Following a medical leave for an injury or health issue of some kind, how do firefighters and their superiors know it’s the right time to come back? Medical examinations [...]
For many first responders, this year’s COVID-19 outbreak has been very trying and stressful, impacting firefighter mental health in several ways. While most are concerned with the physical impacts [...]
The idea that firefighters dislike cops, and vice versa, has been around since first responders began. While it may sound juvenile, there are times when the different agencies have [...]
As firefighters, your clients know that their day-to-day operations could include confronting chemical contamination. But what about a whole new kind of contamination in COVID-19? The spread of the [...]
Most people might think that ambulances are exempt from vehicle accidents. After all, traffic clears for them when they head out on a call, making the road wide open [...]
Ambulances and other EMS vehicles travel millions of miles every year, taking patients to hospitals nationwide. But while there are road rules that give emergency service vehicles precedent and [...]
There may come a time when fire departments need to deal with the news media. Whether it’s a major fire or social unrest, firefighting operations will need to have [...]
From Riverside, California to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, fire departments across the United States have to put out a different kind of threat: cyberattacks. While most people may think hackers [...]
They say that you can truly get an understanding of someone in seeing how they handle a challenge. Are they cool under pressure, or do they end up being [...]
Over the years, many fire departments have changed from strictly focusing on fire suppression and protection operation to handling multiple hazards and emergency services organizations. For many departments, providing [...]
