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The article discusses the importance of crew resource management (CRM) in fire department safety, which allows assertive communication by personnel regardless of place in the company hierarchy. The CRM philosophy is designed to prevent accidents and near-misses caused by human factors by enabling employees to question authority and engage in proactive learning.

The author discusses how his career as an airline pilot and his training in Crew Resource Management (CRM) informed his career as a firefighter. Topics include how the human factors in firefighting are leading to injuries and death of firefighters, a list of tasks the author used in CRM that can be applied to firefighting, and how attempting to eliminate human error would improve the effectiveness of fire service operations.

The article discusses the response and fire prevention awareness by emergency responders to the welfare and health of persons with special needs or with disability. Topics mentioned include the need to assure that their lives are safe and reduce their stress level, the need on training by firefighters and be familiar with diabled residents, and the emergency medical services (EMS) to people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Focuses on the popularity of music among foreign war correspondents in Baghdad, Iraq. Reason for listening to music by reporters under wartime stress; Advantage of music to reporters; Information on the favorite music recordings and artists of some reporters.

Discusses the misbehavior of U.S. soldiers and reporters in Iraq that tarnish the image of Americans in Baghdad. Untoward incidents that happened in U.S. military checkpoints in Baghdad; Troubling messages conveyed by U.S. soldiers and reporters; Information on U.S. reporters smuggling objects or money out of Iraq.