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FireChief.com is the preeminent source of news, training and expert analysis for fire service leaders or aspiring leaders. Articles by fire officers from across the country and overseas cover a wide variety of topics that are important to the chief officers who lead and manage fire departments, including training, safety and health, communications, fire investigation, professional development and more.

We spend decades preparing for the job. Very few of us adequately prepare for the day it ends.
08/27/2026

We spend decades preparing for the job. Very few of us adequately prepare for the day it ends.

Highland Park Engine 1 arrives at a fire involving an abandoned commercial structure
08/25/2026

Highland Park Engine 1 arrives at a fire involving an abandoned commercial structure

A modular training facility, position-specific scenarios and a change in instructor philosophy give firefighters opportu...
08/24/2026

A modular training facility, position-specific scenarios and a change in instructor philosophy give firefighters opportunities to practice under realistic conditions

Dan Chuparkoff challenges fire service leaders to use AI to reduce routine work while keeping judgment, accountability a...
08/23/2026

Dan Chuparkoff challenges fire service leaders to use AI to reduce routine work while keeping judgment, accountability and decision-making human

The Anthony Giambrone case exposes the widening gap between drug-free workplace rules, medical ma*****na laws and what i...
08/21/2026

The Anthony Giambrone case exposes the widening gap between drug-free workplace rules, medical ma*****na laws and what it actually means to be fit for duty.

How small shortcuts can quietly become firehouse culture — and what firefighters and officers can do to stop the drift b...
08/20/2026

How small shortcuts can quietly become firehouse culture — and what firefighters and officers can do to stop the drift before someone gets hurt

Basic training for basic results
08/19/2026

Basic training for basic results

Are we training enough — and on the right skills?

Do you know where your firefighters are training?
08/19/2026

Do you know where your firefighters are training?

Firefighters are increasingly looking beyond their departments for training and development

‘This has never been about us’: Chief Terry Shaffer on preserving the Flight 93 story
08/18/2026

‘This has never been about us’: Chief Terry Shaffer on preserving the Flight 93 story

As firsthand witnesses grow fewer, the retired Shanksville fire chief considers what “Never Forget” means for those with no personal memory of 9/11

Inside a Colorado EMS team’s wildland fire response
08/18/2026

Inside a Colorado EMS team’s wildland fire response

Eagle County Paramedic Services’ wildland team embeds medical personnel at major fires, where access to ALS care can otherwise take hours

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