Training to command a mayday event Officers must take personal responsibility for member readiness and plan single-company and multi-company drills to hone their own command skills
On-Demand Webinar: Gear up for PPE changes: What’s ahead for NFPA 1971 Get an early look at the changes on the table and their likely consequences, and learn more about the decision to restructure PPE-focused standards
COVID-19: How public safety companies are assisting the frontline pandemic response The businesses that equip and serve first responders are supporting the national emergency response with new products, free services and donations
Houston FFs, medics will no longer receive dispatch alerts for COVID-19 First responders have been instructed to assume everyone has the virus
Tenn. county health dept. halts agreement to share virus patient info with 911 The agreement had allowed the 911 center to mark virus patients' addresses with a respiratory alert flag
FDIC 2019 Quick Take: 10 policies your fire department needs Fire department policies go beyond liability to increase firefighter safety and reduce the risk for preventable injuries and line of duty deaths
Chief Conversations: MSA debuts new XF1 FireRescue1 Executive Editor Chief Marc Bashoor speaks with Eric Buzard, fire service marketing manager for MSA, about the features in the new MSA Cairns XF1 helmet
Go back to the basics for highway incident operations training Every responder should be trained on four roadway safety basics to prepare for the hazards they face on every trip outside the fire station
Proactivity is better than reactivity for firefighter safety on the fireground New technology, like PASS devices, in-mask SCBA TICs and communications must be implemented proactively though incident command