Creating Powerful Post-Incident Analyses

Post-Incident Analyses (PIAs), After Action Reports, Incident Debriefings, Tailboard Talks…all are examples of what every fire department does after both major and minor incidents. In fact, if [...]

Exposures…exposed!

As firefighters, we typically think of exposures as adjacent property that is relatively close to a working fire. Chandler Fire (AZ) provides this definition in their glossary of fire terms: [...]

Using Emergency Reporting for NFPA 1730

My name is Roger Parker, and I’m the Fire Marshal at Avondale Fire Rescue. We are faced with the same challenges as many fire departments. Our Fire Prevention Division has limited resources and [...]