In the fire department, we promote successful firefighters into leadership positions. Typically, we give our new officer the leadership responsibility of the office, but not the tools/training to ...

If fire department leaders define why work matters and how hands-on skills save lives, they can inspire Millennial and Gen Z firefighters to push themselves beyond their comfort zone of on-screen ...

After growing up in a Marine Corps family, Tiege Downes enlisted out of high school. As a Marine in a scout-sniper platoon, he deployed overseas and expected he’d go to college after his active-duty ...

There’s a persistent idea in the fire service that some things can’t be taught. That leadership somehow springs full formed from years riding in the rig and learning on the job. This notion is ...

Peter Matthews reflects on his 27 years on the staff of Firehouse and why his work for readers continues to be an honor and a privilege.