Fire service leadership demands operational proficiency and an unwavering commitment to ethical principles. The service’s complex and dynamic environment requires leaders who can navigate challenging ...
Firehouse: Three Sun Tzu Principles that Will Transform Fire Officers' Fireground Mindset
The intent of this article is to "tune-up" your understanding of wildland fire behavior. Understanding fire behavior allows for the correct selection of strategy and tactics. Similar to structural ...
Firefighter Nation: Building Trust: Ethical Leadership and Accountability in the Fire Service
As peak fire season intensifies, you will be hearing many wildfire-specific terms that you may or may not understand. However, understanding the terminology used by fire crews is crucial for grasping ...
Know about the Shih Tzu: How long they live, how big they get, do they bark, their behavior, and how to train them.
The section of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" about "knowing where you are, who your are and who your team is" relates to the fire service in terms of fire officers being honest with themselvs.
Fire is one of the four classical elements and has been used by humans in rituals, in agriculture for clearing land, for cooking, generating heat and light, for signaling, propulsion purposes, smelting, forging, incineration of waste, cremation, and as a weapon or mode of destruction.
View the latest fires from the last 48 hours on an interactive map, displaying the brightness and the event time. The information is provided by the NASA FIRMS - Active Fire Data.
Fire safety officials warned Georgia residents to be cautious and be ready for evacuations as the wildfires gripping the state continue to rage on.