How to get started in Fire Prevention?
I am often asked, ‘How did you end up in fire prevention?’ Do you enjoy going to work? Have you always known you wanted to…
Category: Firefighter Career Development
Firefighter Fitness: Understanding the Phases of Fitness
I want to help firefighters and other emergency service personnel understand the levels/phases of firefighter fitness and the importance of progressing from one phase to…
Firefighter Fitness: Where to Begin?
Firefighter fitness requires a level of training that is unique to firefighting. How do firefighters get fit to do the job? Further, how do they…
Mentoring Through Caring
Mentoring through caring – Mentors need to show they care, not just say they care. There’s an old saying, “People don’t care about how much…
How to be a Fire Department PIO
Whether you want to be a fire department PIO, or you’re asked to be a PIO, the position is important and requires education and preparation.…
Fire Prevention: What is it about?
When people think of fire prevention, they typically think of code enforcement, standards, codes, laws, and statutes. Depending on who you ask, they might also…
Fire Service Culture
Today we hear the word “culture” as it relates to both private sector companies and public sector organizations such as fire departments, but do we…
Florida Forest Service: The Forest Ranger
The Florida Forest Service is the lead agency for wildland firefighting in the state, and the official title of a state wildland firefighter is Forest…
The Cost Of Mentoring In The Fire Service
Mentoring will always cost you something. It’s impossible to truly mentor someone without it costing you something. Whether you’re mentoring a firefighter, training a paramedic,…
Prolonged Grief Disorder in the First Responder
Grieving longer than normal is associated with prolonged grief disorder. Historically, mental health has been ignored, minimized, or downplayed at the fire chief and firefighter…
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