This series has addressed the elements of a fire department’s planning approach. This third entry in the series briefly introduces the concepts of tactical/operational planning and financial planning. read more

The exodus of senior leaders and their experience creates a critical need to prepare the upcoming generation to lead. Although succession planning is challenging, the reward is an agency prepared to meet its mission with confidence and competence. read more

Do you know what standards of cover and cooperative-efforts planning are and how to use them to improve the effectiveness of your planning initiatives? read more

It's said we should leave an organization better than we found it. How can we do that if we don’t seek out a next generation of members who come in the door prepared to take the organization to that next level? Or if we don't nurture that in them? read more

Few departments have successfully implemented a succession-management program, so to have the greatest success in promotions and job performance, aspiring chiefs and officers must know how to reverse-engineer succession management. read more

What’s the common denominator between obtaining coaching credentials and working for our fire service professional credentials? What value do these provide? read more

Leaders look for talented personnel with traits that cause them to serve others in a way that garners trust and respect. But what do they do when members want to choose who and how they'll serve? read more

It's the responsibility of each first responder and of the department to ensure responders know what's expected of them to be safe; in an ideal world, this would be enough to ensure everyone's taken care of, but is it? read more

Some hope to achieve a safety culture by admonishing their members to be safe or have a safety mindset and letting the rest figure itself out. What does it mean to be safe or have a safety mindset? Just exactly how do we achieve that? read more

For a profession that prides its self on such catchphrases as "100 years of tradition unimpeded by progress," the fire service has proven itself to be very resilient and adaptable to change. read more

IAFC wishes to thank all of the FRI 2022 attendees, presenters and sponsors for an extremely successful event in San Antonio read more

Chief Black will serve as Chair of the IAFC Board of Directors as the organization enters its 150th year of leadership, education and service read more

IAFC and Motorola Solutions recognize brave first responders for their swift water rescue read more