for Wichita firefighters. Cancer is now the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths among ...

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 ...

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 ...

On the day of the fire, the seven-story Hotel Vendome–a luxury hotel located just north of Copley Square in Boston’s Bay Bay–was undergoing renovations. One of the workers discovered that a fire had ...

Fire service leadership demands operational proficiency and an unwavering commitment to ethical principles. The service’s complex and dynamic environment requires leaders who can navigate challenging ...