Recent Articles
Posted By: Peter A Van Dorpe
Wed Jul 17th, 2019
The smallest volunteer organizations through the largest fire departments with the most comprehensive and best staffed training divisions rely extensively on their company officers to deliver training, evaluate company performance, and develop and mentor subordinates. Therefore, it is essential tha
Posted By: Brett Tompkins, Company Officer
Tue May 14th, 2019
I love Power Point. So much, that my guys would come up with a great class idea and I would tell them to come back to me when they had a Power Point presentation. I would hear the groans when I told them we had a 150 slide EMS presentation on “The Cell and the Cellular Environment.” But I thought
Posted By: Demond Simmons
Tue Oct 30th, 2018
The attainment of a supervisory position in the fire service represents one half of an individual’s professional accomplishment—maintaining a high level of competency and relevancy completes the process. Many fire service organizations have robust professional development programs in place for thei
Posted By: Anthony Avillo
Mon Sep 10th, 2018
I haven’t always looked for (or had to look for) ways to charge my batteries as a firefighter and fire officer. In fact, sometimes I did not realize my batteries needed charging. More often than not, what re-charged me was something that occurred that took me to a new place, opened a new world of
Posted By: Matt Hoppel
Tue Aug 28th, 2018
As I reflect back on my Fire Service career I have often thought and wondered who molded me into the firefighter that I am today, and even further, the person that I am. I was pretty taken back by what I found. I have to say, without a doubt, the credit belongs to my parents, family, and friends th
