Fire and life safety education for the public
National Fire Prevention Week 2020: 8+ weeks and counting
National Fire Prevention Week for 2020 begins October 4th and continues through October 10th. And it’s going to be much…
Online fire safety education: Don’t “reinvent the wheel”
As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to deepen across the U.S., one thing I’m hearing and reading much…
Fire Safety Messages: What Are You Selling?
My fire service colleague Tanya Bettridge is the Captain for Public Education at Mississauga (ON) Fire and Emergency Services. But…
Is your community “inoculated” against preventable fires?
Well, is it? Are you and your family inoculated against preventable fires? You may think that it’s enough that you…
Jennifer Cooper is a fire and life safety mentor you need to know
ICYMI, here are Part I and Part II of this four-part series this week. Now if you’ve been following along,…
Tanya Bettridge is a Fire and Life Safety Educator You Should Know
ICYMI, here’s Part I of this four-part series this week. Now if you’ve read Part I, you know that the…
What is your department doing for National Fire Prevention Week?
DYK, it’s only 17 weeks until the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week 2019? Hard to believe, right? Seems like it was just…
What fire statistics don’t tell you, but a fire person will
Interesting data from the USFA (United States Fire Administration). The number of fires [in the U.S.] is down over 6 percent in 10 years, but fire related deaths [in the U.S.] are up over 10 percent in that same time. Any thoughts on why this is?
Make 2019 the year you change your department’s fire safety education paradigm
This is not some “pipe dream” of mine. There is such a system and it’s been available for the better part of the last five years. It’s the Fire-ED Interactive System developed by my colleague Tracy Last. And if you don’t know Tracy and the Fire-ED Interactive System, then you don’t know fire and life safety education for the 21st century.
Changing Human Behavior to Prevent Fires
If we truly want to eradicate preventable fires, we must start by using language that clearly identifies the responsible party; it’s not the fire, it’s the person whose improper behavior created the conditions that enabled the fire to start.
New E-Books on Fire Service Leadership, Diversity, Educating the Public and More!
Battalion Chief (Ret.) Robert Avsec and his guest bloggers write about fire service leadership topics that should resonate with fire service leaders and those who aspire to leadership positions in the future.