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 [...]
Traditionally, firefighters and emergency service workers were dispatched to scenes with a minimum of information to go off of, such as location and the general nature of the fire [...]
There are many tools to aid firefighters in doing their job safer, faster, smarter, and more efficiently. But the main tool that should be used in preparation. To be [...]
One of the biggest challenges a volunteer fire program has is the number of volunteer firefighters it has on board, especially programs in rural areas in the United States. [...]
Firefighters face a number of unique and dangerous challenges throughout their daily lives. From smoke inhalation to the potential for death to occur, the role of a firefighter is [...]
Firefighting is one of the world’s riskiest occupations. Firefighters’ health is jeopardized regularly, with no idea of what they will encounter when they start their shifts. Firefighters are commonly [...]
We live in a time where people have proven to be quite “sue happy”, putting assets and services at risk, especially for certain industries such as fire departments and [...]
One of the largest changes in the fire service today is the advent of technology. While technology can keep firefighters safer and better prepared for their job, there is [...]
In Boise, Idaho, some police and fire employees, retired workers and their dependents may have had personal information stolen as part of a security breach of a company that [...]
Twenty years ago, it would have been virtually unheard of for the average company to purchase employment practices liability insurance, also referred to as EPLI insurance. Within the last [...]
