
Top Ten HR Trends For The 2023 Workplace
As we enter 2023, the future of work has become the now of work. Many of the changes which started during the pandemic were accelerated and
As we enter 2023, the future of work has become the now of work. Many of the changes which started during the pandemic were accelerated and
A stay interview is a tool organizations use to gauge why their (high-performing) employees are staying with them. It’s a rather informal conversation between a
These incidents present unique challenges and sometimes place first responders at higher than anticipated levels of risk. The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the National
Having talented employees leave your organization can also cause strain on existing employees that have to take on extra work until those roles can be
Exit interviews are too late to start the conversation about why people are leaving. We should do entry to interviews to find out why they
Do you remember the last time you were in a job interview and were asked about your long-term career goals? If you’re like most people,
Ethics in the fire service are not a given. Even with the strong overall culture in the fire service, individual departments can become toxic places
All participating departments receive customized reports of their safety culture scores and, where applicable, scores by individual stations within their department. As appropriate, fire departments
Every community is diverse, and because of this, no “one size fits all” message – or strategy – will work when doing community risk reduction.
Federal law has prohibited sexual harassment in the workplace for over 40 years. For decades, fire departments and EMS agencies have provided mandatory training on
This training is a roundtable discussion between five fire service leaders about how to create change in the fire service and lead a culture of
Bill Arsenault, Fire Chief at Kamiah Fire-Rescue, located in north central Idaho on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. Bill shares the need and encouragement for
The FDNY will ring in 2023 by appointing its first Black EMS chief to lead New York City’s emergency medical technicians and paramedics, the Daily
2022 ended with a total, as of 26 December, of 96 on-duty deaths as defined and recorded by the United States Fire Administration (USFA)[1]. Of
On this episode of Tech Speak, join S&T in Harbison State Forest, South Carolina, as we test a newly designed respirator tailored to help wildland
The United States is facing a shortage of 911 dispatchers across the nation forcing many calls to go unanswered. The National Emergency Number Association estimates
We’re getting close to the end of another year, and this one, like the last few, seems to have been pretty difficult in a lot
As the year of 2022 has gone on, we have seen more LODD related lawsuits from families against Fire Chiefs, fire departments and property owners.
Justin Bailey explains why breaking a volunteer department training calendar into three parts eases the process for developing the program. “Congratulations, you are the new
Todd LeDuc and Dr. Donnie Hutchinson talk about the session they will be presenting at the 2023 FDSOA Health and Safety Conference in January. They
Ed Rush contends that there’s as much onus on a company officer or a chief for the performance of members as there is on those
While some fire departments have counselors on staff, RFD is believed to be the first fire department in North Carolina to employ a full-time staff
In spite of the global supply chain issues and loss of vehicles in the Felicity Ace cargo ship fire, the sales of electric vehicles (EVs)
It was mid fall and leaves were all the fantastic colors that you see in Appalachia every year and it was just starting to get