August 3, 2021

‘Shrooms and Smoke Signals’: Legal Drugs in the Firehouse

A brief introduction to drug-focused workplace policies – and how to find the statutes that apply to your state The legalization of recreational and medicinal marijuana, plus the “consumption explosion” […]

July 15, 2021

‘Forever Chemicals’: What Firefighters need to know about AFFF and PFAS

For decades, firefighters have used aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) to help extinguish difficult-to-suppress fires, particularly Class B fires involving petroleum products or other flammable liquids. And while AFFF formulations have proven […]

July 2, 2021

10 Rules for American Flag etiquette on Fire Apparatus

Martin Luther King Jr. day and Inauguration day, according to flag code, are especially significant days to display an American flag. If your department plans to display a flag on […]

June 28, 2021

Natural Hazards And Buildings

In the United States, disaster losses from wind, floods, earthquakes, and fires average $100 billion per year, and in 2017 exceeded $300 billion—25% of the $1.3 trillion building value put […]

June 21, 2021

7 Ways to develop future Fire Service Leaders across the Generational Chasm

Facing the reality of diverging leadership styles – and evolving your leadership style with the times I remember my first day in the firehouse. Fresh out of the recruit school, […]

June 17, 2021

Doing more with Less: Small Town Fire Departments are struggling to recruit Volunteers

WORCESTER COUNTY, Mass. – Many small fire departments in Central Massachusetts have been doing more with less the past few decades. The numbers of calls are going up, while interest in […]

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‘Shrooms and Smoke Signals’: Legal Drugs in the Firehouse

‘Forever Chemicals’: What Firefighters need to know about AFFF and PFAS

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