Close your eyes and identify two fire instructors: the best that you encountered, then the worst. Do you remember their names, their facial expressions, the qualities that made them relevant? Probably ...

How many times have you complained either out loud or under your breath about your fire department’s training program or lack thereof? How many times have you thought, “Somebody needs to update our ...

Prompted by reports from fire service leaders of the increased difficulty identifying firefighters who are both qualified and willing to become tomorrow’s leaders, CPS Human Resource Services recently ...

Being a good company officer is no easy task. For that matter, being a leader, period, isn’t an easy task. Just what are the traits that lend themselves to making a good company officer and leader?

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will welcome 40 students Monday to its brand new firefighter training facility in Merced County as part of a multiyear push to bolster its ...