The Excitement of Predictability

By Tom Carr

After a devastating fire that cost nine lives, sweeping changes are made to improve incident communications....

Bugaboo No More

By Ed Nied

Follow these tips to keep contamination from being a scary proposition....

Beneath The Surface

By Glenn Bischoff (glenn.bischoff@penton.com)

Clean gear is never about looking good. Rather, it's about keeping personnel healthy and getting the best return on investment from expensive protective wear....

Sleep Talking

By Jo-Ann Lorber

There is no debating that fatigue negatively impacts emergency responders. Here's what to do about it....

Ever-Evolving Apparatus

By Janet Wilmoth

They've come a long way, but expect them to become even safer and more efficient....

What Will it Take?

By Janet Wilmoth (janet@firechief.com)

The 16 Firefighter Life-Safety Initiatives were created so that "everyone goes home." Don't the unions understand that?...

Arizona Chiefs Respond to Budget Cuts

By Mary Rose Roberts

Training programs were targeted because no state law exists that requires firefighters to be certified, even though most departments require it and the state fire marshal built a curriculum around such a need. ...

FCC Bans 700 MHz Wireless Mics

By Donny Jackson (donald.jackson@penton.com)

Wireless microphones and other devices operating in the 700 MHz band no longer can be sold or distributed in the United States, and their use must cease by June 12...

FDNY Uses Mobile Kits to Train Citizens in CPR

By Mary Rose Roberts

Students follow along using the CPR Anytime Personal Learning Kit, which features an instructional DVD and an inflatable mannequin....

People News

Richard Gluth named chief of emergency medical services for the Williams Bay (Wis.) Fire and Rescue Squad; Robert Jönsson has taken office as president of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers for 2010; and more....

Industry News

President Obama's FY 2011 budget request is proposing $305 million each for Assistance to Firefighters Grant and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant programs; The USFA is conducting a pilot course for the newly developed "Emergency Medical Services: Quality Management (P158)."; and more....

In Trying Situations, it's Time to Chief Up

By Ronny J. Coleman

Decision-making during tough times is not always about popularity. It is about principle....

Respected Chiefs and the Matrix of Leadership

By Robert R. Rielage

"Earned" leadership occurs when individuals have prepared over the course of their careers to become officers or chiefs. ... They garner deeper respect by their actions, primarily by leading by example....

Robotics as First Response: Q&A with NIST's Dr. Kate Remley

By Mary Rose Roberts

Kate Remley, an electronics engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), addresses how robotics measure up during search-and-rescue incidents, issues with interference and future trends....