The fire service is often depicted as a flurry of sirens and the fury of life-threatening infernos. But what about the calm that follows when the sirens fade, the last embers are quenched, and the ...

David Hupp points out that, although the two terms often are used interchangeably, they are different in the fire service realm and require their own dedication. Just as each side of a fire service ...

Leadership in the fire service isn’t forged in isolation nor born solely through promotion. It’s built intentionally, through example, education and mentorship. Far too often, departments confuse time ...

The fire service is not a business, but the fire department is often asked to operate like one. Instead of operating effectively, firefighters are asked to provide services with the minimum number of ...

Frank Dahlquist, Fire Chief, brings decades of experience in personnel supervision, human resource management, and business administration to the complex issue of labor-management relations within the ...

OGDEN — Following a nationwide search, Ogden City has its candidate for fire chief upon the mid-July departure of Chief Mike Mathieu — and it’s a familiar face. On Wednesday, Ogden City announced in a ...