COVID-19

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Community Risk

The Firehouse Yak: Daniel Byrne, Laura Kondor, Ben Shearer – Where is Community Risk Reduction Today

Sept. 23, 2024
Three community risk reduction members share how their fire departments have built partnerships to expand public outreach efforts, including fire prevention, the opioid epidemic...
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Careers & Education

WA Fire Department Seeking Firefighters

April 22, 2022
The Spokane Fire department is looking for new hires to make up for losses during the pandemic.
Barry Furey
COVID-19

Fire Dispatch: COVID-19 and 9-1-1

April 18, 2022
Barry Furey tells why the effect of COVID-19 on dispatchers shouldn't be overlooked.
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Firefighters conduct a controlled burn on Hwy. 50 in Strawberry, CA during the 2021 Caldor fire.
Wildland

Forest Service Sees 20 Percent Decline in Firefighting Personnel

March 21, 2022
Between 2019 and 2021, the U.S. Forest Service lost almost 1,000 firefighters in California, citing burnout, the pandemic and the cost of living.
Peter Matthews
Leadership

As Firehouse Sees It: The Ongoing Pandemic and Shifts in the Fire Service

March 14, 2022
Peter Matthews suggests to chiefs and officers that engaging senior members during crew meetings might provide a desperately needed morale boost as the pandemic continues to wreak...
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
San Diego Fire-Rescue Deputy Fire Marshal Nickolas Ramirez.
LODDS

COVID Claims San Diego Fire Marshal

Feb. 19, 2022
San Diego Fire Rescue Deputy Fire Marshal Nickolas Ramirez died from COVID-19 complications.