How many times have you complained either out loud or under your breath about your fire department’s training program or lack thereof? How many times have you thought, “Somebody needs to update our ...

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One of the more difficult positions in the fire service is that of training officer. The major challenge for any training officer is to make the training pertinent, interesting, challenging and ...

A small fire department with a good reputation for professionalism at incidents is sure to have a strong training program as one of its attributes. Training as a means to proficiency sounds easy. Sit ...

In big corporations, there is almost always a fight over power and authority. Who is a "decision-maker" counts a lot. People will compete to earn more power and authority; one straightforward way is ...

Interagency rivalries and a boastful culture can undermine leadership credibility and distract from core responsibilities like officer development and public trust. Effective leadership is measured by ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. An increasing number of police departments ...