Los Angeles County (CA) fire recruits undertake night fire training. Photo: Doug Morrison In an era of rapid societal and technological change, the fire service, like many other industries, faces ...

To stay relevant, firefighters must see themselves as career-long students. Learning should not stop at graduation from the recruit academy; instead, graduation marks the beginning of a firefighter’s ...

In 2015, I transitioned to fire chief of the McKeesport, PA, Fire Department. I had ideas to move the department forward but quickly realized that I lacked the tools to implement them effectively. Yes ...

A short time back, my department was at a point where it achieved a lot of great things, and people of all ranks and positions were heavily engaged. Most of the engagement had to do with the fact that ...

Game changer, disrupter, hard-charger. Those are terms usually reserved to describe the captains of industry. But when you are Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell and head up a large federal agency like the U.S.

At a glance — Oxford honored Fire Chief Gary Sparks with proclamations, stories and the title of Fire Chief Emeritus as he ...

Leadership training built on accountability, communication, and real-world decision-making. After a Decade in Corporate Leadership Training, Thatcher Lewis Officially Expands Its Law Enforcement and ...

The Metropolitan “Metro” Fire Chiefs Association, a section of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), recently held its 2025 annual ...