Full Contact Leadership: Managing Change in the Fire Service
Introducing change and transformation in a fire department must be done carefully and with great sensitivity.
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Products/Services/Media: August 2024
Check out some firefighting products and equipment featured in the August 2024 edition of Fire Engineering magazine.
Training Four Generations: A Training Program Challenge
The fire service is made up of four different generations, each with their own learning styles and delivery preferences. Justin Bailey on what that means…
Difficult Conversations: Ways to Improve Firefighter Performance
By having difficult conversations, you can help to coach and mentor your firefighting personnel for positive change.
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Apparatus Deliveries: August 2024
See some fire apparatus deliveries featured in our August 2024 issue, including this rescue built for the Washington Township (IN) Fire Department.
The Weight of Our Words: Voice, Vehicle, and Volume
Firefighters' words are impactful and influential both on and off the job. Stephen Shaw on how to communicated to improve your fire department.
FE Volume 177 Issue 8
Read firefighter training articles from the August 2024 issue of Fire Engineering, which focuses on leadership and management issues.
Relocated, Transferred, and Coverage
ON FIRE ❘ by MICHAEL N. CIAMPO Getting “moved up” (or whatever term you use) to another station to provide coverage while those units are actively engaged…
Trust, Love, and Thermodynamics
David Rhodes offers three observations on building a solid foundation for fire service leaders to positively influence their organizations.
Commanding the Mayday: The Intersection of Training, Preparation, and Everyday Leadership
James Purdom reflects on a Mayday his firefighters experienced and three reasons his fire department was successful in mitigating the situation.
Letters to the Editor: August 2024
Jerry Knapp offers some observations on Jeff Rothmeier’s article “Will to Fight: A Critical Factor on the Fireground."
Effective Fire Service Leadership: Point-to-Point Decision Making—the Why and the How
The why of critical decision making is evident daily in fire and emergency services. Incident scenes are dynamic, ever changing, nonroutine, and dangerous. Recognition Primed…
