Leadership

The Firehouse.com Leadership product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire service leadership and command equipment and services, including incident comand, professional associations and development options.
Newly appointed Prince George’s County fire chief collapses during fireworks safety demo
July 3, 2025
Fire Chief Thelmetria 'Meme' Michaelides, sworn in Monday, thanked Prince George's paramedics who provided immediate care.
Scott Carnahan
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July 3, 2025
Trent Salyers' perspective on how the core of the fire service aligns with the Founding Fathers' principles provides more clarity for what it means to be a firefighter.
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Freddy Escobar, the president of Los Angeles Firefighters' Union, visits Station 26. (Robert
July 2, 2025
The suspensions of the president and two other union officers came after "serious problems" with missing receipts surfaced.
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July 2, 2025
Eight days after former Oakland, CA, Fire Chief Reginald Freeman agreed to the offer, he changed his mind.
Photo by Chad Costa
overcoming firefighter resistance to change Chad Costa
July 1, 2025
Chad Costa cites eight keys to turning fire department officers' and firefighters' resistance to change into resilience.