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Oct 14, 2024 | 
firerescue1.com | Janelle Foskett
Standing in the Command Post Pub on the campus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, chatting up a storm with old and new friends alike, I see a newer friend enter the room, arm wrapped in protective bandage to shield what’s underneath – a tattoo of the Science to the Station (aka Nerdstock) “nerdbird” logo.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
firerescue1.com | Janelle Foskett
“This occupation, based on what I’m seeing in this room, is no longer male-dominated.” Powerful words from U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, one of the featured speakers during the opening ceremony of the Women in Fire biennial conference last week in San Diego. Women in Fire works to champion female leadership and participation within the fire and emergency services through membership, advocacy and events.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
ems1.com | Janelle Foskett
“Where’s my brother?”FDNY Captain Freddie LaFemina was racing downtown with Squad 270. The FDNY had issued a recall of all firefighters to their firehouses – an act not employed since World War II. All special units except for two were downtown when the towers collapsed. And his brother – a firefighter with Rescue 3 – was supposed to be working that day. As the dust settled that Tuesday morning, thousands began desperate attempts to reach loved ones, colleagues, anyone.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
firerescue1.com | Janelle Foskett
INDIANAPOLIS — Showing a photo of a “Defund the police” sign, The Colony (Texas) Battalion Chief Scott Thompson explained that his forthcoming warning to firefighters wasn’t rooted in politics but rather reality.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
firerescue1.com | Janelle Foskett
INDIANAPOLIS — “A fire service culture war is in full effect,” declared Chief David Rhodes, education director for Fire Engineering and FDIC, kicking off the annual training and education conference in Indianapolis on Wednesday.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
firerescue1.com | Janelle Foskett
As the year draws to a close, it’s only natural to take stock of our successes, moments of pride and lessons learned. One moment of great pride for FireRescue1 was the expansion of our Editorial Advisory Board to help guide editorial priorities. This group of individuals joined an already impressive lineup of FireRescue1 friends, ambassadors and authors. Read all about the board here.
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
firerescue1.com | Janelle Foskett
FDNY’s history changed in an instant on September 11, 2001, losing 343 members in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers – a number no one could comprehend in the moment. And over the past 22 years, the number of members who have died of WTC illness from working the pile continues to climb, this week reaching 342. While the department continues to change post-9/11, what remains unwavering is its support for the families of fallen members and those firefighters battling WTC illness.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
ems1.com | Janelle Foskett
November 2001. Retired FDNY Firefighter Lee Ielpi stands on Vesey Street in lower Manhattan looking at two large flatbed tractor-trailers, a crane and an enormous quantity of steel – wreckage of the World Trade Center towers. Ielpi had been thinking about how to collect pieces of the steel for the FDNY to distribute to fallen firefighters’ families, fire department members, and others who had supported the agency and the city after the September 11 attacks.
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
firerescue1.com | Janelle Foskett
“I’m a schoolteacher from Ohio. What’s the worst that could happen?” Jessica Buchanan asked herself this seemingly rhetorical question, mollifying her fear over a decision to travel south to a different town with her humanitarian group that had been working on mine risk education and demining in the region. Buchanan knew that if something were to go wrong, it would be during transit. She was right.
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
firerescue1.com | Janelle Foskett
Sheldon Yellen is a different type of boss. The CEO of BELFOR Holdings, Yellen is known for abandoning traditional business practices in service of the people who work for his companies, including BELFOR Property Restoration. He even appeared on the CBS TV show Undercover Boss – an experience he says better connected him to his employees.
