HeyJaredFire Chief Brian Schaeffer
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Why good firefighters stay — and what finally pushes them out (opens the original)
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For most of my career, the fire service operated with a quiet advantage: People wanted to be career firefighters. When a department opened its hiring window, applicants showed up by the hundreds — by the thousands for large agencies. If someone left, leadership knew there was a line of capable people ready to take their place. That belief carried agencies of all sizes and locations for a long time. In 2026, that reality is over. | READ MORE: From boomers to Zeds: Maximizing the strengths of each
From prompting to performance: A JPR framework for fire service AI (opens the original)
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By Division Chief (ret.) Jim Brown, Dr. Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, David Little and Battalion Chief Chad Crouse The modern fireground is no longer just a battle of heat and hydraulics; it’s also rapidly becoming a data-rich landscape fueled by artificial intelligence (AI). This creates a new training challenge: How do departments define what personnel need to know and be able to do with the technology? | READ MORE: AI success starts with permission from the top One approach is to identify the knowl
AI is an assistant, not an automator (opens the original)
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AI should be viewed as an assistant, not an automator. That was the key message from technology executive and AI educator Dan Chuparkoff speaking to fire service leaders at Fire-Rescue International 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. During his presentation, “AI & the Future of Fire & Emergency Services,” Chuparkoff explored how generative AI works, why it will continue to make mistakes and where it could change fire service operations. He also cautioned against handing over decision-making that req
Do you know where your firefighters are training? (opens the original)
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Departments build training programs, set standards and decide what opportunities they can support. But firefighters also make their own decisions about where and how they develop. They seek out classes, instructors, certifications and experiences that fill gaps, sharpen skills or prepare them for what comes next. That creates an important question for fire service leaders: Are we shaping that development, or are we simply reacting to it? FireRescue1’s newest What Firefighters Want survey respons
The fire chief’s paradox: How to face reality and keep the faith (opens the original)
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Fire chiefs live in the tension between what the community expects, what the organization can actually deliver and what the future will demand. That tension is not new. Former Chicago fire chief John Eversole used to say that the public expected to have five brain surgeon decathlon champions to arrive on scene in three minutes to solve all their problems. What is new is the growing pressure — and the number of competing demands chiefs must manage at once. Leaders are managing surging call volume
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