Fire departments are response models, not production models

You are not meant to maximize efficiencies; you are meant to be resilient. Efficiency results in fragility; resilience results in survival.

RECEO VS and SLICERS– Where Do They Fit?

Do we need any more evidence that command and control procedures and processes are not…

Just In For The Day

By Captain Tom Siragusa San Francisco Fire Department

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I have held onto…

How Statistical Forecasting in Fire Departments has led to Tragic Results

“Statistical prediction is only valid in sterile laboratory conditions, which suddenly isn’t as useful as it seemed before”- Gary King

What’s Next for the Fire Service — Qualitative Measures vs Quantitative Measures

“fires should never be…

Quantifying The Negative: The True Value of the Fire Service

Command & Control

When it comes to command and control, the fire service’s organizational culture is a collective effort for decision-making…

Does the Fire Service Have a Culture Problem?

5 troublesome behavioral trends you may recognize

Contingency Planning in Emergency Management

I would like to share with you a guide (job aid) that I used throughout numerous…