Firefighters cut roof on roof prop

Retention in Paid-on-Call and Volunteer Fire Departments

Thomas W. Castellow tackles this oft-discussed issue in the volunteer fire service by offering best practices for attracting and keeping new members.
Firefighters at scene of Moyock fire

Vehicle Crash into Building: Not What It Seems?

Thomas Castellow reviews a seemingly "ordinary" incident that could have had a disastrous effect on firefighters responding to the scene.

Solving the Fire Service’s Recruitment Crisis

Thomas Castellow looks at what is becoming one of the fire service’s most pressing modern issues: how to recruit volunteers.