To stay relevant, firefighters must see themselves as career-long students. Learning should not stop at graduation from the recruit academy; instead, graduation marks the beginning of a firefighter’s ...

In the fire service, few topics spark as much debate as the tension between aggressive and safety-driven cultures. On one hand, aggression on the fireground is seen as the hallmark of an effective ...

Being hired for my first paid firefighter position in 1996 felt like winning the lottery. Not only was I happy for the opportunity to serve the community and to have a job that was filled with ...