Our first clue was when 3M announced that they were phasing out production of PFOA…
International Fire Fighter Comments
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…
The need for more multi-agency training
Seldom if ever, is vehicle extrication carried out by a single agency. In every single…
Is there ‘Real Collaboration’ amongst the Fire and Rescue Service?
Recently the plight of a youth football team and their coach in a cave system…
Getting the job done
Over the course of my 26-year career in the fire and emergency services, I’ve been…
Challenge and inspiration in the fire service
At my first fire I almost killed another firefighter. I was ashamed of myself, sick…
Ten time-tested truths for the future
Only 4 or 5 months ago (it seems), I was a firefighter on the busiest…
Balancing firefighter protection is like a 3-Dimensional chess game
The alarming rate of cancer diagnoses among firefighters is very real and very serious. What…
Expectations and a higher level of standards
When I joined the fire department, I held many expectations of how it was going…
Applying business ideas to fire service leadership
How do we create a template for success in an ever-changing dynamic environment? In a…