Rich Dzierwa

1 month ago | firehouse.com | Rich Dzierwa

StationsSD Awards and ConferenceLearning Objectives at the Station Design ConferenceTime and time again, attendees of Firehouse’s preeminent gathering of architects and project managers have said they walked away better prepared and smarter. Optimizing the Conference experience lies in building a plan of attack.

1 month ago | firehouse.com | Rich Dzierwa

In May 2023, the Bentonville, AR, Fire Department (BFD) had a ribbon cutting for its new training facility. It provides training that members weren’t able to get unless they went elsewhere, which necessitated all of the procedures that are required for taking a company, etc., out of operation.

Jan 21, 2025 | firehouse.com | Rich Dzierwa

Technology is becoming more and more a part of firefighting,” James Zeich, who is deputy chief of training for the Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD), says. “Yes, firefighting still is a grunt-style job, but we have to adapt and learn.”Undoubtedly, that’s what the MFD is doing, and it’s doing it in regard to firefighter training but also in the realms of hazmat response, fleet and facilities management, and member recruitment, among other facets of the department.

Jan 17, 2025 | firehouse.com | Rich Dzierwa

When Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) Fire Chief Aaron Lipski told Firehouse that the department has done “more collaboration and change management than ever before,” his remark applied to numerous facets of the MFD’s construction and operations, but the comment might just as well have been a statement about its approach to the health, wellness and safety of the department’s members.

Jan 2, 2025 | firehouse.com | Rich Dzierwa

The drag-and-drop functionality of another incident management software, Tablet Command, was useful to Denver Fire Department (DFD) Assistant Chief Chad Burdorf on a recent hazmat call, particularly in regard to the platform’s new Splitting Crews feature, which the DFD began to use eight months ago. The hazmat call was for a white powder at one of the city’s police headquarters.