Fire Chief Digital
6 ways to ensure you are effectively managing your risk and staying safe
Understanding the role of firefighters, company officers and chiefs
Within an hour of deploying FirstNet-Ready devices, the department was putting newfound connectivity to work on a mutual-aid call
FirstNet
The lab tests devices and applications before their deployment in the field
FirstNet
As more agencies and public safety professionals join the network, the interoperability potential grows
This special edition offer insights into what fire chiefs need to know about adopting FirstNet, including budget implications, training, mutual aid and other essential information
Regulations and safety features, adopted from passenger vehicles and top-heavy fire apparatus, are protecting firefighters in transit
Implement the weapons of mass destruction operational concepts of time, distance and shielding to protect firefighters at traffic incidents
Implement initial and continuous training on emergency vehicle operation SOGs, vehicle dynamics and defensive driving to combat the second greatest cause of firefighter LODDs
Every responder should be trained on four roadway safety basics to prepare for the hazards they face on every trip outside the fire station
This issue focuses on improvements in apparatus safety, and the need for a renewed look at the importance of driver training and operator understanding
This issue focuses on the history, current trends and future of the WUI fire threat
This issue focuses on the best ways to evaluate, recruit, nurture and discipline fire officers
A New York fire chief is making his personal fight against cancer a rallying cry for the fire service to do more to detect and prevent cancer
The summer 2016 edition focuses on the best ways to evaluate and buy new or used fire apparatus, as well as how to restore those antiques
The spring 2016 issue focuses on research, laws and the link between firefighting and cancer
Firefighter suicide is finally getting the attention it deserves; now that we’re talking about it, here are steps to prevent suicides
This panel of firefighters and medics are not only experts in mental health, they’ve gone through PTSD; here’s their take on the state of firefighter mental health and how to make it better
A firefighter-turned-psychologist breaks down what strategies fire departments can put into place to prevent firefighter-specific crimes
Fire Chief Digital Edition - Winter 2016 focuses on how far we’ve come in helping firefighters and what our next steps are
Recent fire-behavior research findings have been nothing short of groundbreaking; but can the next generation of fire chiefs expect more of the same?
Some fire departments have fully incorporated fire-behavior research findings into their strategies and tactics; here’s how those chiefs pulled it off
Here’s a look at how scientific research took us from reacting to fire behavior in the 1800s to predicting and controlling it today
Fire chiefs should be on the tiller of the “good ship” fire service, with fire boards relegated to the daunting and underappreciated job of rowing
Volunteer fire chiefs explore if, when and how service and training levels should be pared back
Fire chiefs can stimulate inner motivation through affirmation and frequent reminders to volunteers that their service is valued
Some of the most successful recruiters, both inside and outside the fire service, offer their tips to get more volunteer firefighters in the door
Fire Chief Digital Edition - Fall 2015 focuses on how some departments have put fire science into practice on the fireground
