Oscar Wilde, an Irish poet who died in 1900, has a very famous quote that is still quite relevant in today’s fire service: “Experience is a very hard and expensive teacher. It gives the test first, ...

Anyone who works in or has been around the fire service has noticed that attracting and retaining firefighters has become one of the biggest challenges in the field today. In 1995, when I first exited ...

Question: Why are relationships so important to a necessary public service based on technical expertise? With all of the various duties and standards for which we are responsible, why do we have to be ...

Considering himself a service-oriented individual, Saratoga Springs Fire Chief Jess Campbell believes he found his calling when he became a firefighter 39 years ago. For 25 years in the Las Vegas Fire ...

PBS recently aired a multi-part documentary on Ernest Hemingway. As many know, Hemingway battled mental health issues most of his life. And you could make a strong argument that his mental health ...