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    Category: Firefighter Career Development

    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…

    Kyle Brooks August 16, 2023

    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…

    Marc Bifano July 30, 2023

    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…

    Marc Bifano June 25, 2023

    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…

    Bill Van Helden June 18, 2023

    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.…

    Todd Dunn June 14, 2023

    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…

    Kyle Brooks June 6, 2023

    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…

    Anthony Stowers May 29, 2023

    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…

    Josh Wolfson May 12, 2023

    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,…

    Bill Van Helden April 14, 2023

    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…

    Deborah Jones April 14, 2023
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