LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
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FIRE CHIEF NEWS
- N.C. firefighters respond to EMS call involving one of their own
- Video: Off-duty Ariz. FF/paramedic works with cop to rescue woman from burning truck
- Watch: Kan. firefighters narrowly escape gas explosion
- Wis. FD’s electric fire engine responds to first structure fire
- Drunk driver receives maximum sentence for crash that killed Mo. firefighter/paramedic
- $125K grant helps Texas FD purchase new brush truck
- Mass. 5-alarm fire destroys apartment building and church
- Alaska firefighters rescue 4 from top floor of abandoned, burning hotel
- N.J. scrapyard fire caused by improperly discarded lithium-ion battery
- Mo. FF in stable condition after being struck while directing traffic
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WATCH & LEARN
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Port Edwards’ first responders-only program has increased membership by focusing on those who do not want firefighter training
The firefighter’s lawsuit also alleges that Hamilton Township officials mishandled her complaints and still lack door locks in bathrooms and changing areas in firehouses used by women
The chair of Rockdale County’s Board of Commissioners said Chief McDaniel’s resignation has nothing to do with the September fire
Handheld thermal imaging cameras do more than identify the seat of a structure fire; they’ve found a place in many emergency-response scenarios
FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito and other commanders went to the Palisades and Eaton fireground to speak with firefighters and bring back information to use in the city
Many new chiefs and fire officers struggle to find the right balance between micromanaging and letting go
Yakima County officials work to improve quality mental health resources and support for first responders and deal with stigmas
We tout our cancer prevention measures but then take turnout gear into schools, place weight rooms in engine bays and puff on cigars outside the station
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