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  • December 2023

    • December 2023

    The December issue of Firehouse Magazine includes feature articles on company-level drills, a CTEX 2024 preview, and an Apparatus Architect look at the District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department. Photo by Gordon Nord
    Operations & Training

    The Fire Scene: The Winter Games

    John J. Salka Jr.
    Jan. 3, 2024
    John J. Salka Jr. insists that the climate inside of the firehouse must change as the climate outside of it changes with the arrival of cold temperatures, snow and ice.
    Source: "Authentic Leadership: What It Is, Why It Matters" Center for Creative Leadership
    Leadership

    Leadership Lessons: Character & Authenticity

    Lindsay Judah
    Jan. 2, 2024
    Dr. Lindsay Judah finds words of wisdom regarding core elements of fire service leadership from the Ivey Business School, the U.S. Air Force and Yale University.
    Glen Ellman/Fort Worth Fire Department
    Operations & Training

    As Firehouse Sees It: Preparing Your Fire Service Agenda for 2024

    Peter Matthews
    Jan. 1, 2024
    Peter Matthews urges fire departments to act immediately regarding collaboration with neighboring organizations, fire service grants and training that goes beyond the norm.
    Careers & Education

    CTEX Preview: FIRESCOPE, Firefighter Retention and Injury/Death Analysis

    Firehouse Staff
    Dec. 31, 2023
    The latest fire service trends, including regarding mutual aid, community risk reduction, recruitment and retention, and risk-management efforts, will be provided during first...
    Photo courtesy of the National Volunteer Fire Council
    Careers & Education

    Volunteer View: An Important Equation for Recruitment and Retention Success

    Robert Leonard
    Dec. 19, 2023
    Robert Leonard points to his department's dedication to making diverse members welcome to illustrate how important that is to growing the ranks.

    More content from December 2023

    Photos by Edward Tracey
    Operations & Training

    Six Considerations for Improving the Company-Level Drill

    Edward Tracey
    Dec. 18, 2023
    Edward Tracey schools instructors on what might have eluded them in the process of capturing the attention of members and ensuring their recollection of lessons well into the ...
    Photos by Becky Tibbetts
    Rescue

    Technical Rescue: Ice Rescue Women: Overcoming Disadvantages

    Bo Tibbetts
    Dec. 18, 2023
    Bo Tibbetts explains how ice rescue technicians can counter their physiology to effect rescues while taking advantage of their physiology on scene compared with male counterparts...
    Leadership

    Fire Law: HIPAA Update: 7 Points Fire Departments and EMS Providers Must Know

    Curt Varone
    Dec. 14, 2023
    Curt Varone gives fire departments and EMS providers what they need to know in the wake of the Department of Health and Human Services' revisions on HIPAA compliance.
    EMS

    EMS: The Gold Standard: End Tidal Monitoring

    Brandon Heggie
    Dec. 14, 2023
    Brandon Heggie can't speak highly enough of end tidal capnography for understanding patient disease process and endotracheal tube placement.
    Photo by Raymond Chiozza
    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 12/23

    Firehouse Staff
    Dec. 14, 2023
    Members of the Nancy Run Fire Company and the Palmer Municipal Fire Department forced entry for an interior attack on a two-story, single-family dwelling in Bethlehem Township...
    Photos by Joseph Cassetta
    Operations & Training

    Command & Control Success: Water Supply and Supporting Fire Flow for a Given Fire

    Curt Isakson
    Dec. 13, 2023
    Curt Isakson impresses upon county and suburban departments that the approach to water supply that urban departments use often doesn't translate to their circumstances.
    Photo by Patrick Shoop Jr.
    Apparatus

    The Apparatus Architect: District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department Apparatus Fleet

    Michael Wilbur
    Dec. 11, 2023
    Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur found that the DCFEMS is unique in that it authors its own specifications for each major type of apparatus and details its requirements for bid submissions...
    Careers & Education

    First Due: Pflugerville Fire Department’s Mentorship Program

    Jeremy Ayers
    Dec. 11, 2023
    Jeremy Ayers' description of his department's mentorship program for cadets provides food for thought for departments of whatever type.
    Careers & Education

    For the Record 12/23

    Firehouse Staff
    Dec. 11, 2023
    David B. Rupert of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services is the 2023 EVT of the Year.