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Captain’s Corner: The Power of Goal Setting
Setting goals can be an effective way for firefighters to motivate themselves to achieve their long- and short-term a...
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Stepping Up: The Value of Role-Playing, Part 2
Ron Hiraki discusses some more benefits of role-playing for firefighters and describes how to design and administer r...
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Stepping Up: Initiative
Initiative is a quality we look for in firefighters, especially in leadership roles, Ron Hiraki writes, but initiativ...
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Roundtable: Fire Attack and Water Supply
Does your fire department allow an engine company to initiate attack without securing a water supply? Discuss this mo...
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Tailboard Talk: K.I.S.S. or Not? A Reluctance to Simplify
In their series on turning the fire service into a higher reliability organization (HRO), Dane Carley and Craig Nelso...
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USFA Coffee Break Training: Basic Fire Risk Analysis
In this free fire training scenario from the United States Fire Administration (USFA), the student identifies basic f...
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Qualities of Effective Incident Commanders
The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) has formed an Incident Management Team (IMT) to help with large catastrophic e...
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Captain's Corner: The Fire Service, a Global Brand
The fire service is a global brand, Mike Hennigan argues, and firefighters need to show the value of that brand throu...
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Practicing Post-Incident Radical Compassion
Kevin Parker writes that fire departments can better serve their citizens and increase their value to the community b...
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Captain's Corner: Surviving and Thriving
Even in these troubled financial times, there are always opportunities to make our departments better, Mike Henn...
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Becoming a Company Officer: It's Not Just a Badge
Being a company officer means more than gaining the authority that comes with the promotion, Stephen E. Morris w...
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(fireengineering.com)
The fire service is evolving at an electrifying pace. Things that were unheard of a few years ago are now taking plac...
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Assuming Command
Ron Hiraki has some advice for firefighters and fire officers who may be taking on a new assignment or tackling a new...
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Captain's Corner: Keeping Things Positive
It's important for fire officers to stay positive, especially in these dark economic times when fire departments are ...
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Captain's Corner: Sharing the Vision
How does a good leader become an outstanding leader? According to Mike Hennigan, an outstanding leader shares his vis...
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Stepping Up: Who Needs a Chief?Who needs a chief? It's okay to ask this question, Ron Hiraki writes, but it may mean line firefighters aren't aware of the role you play. Stepping up when such situations arise will help aid communications in your fire department. |
CFSI Update USFA Reuthorization and Spending BillOn May 16th, the House Appropriations Committee approved by voice-vote the Fiscal Year 2013 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (bill number pending). The spending measure provides $39.1 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). |
Report: Disptach Lag Slows Los Angeles Fire ResponseThe Los Angeles Times analyzed more than a million dispatches from the Los Angeles (CA) Fire Department's database and found that the department falls short of the standard that rescue units be alerted within one minute on 90 percent of 911 calls. |
IAFC Testifies on USFA Funding RolesChief Jim Critchley of the Tucson 9AZ) Fire Department and president of the Western Fire Chiefs Association (WFCA) testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Science, Space and Technology's Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. |
FDNY Firefighter's Widow Settles for $10M in Deutsche Bank CaseThe widow of a Fire Department of New York (FDNY) firefighter killed in the 2007 Deutsche Bank fire has reached a $10 million settlement with New York City and a contractor involved in demolishing the structure. |
FDNY Firefighter's Widow Settles for $10M in Deutsche Bank CaseThe widow of a Fire Department of New York (FDNY) firefighter killed in the 2007 Deutsche Bank fire has reached a $10 million settlement with New York City and a contractor involved in demolishing the structure. |
Captain’s Corner: The Power of Goal SettingSetting goals can be an effective way for firefighters to motivate themselves to achieve their long- and short-term aims, Mike Hennigan writes. |
Tactical Safety for Firefighters: A Rush to Judgment and a Person of InterestRay McCormack explains how the typical legal and law enforcement phrases "A Rush to Judgment" and "A Person of Interest" can apply to firefighting tactics. |
CFSI Update USFA Reuthorization and Spending BillOn May 16th, the House Appropriations Committee approved by voice-vote the Fiscal Year 2013 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (bill number pending). The spending measure provides $39.1 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). |
CFSI Update USFA Reuthorization and Spending BillOn May 16th, the House Appropriations Committee approved by voice-vote the Fiscal Year 2013 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (bill number pending). The spending measure provides $39.1 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). |
Documentary Looks at FDNY Pipe and Drum Band
May 21, 2012
See the trailer for "Triumph Through Tragedy," an upcoming documentary film about the Fire Department of Ne...
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