What is your department doing to assist your firefighters in addressing high-impact wallboard, hurricane glass, armored doors, and heavier and heavier security?
Although exposure to extreme heat is a common occurrence in the life of a firefighter, not everybody is aware of some of the less obvious, yet equally lethal, ways in which heat can quickly create a life-threatening situation.
Dive into the topics you can't ignore - everything from the role of emerging technology to leadership and management insights for today's fire service.
Man-made or natural disasters often overwhelm emergency workers, resources, and the ability of other organizations to respond from different locations.
It was 1973 when I first witnessed a Phoenix (AZ) paramedic at an emergency scene delivering advanced life support (ALS) treatment in a fire department-based emergency medical services (EMS) system.
One finding stands out when analyzing research related to the factors that have been contributing to firefighter cardiovascular-related line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) over the past decade: Members of the fire service may have more control over their health and these LODD statistics than they realize.