Recent Articles
Posted By: Emily Stephens
Tue Aug 4th, 2020
Committee members must be current ISFSI members and will serve a one-year term (2020–2021). All committee members volunteer their services and, once appointed, are expected to maintain active and responsive participation during their term. Time frames of involvement for each committee are set by Com
Posted By: Thomas Gross
Tue Jul 14th, 2020
Even though the Fire Service is ever changing and ever growing do you ever feel stuck? Do you ever feel like no matter what you do you just aren’t going anywhere? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. I turned 30 this year and entered my 12th year in the fire service. I have often asked myself what am I do
Posted By: Peter A Van Dorpe
Thu May 14th, 2020
Sisters and Brothers,
Greetings! Just when you thought the pace of change in the fire service might be slowing down to something approaching normal . . . WHAM! Did anybody (besides Bill Gates – check this out later https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Af6b_wyiwI ) really see this coming at all or pay t
Posted By: Drew Smith
Thu May 14th, 2020
Many articles have been written about the differences in each of the three current generations serving in the fire service: Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millenials. While some from the Greatest Generation continue to serve, soon enough the next generation, Gen Z, will enter our workforce. It is helpful to
Posted By: NORMAN ARENDT, CFII, CHS III, CMAS
Thu May 14th, 2020
Much has changed in fire fighting techniques, fire fighter basic skills and training. As the ISFSI looks to the future, it was determined that improvements in training were needed to address the challenges facing instructors. To this end, ISFSI has embarked on an endeavor through the creation of sev
