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Are emergency service industries approaching a watershed moment?
The Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, climate change, societal change and innovation are among the factors…
Applying business ideas to fire service leadership
How do we create a template for success in an ever-changing dynamic environment? In a…
What is the deal with Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF)?
Our first clue was when 3M announced that they were phasing out production of PFOA…
The world is changing… are we?
I am extremely proud, honoured and humbled to write this comment as the newly appointed…
Flawed global wildfire strategy: kicking the can down the road
This year will not soon be forgotten for its devastating escalation of the global wildfire…
Service and sacrifice – it’s in the DNA
Here we are mid-winter 2021 and I can’t help but to think that, under normal…
Take that transformation leap
It is exactly 27 years since I joined the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) back…
It’s all about Trust
Over the course of my almost 30 year career in the fire and emergency services,…
Our People, Our Decisions, Our Future
I write this as the world is facing a global pandemic from Coronavirus (COVID-19) and…
Australian conditions demand adaptation
As I write this, the state of Victoria in Australia, is again facing significant weather…
Crisis management: create meaning to stop the chaos
Navigating a multi-stakeholders environment Crisis management requires intellectual agility. A crisis often involves experts and…
Prometheus Paradox
According to Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans.…
A changing environment –revolutions in firefighter PPE
Firefighting is hot, hazardous, and let’s face it, grueling work. But believe it or not,…
The need for more multi-agency training
Seldom if ever, is vehicle extrication carried out by a single agency. In every single…
A New NFPA.org
Last year was a busy one for NFPA as we continued our digital transformation. As…