Two investigative reports obtained by WPBF 25 Investigates focus on Assistant Fire Chief Keith Golden and include blunt conclusions about leadership, communication, workplace conduct, and public ...

In this episode of Beyond the Headlines, guest Chris Logan shares a rare and candid perspective on embracing failure in the fire service. At 44, Logan challenged himself by attempting Georgia’s Smoke ...

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Normalizing mistakes in training puts students at ease so they can focus instead of fear. Photo courtesy Los Angeles County (CA) Fire PIO. “A challenging, yet supportive environment, conducive to the ...

Multiple operational, procedural and cultural factors contributed to a firefighter sustaining burn injuries during a live-fire training evolution. The staged opening of basement doors and windows and ...

Botetourt County officials revealed the cause of an early morning fire that occurred at the Troutville Fire Training Center in September. According to officials, the origin of the fire was inside the ...

Before you fall off of your chair, let me explain the “forget safety” element of the title of this column. A dictionary definition of safety is “The state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or ...

Agencies across Los Angeles County were "overwhelmed." The Emergency Operations Center was "largely ineffective" in maintaining situational awareness. Some notification tools were not "used or used ...