In the fire service, few topics spark as much debate as the tension between aggressive and safety-driven cultures. On one hand, aggression on the fireground is seen as the hallmark of an effective ...

The Houston Fire Department employs the aggressive interior attack (a.k.a. fast attack) strategy. That means Houston firefighters will walk or run into burning buildings, attacking a fire, knocking it ...

Some fire service leaders publicly romanticize the concept of "rogue firefighting." However, it risks sending even an unintended green light for freelancing, self-dispatching, ignoring command ...

“My safety is more important” and “me first.” These ideas are voiced and taught openly by many firefighters, but challenging the notion that firefighter safety trumps all is overdue. To be clear: Yes, ...

As a Buffalo professional firefighter, I accept the fact that the job is dangerous. Firefighters pay for it with our health, and sometimes with our lives. On a daily basis, we are exposed to chemicals ...