FE Volume 168 Issue 8

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Summer Cycling

Summer Cycling

Many people ride two-wheeled transportation devices yearlong for exercise, for enjoyment, or to help them in their job. Recently there has been an influx on the streets of electric scooters and bikes that have small electrical converters and motors.
Firefighting Equipment
There Is No Such Thing as an Ex- Firefighter! Reaching Out to Retirees

There Is No Such Thing as an Ex- Firefighter! Reaching Out to Retirees

Whether career or volunteer, once a firefighter accepts that oath to be a firefighter and experiences the pride that goes with it, he is a firefighter forever-even after he retires. Here’s how to tap into that valuable resource. PATRICK J. KENNY
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training
The Leverage of Leadership

The Leverage of Leadership

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Are Your Critical Decision-Making Skills Evolving?

This is an article about critical decision making, excluding the decisions made on the fireground and at the emergency scene. They include decisions pertaining to a team's behavioral norms necessary for functioning effectively.
Fire PreventionFire SafetyMagazine

More FE Volume 168 Issue 8

Two-Alarm Condo Fire Challenges Virginia Beach Firefighters

Densely packed buildings with limited access/egress, combined with their combustibility and construction, resulted in a complex incident with a well-advanced fire. MICHAEL J. BARAKEY
Fire PreventionFire Safety

Effective Leadership: Finding the Common Ground Between Leader and Members

This article was writteN with the fire/rescue service in mind, but it can be applied to leaders in any field. The exercises at the end serve as a way to quantify the traits of leadership in your organization.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Mission Command, Fire Command, and Synchronization

Over the centuries, military fundamentals have been developed and embraced to ensure battlefield success. Many of these principles can be embraced by the fire service and thus be translated into fireground success. MATTHEW OLDENBURG
Firefighting
Company/Association News

Company/Association News

ACTION TRAINING SYSTEMS (ATS) announced its new Online Per User Pricing Model. This new pricing structure enables ATS' customers to gain access to the same…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Climbing the Ladder of Success: Demystifying the Hiring Process

Climbing the Ladder of Success: Demystifying the Hiring Process

Finding the right department is like finding the right partner: Match your personal motivation with the department’s needs to ensure a great long-term relationship. CRAIG A. HAIGH
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Products

Products

Halo Smart Labs' HALO and HALO WX. Halo is the first alarm to use specialized sensors to quickly detect fast- and slow-burning fires as well…
Firefighting Equipment
news in brief

news in brief

NVFC, IAFC encourage departments to create a culture of safety
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Apparatus Deliveries

Apparatus Deliveries

The City of Willowick (OH) uses this E-ONE quint as a first-out vehicle, says Chief Robert Posipanka. The quint is ALS equipped and has all-around…
Fire Apparatus

Boundary Management

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Pride and service attract volunteer firefighters

Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

At the Intersection of EMS and Hospice Care

Fire EMSFirefighting

Solving the Unsolvable

Firefighting Equipment

Is There Any Benefit to the Traditional Timed Donning Drill?

Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training

The Heroic Dream

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Targeted Recruitment Strategy Yields a Strong, Stable Membership

Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

FE Volume 168 Issue 8

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Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

New System Helps to Prevent Gas Leaks

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

From Failure to Smoke Diver: A Four-Year Journey of Perseverance

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

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