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Guidance for embracing strategic, integrated community risk reduction
From joyriding caught on camera to improper comments about a tragedy, firefighters must employ strong decision-making to uphold the public trust
Chiefs John Oates and Dena Ali break down the latest survey findings related to fire department leadership at all levels
The bill would have reduced the Fort Wayne Fire Department fire chief’s authority in promotion decisions and given discipline power to the Fire Merit Commission
The 35-page agreement sets the daily staffing goal of no fewer than 14 firefighters assigned to duty each day
Judge Gallagher ruled that city officials must conduct “competitive examinations and make promotions within the fire department”
The City Council introduced a resolution that would authorize the hiring of the National Testing Network for a study of fire bureau’s hiring practices
The hiring grants pay for 75% of the salaries and benefits for new hires for the first two years and 35% in the third year
Michelle Woolverton and Christi Shibata were sworn in recently as the department’s first ever full-time female firefighters since its inception 140 years ago
Jersey City Fire Chief Steve McGill said it’s the first time in department history that three grants were awarded in the same year
Study examines why there are so few women in positions of leadership in the fire service, as compared to women in law enforcement and the military
Chief Niles Ford said the city will recruit firefighter-EMTs, eliminating separate recruitment tracks
Attending fire service conferences is a great way to join forces with new contacts and brainstorm solutions to fire service issues