Here are five game-changing technologies in fire apparatus that will have a major influence on firefighter safety, efficiency and operations for years to come.

Summer fire camps provide a great opportunity for girls and young women to discover what an exciting and rewarding experience being a firefighter can be. Camps also provide fire service organizations an equally great opportunity to begin "growing" the next generation of women firefighters.

Nobody can, or should, have more positive influence over the behaviors of a firefighter on the emergency scene than his or her tactical leader.

The Charlottesville (VA) Fire Department is opening a new fire station that uses innovative "green" technologies to minimize its carbon footprint and save money in operational costs.

While not as popular as in Europe, swap-body modular apparatus have a definite place in the U.S. fire service

First off, a faulty PASS device is UNACCEPTABLE on any fire scene. When firefighters and officers hear a PASS sounding it should ONLY mean that a fellow firefighter is in need of assistance.

In this latest installment of Reader “Mailbag” I’ve collected several of the reader comments in response to the blog post, The Sexual Sexual Harassment Strike OutAssault and Rape of Women Firefighters: Survey Results. I gleaned the representative comments from across the various social media platforms where this blog appears, e.g., LinkedIn Groups, Facebook, and Twitter.

Solar-capturing technology has made it easier to keep fire truck and ambulances fully charged without leaving them running, and saves money.

There are a couple of realities for fire departments when it comes to vehicles and equipment for emergency responses: fiscal resources are tight and vehicles have to be able to multi-task. Related Article: Size matters: Smaller apparatus provide function and economy Related content sponsored by: One option could be swap-body or roll-off fire apparatus. Another might be a concept used in European fire services: modular compartmentation.

Behavioral research shows that by the time they begin their school years, young girls and boys already have some pretty “defined” ideas of what men and women can or cannot do, especially regarding jobs.