Report to training at 0900. It’s a training day. You look at the topic and can tell it was just thrown together at the last minute or just busywork to check a box for that day. How excited are you for ...

Firefighters undertake hands-on training at FDIC International. Photo by Tim Olk (olkee.smugmug.com). At some point during your tenure on the job, you’re going to look at some part of your body and ...

She clutched the edge of the locker room sink, bracing herself. Her head had never felt so heavy. A rush of blame, guilt, and shame overwhelmed her as her mind spiraled. Why is this happening to me?

Wake up! Your phone is playing that too-familiar tune, telling you another day is about to begin. And this is your shift. Time to go to the firehouse! But for you there is little enthusiasm, only a ...

Probationary firefighters for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) graduate in Queens. Photo: FDNY PIO At the core of any probationary firefighter training program are the Xs and Os: the technical ...

The fire service doesn’t need more heroes. It needs more martyrs—those who die to ego, comfort, and self-interest long before their final alarm. If you signed up for glory, you misunderstood the ...

A warehouse fire in a document storage warehouse in Bartlett continued burning Friday morning, as firefighters tried to knock down the fire in the paper-filled building. The fire started at 10 a.m. at ...

The transition from firefighter to fire officer is both an honor and a trial by fire. One day, you’re riding backwards with your crew, and the next, you’re the one making decisions that can affect ...

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 ...

As firefighters, we all take an oath of office as a solemn promise to defend the Constitution of the United States. While each jurisdiction’s oath may vary, they all contain the same substantive ...

Fire service leadership has existed since the introduction of the first organized fire brigades of ancient Rome. Over the centuries, leadership has morphed into the traditional styles we recognize ...

Many shore-side fire departments, responsible for matters dealing with marine firefighting and other hazards, may not be as prepared as they should for the many dangers associated with vessel fires.