Leadership

IAFF 7th District Vice President Ricky Walsh
Jake Bieker, a captain and 24-year veteran of the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, has been named the new chief.
Veteran Coeur d’Alene Capt. Jake Bieker will assume the role as the city's new fire chief.
March 21, 2026
Joe Chornock
Congressman Steny Hoyer addresses the crowd at the CFSI dinner Thursday night.
March 20, 2026
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The Fire Service Scoop: NVFC, Nutella Giveaway, UL Research Institutes' Technical Report and More Fire Service Updates
March 20, 2026
Loveland Fire Rescue
Nearly two months after Loveland Fire Chief Timothy Sendelbach was placed on leave, the chief and department approved a joint separation agreement.
March 20, 2026
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Resident Tracey Powell suggested a recall of board members during the Loveland Rural Fire Protection District board meeting Wednesday.
March 20, 2026
Snap-tite Hose
Snap-tite Hose Launches Program in Support of Pennsylvania Fire Departments
March 19, 2026
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President Genethia Hudley Hayes is the latest to step down from the Los Angeles Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners. Here is a file photo of a Los Angeles Board of Fire Commissioners meeting in August 2018.
March 19, 2026
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The mediation sessions could resolve an ongoing dispute over Norwich's establishment of Unified Command policy and the shutdown of the Yantic Fire Company, which did not sign the policy agreement.
March 19, 2026
Erath, LA, Fire Department, City Council at Odds Over Next Fire Chief
March 19, 2026

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