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.

There are many unique challenges to fighting a high-rise fire that require firefighters to develop and deploy unique strategies and tactics. Probably the most important issue for high-rise ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the first time, the FDNY deployed a robotic dog to search for survivors in the ruins of a collapsed parking garage Tuesday. The parking garage collapsed in lower Manhattan’s Financial District, ...

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 ...

The debate between firefighters as to which type of nozzle is the safest and most effective for the extinguishment of fires has been going on for almost 150 years. The debate, which is specifically ...

I learned a great deal about firefighting and the fire service from my father, who joined the fire department in 1938 and retired as fire chief in 1975, the year after I started as a career ...

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.

The presence of civilians and structures in the wildland/urban interface (WUI) increases the complexity of any WUI or wildland incident. In addition to typical firefighting challenges, firefighters ...

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 ...