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Is your culture your best recruiter?
USA vs. Australia: What each fire service does better
‘I need to talk’: Four words can change everything
Dad 101: CRR beyond smoke alarms
What firefighters really want from training
What ‘Never Forget’ means 25 years later
Create your resilience protocol
Inside a leadership think tank
Learning to lead differently
How EV weight impacts your tactics
How to build company drills from NIOSH reports
Your tone is your leadership
Today's fires demand a hazmat mindset
Inside the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service with Chief Fennessy
Cold storage close call
Your post-call reset starts here
NERIS: Everybody calm down already
The grant clock is ticking
Schaeffer: The fire service can’t afford CAVE leadership
Safety Stand Down 2026 goes all-in on fitness
Zam’s formula for better health and performance
Dena Ali returns: Mental health starts with leadership
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell’s mission to elevate the fire service
Develop TIC discipline
Stress changes everything: Gasaway talks fireground decision-making
What’s your bold vision? Chief Dan Munsey talks innovation
If Gordon Graham ran the country ...
Is firefighter stress really different? Captain Marc Wysocki weighs in
The 24/72 push: James Geering urges shift schedule reform
How’s your leadership pipeline?
Training for the big moment — sometimes you only get one shot
Rehab stations: Your sabbatical from zombie mode
What could go wrong? Game out fire command for major events
It’s time to track your incidents. Chief Oates explains how and why
Should firefighters work out in their gear? Annette Zapp breaks it down
Your 2025 after-action review
‘Chiefing 101’: The evolving nature of the fire chief role
‘Stop killing people in training’: Carey’s call to action
‘Lead yourself first to lead others better’: Chief Randy Bruegman returns
Chad Crouse talks AI: We can’t ‘outsource all the thinking’
How to process challenging calls: Dr. Derrick Edwards shares the key step
‘We’re all in this together’: Chief Mary Cameli talks innovation and regional support
‘You are in control’: Dr. Nicole Sawyer on how mindset drives health
‘You just don’t quit’: Chief Jeremy Craft’s lessons for leadership — and rodeo
‘This game of trade-offs’: Jeff Stull talks NFPA standards
Biohack your health: Mike Binney talks fatigue management
‘Technology is the lure’: Kirk McKinzie talks FF recruitment
Rainn Wilson on ‘Code 3’ and the brutal beauty of EMS life
‘Code 3’: A love letter to fire and EMS
Zam’s hot takes: FF arrests, FDNY EMS, shift schedules + more
‘It’s the backup line’: The real role of FEMA
‘Who’s your phone-a-friend?’: Dr. Sara Jahnke on the power of health-focused networks
‘Nobody has a unique problem’: Waldo and Wolford talk shared solutions
Aggressive firefighting: ‘We’ve corrupted the concept’
Extra Alarm: How to deliver strong initial on-scene size-up reports
‘You can really decrease your risk’: Dr. Jeff Burgess talks firefighter cancer
Extra Alarm: Continuation of command — what happens when the IC goes down?
‘As goes the Metro, so goes the global fire service’: Inside the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association
‘We rehearsed this’: Chief Eric Morgenthaler talks mayday command
Extra Alarm: Emergency logistics — who’s your go-to officer?
‘Come from curiosity’: Chief Corey Smedley on earning trust as an outside hire
‘Sleep washes the brain’: How shift workers can improve sleep
Extra Alarm: The do’s and don’ts of commanding your first fire
‘Release of calmness’: Detailing the procedure helping firefighters manage PTSD
‘Everything went lights out’: SoCal firefighter details close call
Extra Alarm: Squad programs — reshaping fire response
‘I don’t want to see grieving families’: Danny Kistner talks NFFF mission and support
Accreditation in action: CPSE’s Preet Bassi talks tracking FD practices and progress
Extra Alarm: Mixed signals – managing conflicting orders within the chain of command
The National Firefighter Registry is back: Help fellow FFs ‘be healthier and live longer’
How to hit the ‘RESET’ button on behavioral health
Extra Alarm: The all-in engine company – making it work with 3 members
Dr. Reggie Freeman returns to talk higher education, plus Zam’s MBA
Chief Reid Vaughan: ‘If you can fog a mirror, I’ll find you a job’
Extra Alarm: Fire service pruning – make way for fresh ideas, technology and practices
NFL lineman honors fallen firefighters through ‘My Cause My Cleats’ program
Extra Alarm: The importance of proportional response on and off the fireground
Chief Kim Zagaris reflects on the Oklahoma City bombing 30 years later
Extra Alarm: Fleeing to the firehouse – when work becomes an escape
‘Interior offensive aggressive attack’: Juratovac shares her favorite words
Chief Brian Fennessy talks ‘mind-blowing’ L.A. urban conflagration
Extra Alarm: It’s time for a cabinet-level Department of Emergency Services
Thermal imagers: Andy Starnes talks fireground ‘force multiplier’ technology
Extra Alarm: Electric vehicle fires – where the waiting game wins
Critical connections: The challenges and solutions in public safety communication
Extra Alarm: Conduct a personal AAR in 45 minutes or less
‘Restore classes immediately’: Fire service leaders urge action after NFA training cancellations
Chief Kevin Quinn: ‘If you do retention right, you don’t have a recruitment problem’
Extra Alarm: How battalion chiefs can win the hearts of their firefighters
‘Hyper-connected to the people we serve’: Chief Dean Crispen talks SFFD goals
Extra Alarm: What you need to know about the Social Security Fairness Act
‘I’m proof that it works’: Zam talks resilience-focused habits
Extra Alarm: How to develop a volunteer recruitment playbook
Curt Varone: ‘Our biggest liability is sitting in the firehouse with us’
Extra Alarm: Borrowing from business simply doesn’t work for the fire service
San Diego Fire Rescue chiefs talk recruitment, wellness and community connection
Extra Alarm: ‘The Great AI Lie’ – greater efficiency does not always equate to improved mental health
Introducing the Firefighter Mayday Survey with Lt. Bassel Ibrahim
Extra Alarm: ‘I will stay connected to the members’ -- a challenging goal for newly promoted leaders
Jo Terry: ‘PTSD does not have to end in tragedy’