The Challenger disaster was not an isolated incident but rather the culmination of various warning signs that went unheeded. Engineers from Morton Thiokol, the company responsible for the shuttle's ...

Even with better technology and regulations, human behavior remains the leading cause of workplace incidents. Here’s what safety leaders need to understand—and fix—in 2026. As occupational safety ...

Plenty of presidents have reached for a salty four-letter word when the moment felt right, but why would the Trump administration stop there? This week it’s been getting significant mileage from a ...

The 2025 Cancer Awareness & Prevention supplement explains how the simplicity of the so-called Green Bucket for on-scene fireground decontamination prompts use by firefighters; Tucson, AZ, Fire ...

Peter Matthews talks with Battalion Chief Grant Tinker about the normalization of deviance, often mistaken for complacency, and how deeper in the fire service and carries serious consequences. In this ...

Learn how Deviance Amplification Theory explains the process by which societal reactions can escalate and reinforce deviant behavior. This clear and concise criminology explainer breaks down the key ...

The surge in political violence during the Trump years has imperiled not only American lives but also our country’s collective memory. The details of a new atrocity overwrite the old. Even the names ...

The year 2024 was a whopper for fire service legal issues. Some legal challenges have changed, but many remain the same, plaguing fire chiefs, administrators, and firefighters who commit the time and ...