Recent Articles
Posted By: Emily Stephens
Wed Sep 29th, 2021
1. Tell us about yourself and why you decided to join the fire service
My name is Norm Bemis, and I am the newly promoted Training Chief for the Palatine Fire Department. Palatine is a suburb 30 minutes northwest of Chicago. I started with Palatine Fire in December of 1998. Before that, I had serve
Posted By: Kevin Kupietz
Wed Sep 29th, 2021
Soft skills and the Employee
Everyone has heard that saying about a person that is very smart, but they do not know when to be quiet and listen. The one that says he/she is a great technical firefighter but does not talk to the public well or does not play well with others. The firefighter that is
Posted By: Leigh Hubbard
Wed Sep 29th, 2021
The quote, “Be humble, be hungry, and always be the hardest worker in the room”, is attributed to Dwayne Johnson. I am unsure if this is an original, but I was moved by the sentiment.
My parents always emphasized the importance of humility. It may first appear that humility is a reflection of weakn
Posted By: Emily Stephens
Thu Aug 26th, 2021
1. Tell us about yourself and why you decided to join the fire service
I joined the Country Fire Authority of Victoria as a volunteer in 1975 – currently still serving as a volunteer in my local brigade. I am aspiring for a career in the military, I enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force as a t
Posted By: Brittany Jean Brown
Thu Aug 26th, 2021
Training on a dime can be a daunting task, oftentimes, the equipment and tools need to simulate real-world operations are expensive and not feasible for smaller departments. However, there is hope for smaller departments hoping to train, they simply need to think outside of the box. Here are some h
