Steve MacDonald

🔥The job is changing – so is how we prepare for it. During #IAFFStrive, General Joseph Dunford, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shared lessons on leadership – and the importance of putting the mission first. Watch ⬇️

🔥 🕓 The last 36 hours at #IAFFStrive From the general session to the reception, and from hands-on training to workshops, members have been fully engaged – learning, connecting, & putting in the work. This is what it looks like when our union comes together to get better.

I had the privilege of serving in combat under @USMC General Joseph Dunford Today, I had the privilege of listening to him explain the fundamentals of leadership to Union leaders across the @IAFFofficial Semper Fidelis

The IAFF Strive for Excellence Summit is more than a training event. It brings members together and prepares them for leadership on the fire ground and in the union hall. Sharpen your skills, build your network, and raise the bar for your Local. 💪 #IAFFStrive #LasVegas

🏁 Day 2 of #IAFFStrive. Members stayed at it – building skills they’ll take back to the job. The Fire Fighter Olympics took center stage, as competitors stepped up to a course built around real fire ground tasks. Still more to come. 💪🔥

Pause and remember Lt. Edward Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy, and their families. 12 years ago today they responded to their last alarm on Beacon St. We Never Forget!

Today family, firefighters and friends came to honor the memory of Lieutenant Ed Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy. They gave the ultimate sacrifice 12 years ago fighting a 9 alarm fire on Beacon street. May they rest in peace and always be remembered.

#Remember: On this date in 2014, @BostonFire Lt. Edward Walsh Jr. and FF Michael Kennedy made the ultimate sacrifice battling a nine-alarm fire. 13 more FFs were injured. We honor their memory, remember their families, & recognize the loss to their brother & sister firefighters.

12 years ago, @LOCAL_718 lost two of our brothers in a massive fire in the Back Bay. Today we honor the lives of Lt Edward Walsh and FF Mike Kennedy and we honor their legacies by committing ourselves to our profession and service.

Firefighters respond to multi-alarm blaze in Boston | Click on the image to read the full story wcvb.com/article/boston…

Not all training happens in a classroom. Boca Raton Fire Rescue recently trained inside an acquired residential structure, creating a realistic environment to sharpen critical skills. Crews performed search and rescue, VES (Vent, Enter, Search), and advanced attack line operations under real-world conditions. Environments like this are critical for strengthening tactics, building confidence, and preparing our firefighters for the moments that matter most.

BREAKING UPDATE: @BostonFire says 7 people managed to safely escape the fire at this Hyde Park home which forced firefighters to evacuate top floors @7News

Firefighters working at a large brush fire in the woods at Victoria Heights Rd Hyde Park

Major damage to the house estimated at 800,00. Over 80 Firefighters responded to extinguish the fire. Companies are starting to make up the thousands feet of hose used at the fire.

Firefighters have gone through multiple air tanks working at this smokey fire

Companies still battling the 4 alarm fire on West St.

All firefighters have been ordered to out off the 3rd floor. A 4th alarm has been ordered.

Firefighters continue to chase the fire across the attic roof .Firefighters are attacking the fire using multiple ground and aerial ladders. Thick black smoke continues pour from the house.

At approximately 3:45, heavy fire on floors 2 and 3 of a large multi family home on West st. Hyde Park The fire has traveled across the roof , this is now a 3 alarm fire.

Congratulations to everyone promoted today . District Fire Chief Ryan Barrett - Moeller, Fire Captain’s Christian Waterman & Ryan Kenney, and Fire Lieutenant’s Joseph Trahon, Patrick Culhane, Shane Burns. The promotion ceremony was held at Engine 17-Ladder 7 firehouse.