Funding & Staffing

The IAFF Presidential Forum is the first big event for everyone to see who is running and what they are all about. Many will drop out prior to the Democrats and Republicans picking their candidate. One thing we have learned in the past is that anything can happen.

Memphis firefighters and retirees are in a fight for their benefits. The City of Memphis has decided to stop paying insurance for their firefighters. Basic Plan Family premiums will rise from $320.05 per month to $921.90; an annual cost of $11,062.80. Premier Plan premiums rise from $334.32 per month to $1,328.19; an annual cost of $15,938.28.

Best of the Rest - Training in NY, SOTF, Flow Path, Fear of Education?, FDNY Rescue 5 Reunion, and Plenty More!

Some of the families of 19 firefighters who died in the line of duty in Prescott, AZ are being denied benefits they thought they would be getting. Is the City of Prescott to blame, or did the Fire Service fail them?

The previous post about correcting morale issues at the Company Level, I do believe that we have some work we can do to make things better. Yet there are plenty of ways in which Administrations everywhere could improve morale.

Probably the biggest thing you can do is have a positive attitude...which is also one of the hardest when morale is low.

The video title mentions a rollover. The video is an interesting one. It seems like a total of two firefighters operating at this house fire searching for the seat of the fire...then they find it!

Botetourt, VA continues to take 1 step forward and several steps backwards as it attempts to create a Fire/EMS model that works.

Here you will find the names of most of the top Fire/EMS smart phone applications (Apps) as shared by the readers on the Fire Critic Facebook page. Most are found on either your iphone or Android marketplaces. All you have to do is use the terms below to search for them on your phone.

As a member of the East St. Louis Fire Dept, we continue to struggle with manpower and equipment failure everyday. Our dept responds to the highest percentage of fires in the St. Louis metro east.