Here’s a no cost opportunity from Gordon Graham for you, your Firefighters & Fire Officers. Join Gordon Graham for Lexipol’s Readiness Week 2026 A week of NO COST live virtual events, downloadable resources, videos, and an agency readiness assessment September 21-25, 2026 No registration fees. Just high-quality training, video and downloadable resources to help...Read More
As 9/11 approaches, we are sharing various clips with the intent that Fire Officers & Senior Members watch these with their younger members and crews together so they gain more information and understanding of the murders, those who still suffer and what 9/11 did to our nation-and how it impacted Firefighters, EMS, Police and others...Read More
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is seeking participants for a brief survey about line-of-duty deaths (LODD) and serious injury investigations. Every year, 60 to 100 firefighters die in the line of duty. When LODDs occur, fire departments can ask the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) to conduct...Read More
September is recognized as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and Awareness Needs Action to make a difference. Personally, in about two weeks, I will have hit my 4-year mark, and remain really well. What I didn’t share with you after I wrote the 2022 article below (because it hadn’t happened yet!) is that 6 months after my...Read More
With the news about former President Biden being diagnosed with prostate cancer, with a Gleason score of 9 (aggressive, very serious), we wanted to reach out to you. Essentially, if you respond to fires and are age 40 and above, it is time for annual PSA testing as well as a digital exam (that’s where...Read More
Yoson Porter recalls that ever since he was a young kid he dreamed of some day being a hero. That dream was realized recently when the 19-year-old Euclid High School graduate and former student at the Mentor Fire Academy used his training to help save the life of a man involved in a motorcycle crash...Read More
