Fire Chief

The news items, feature articles, videos and more you find here are selected specifically with fire chiefs and senior officers in mind. This content will give those who are charged with running a fire department the tools, information and insight they need to excel as leaders and managers. Whether it is managing fleets, budgets, labor issues or politicians, you can rely on Fire Chief to help you succeed.

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W.Va. fire chief makes TIME’s top 100 influential people list
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Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader, who was recently featured in the Netflix documentary “Heroin(e),” was recognized for raising awareness about the opioid crisis
Calif. police chief to serve as acting fire chief
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Manhattan Beach Police Department Chief Derrick Abell will be acting chief of the fire department for a couple of months until a permanent chief is found
Topographical fire truck staging considerations
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When deciding where to park a fire truck at a scene, apparatus drivers must factor in the vulnerability of the staging area
The new age of hydraulics for the fire service
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Hydraulic motors are enhancing fire service operational performance in a smaller package, giving smaller fire apparatus big apparatus capabilities
Fire chief battles blaze at his own home
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Pleasant Township Fire Chief Kevin Bluhm was asleep with his wife when he heard smoke alarms going off
Key steps to performing field evaluations for PPE
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Selecting turnout gear for your firefighters is a complex process, but an objective field evaluation can help you choose correctly
Legendary Pa. retired fire chief dies
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Retired Greensburg Fire Department Chief Ed Hutchinson had a 63-year fire career and was remembered as someone who always "pulled out all the stops"
A new generation is shaking up the fire service
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It may seem like millennials are still the young newbies at work, but in reality, it's the "iGen," and they are completely different
Pa. firefighters claim chief is driving away veteran volunteers
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Don Dreisbach said Whitehall Township Fire Department Chief David Nelson's treatment of members and training requirements are causing volunteers to leave
Breaking through cultural barriers: Serve with professionalism
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America's diverse population can make things complicated for the fire service, but addressing the issue prevents it from being a problem
Parapet wall collapse: An old danger for new firefighters
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Establish and enforce a collapse zone, and assign a separate incident safety officer to keep firefighters safe from a parapet collapse
Ground ladder placement: Rescue from a burning building
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Remove the potential for the building occupant to injure firefighters during a ladder rescue
Fierce feud between Calif. firefighters and city gets nastier, costlier
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La Verne Firefighters' Association alleges that the fire chief retaliated against union members for supporting the mayor’s opponent during the 2017 campaign
Making performance reviews relevant again: Change up the process
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While the value of performance evaluations has not diminished, the way fire departments approach them should
How a rural Pa. volunteer fire department is combating opioids
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Chief Christopher Snedeker explains how his department started noticing an uptick in opioid-related calls and how they're working to make sure they stay on top of the issue
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