A St. Louis firefighter has been placed on administrative leave after surveillance footage allegedly showed him defecating in a box at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, according to First Alert ...

If your gear’s clean at the end of a training day, you might be doing leadership wrong. The best leaders in the fire service don’t watch from the sidelines; they’re in the thick of it. They pull hose, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this episode of We Can’t Believe They Gave Us This Show, hosts Nick Magoteaux and Jim Burneka reunite with Jon Vought from Rescue 1 CBD, to discuss the critical conversation surrounding the health ...

FDNY showcased the new Super Pumper 1 fire engine, featuring a 5,250-gpm US Fire Pump and a Williams Fire & Hazard Control deck gun, on THEMAJESTIRIUM1 and Skyler Fire.

Sometime early in a firefighter’s career–usually as part of fire school–building construction is touted to be one of the most important things firefighters should be aware of in their new trade. They ...

Cellulose insulation has been around since the 1970s, although it has become more popular in recent years, as green buildings now play a larger role in our society. Cellulose insulation includes more ...

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 ...

Paul Chrostowski, Ph.D., QEP is an environmental health scientist with more than 40 years of experience in assessing health risks from exposure to chemicals in the workplace and environment. He is an ...

On the top of my fire chief’s whiteboard, it reads: “Start with the end in mind.” “If not this, then what?” This saying is a reminder to consider what our desired end state should like. If what we are ...