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Protecting Your Firefighters When the Heat Is Relentless
Summer has always challenged the fire service, but today’s increasingly frequent periods of extreme heat have raised the stakes. While firefighters train to work in dangerous environments, company officers must recognize that excessive environmental heat can become just as deadly as the fire itself. Heat stress is often silent, cumulative, and unforgiving. A firefighter who…
One Team, One Mission: Best Practices for Company Officers Working with Mutual Aid Departments
One of the greatest strengths of the American fire service is its willingness to help neighboring communities. Every day, fire departments respond across jurisdictional boundaries to assist one another on emergencies ranging from single-family house fires to large industrial incidents. Successful mutual aid operations are rarely the result of luck, they are built upon preparation,…
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