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How your company officers influence firefighter behavior
A recent study makes some fundamentally wrong, and right, assertions about firefighter safety practices.
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Fla. fire chiefs suspended over inappropriate language
An investigation found they used racial and homophobic slurs; it also uncovered bullying.
View ArticleFormal education needs in the fire service
The fire and emergency service is a dynamic profession, and it’s up to each member to continue to improve.
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6 ways to better engage your firefighters
A mentally engaged and stimulated firefighter is safer and more productive; getting them more engaged is not as hard as it seems.
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Meet your IAFC officers: Chief John Sinclair
Chief John Sinclair has been in the fire and emergency service for 39 years and a member of the IAFC for 25 years.
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Proving risk reduction works: The case in point
Case studies and anecdotes can serve as a powerful call to action.
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Why firefighter training depends on repetition
Firefighters and instructors who think they can stop drilling on skills are dead wrong, and brain science explains why.
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How 1 fire department beat fear of change
These leaders took measured steps to make whole-scale changes in a change-resistant combination fire department, and came away with member buy in.
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Fire service leaders talk President Trump
Fire service insiders explain the threats and opportunities they see when the incoming administration and Congress take charge.
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Misbehavior, leadership issues cloud SC fire department
A survey surfaced complaints about the lack of professionalism, concerns over poor pay, a widespread distrust of leaders and a host of other issues
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How to resolve fire officer conflicts
When problems arise with an officer on another shift, there's a wrong way to handle them, even if you mentored that person
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Fire service leaders on the biggest issues of 2016
Asked to reflect on the most profound issue or events to impact the fire service going forward, here's what four leading experts said
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How to lead the fire service in 2017 and beyond
Our collective ambivalence toward the future hamstrings us from better protecting the public and grooming our next leaders, and that has to change
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How a fire chief’s happiness is contagious
A fire service leader's positivity or negativity will be passed on to the entire department; it's up to each leader to choose which it will be
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EMS: Consider police transport of MCI victims
Recent studies have sought to determine the types of injuries where rapid transport by means other than EMS may potentially improve survival
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Moments of maturity: Addressing career-volunteer issues
As a leader, it's your responsibility to define the culture through values and expectations and hold people accountable
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Top 9 public safety leadership books of 2016
These nine leaderships books have been voted among the best of 2016
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Fire Chief Digital: How to build a great fire officer
This issue focuses on the best ways to evaluate, recruit, nurture and discipline fire officers
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3 ways to get firefighters to wear seat belts
Despite overwhelming evidence that they work, firefighters still don't use seat belts; this three-step process explains why and offers solutions
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7 ways fire chiefs can manage their bosses
Be it an emergency director, mayor or town manager, we all answer to someone, and managing that relationship is key to career success
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