[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series. Click here for the previous article. Gordon Graham here—thanks for tuning back in. First, a quick recap. After some...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]The recent #MeToo movement revealed that despite centuries of progress, women still fight to be treated on par with men in the workplace. In the fire service, this is even...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Lexipol, the leading provider of state-specific policies and training for public safety agencies, recently announced the introduction of Kansas Policy and Training...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series. Click here for the previous article. Gordon Graham here. Thanks for taking the time to read more about real risk...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Our fire law review focuses on only some of the many major fire law headlines between October 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017. Parsed by topic, you can see the same mistakes...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]As we come into the spring months, it’s a good time to review some Lexipol policies relevant to the changing weather and firefighter safety conditions. The changing weather...
The Volunteer Fire Assistance Program provides assistance to organize, train and equip fire departments in rural areas
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]With all the focus on cardiac health and cancer prevention in the fire service, it can sometimes seem that protecting ourselves requires battling complex, pervasive medical...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]In my last article, I shared some insights I gained about firefighter post-traumatic stress (PTS) from Jeff Dill of the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA). But...
In addition to enhanced safety, agencies using the new Fire Procedures will benefit from improved accountability and operational efficiency.
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Gordon Graham here. Thanks for taking the time to read this piece. This is the fourth piece in an ongoing series to expand your knowledge and understanding on the breadth...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]The tones go off, and just like that we’re on our way to a reported structure fire in a commercial district with lots of dangerous, occupied facilities. Leaving the...
