Fire Department Management
The fire department management topic focuses on fire service leadership, from the high-level management issues facing fire chiefs to the administrative functions and budget issues that impact day-to-day operations.
Downtime together is becoming the rarest call firefighters answer
The Columbia Township Fire Department now has full-time coverage on every shift and is planning for future expansion with two new parcels of land
Whether public or private, your employer can take action. Understand when your words — on or off duty — cross legal and professional boundaries.
The Rosenbauer unit replaced a 39-year-old rig and came fully outfitted through a Makita partnership
Plano Fire-Rescue becomes the first in the state to use a 24-hour-on, 72-hour-off shift schedule for its firefighters
How to implement mayday-focused policies in an actionable and relatable way that builds muscle memory for these events
A Muslim civil rights group alleges the Baltimore Fire Department denied religious accommodation, selectively enforced its grooming policy and suspended him without offering a respirator fit test
Backed by a $1M AFG grant, the Lodi Fire Department plan involves 15 firefighter-paramedics and four paramedic engines at no extra cost to residents
A third-generation firefighter’s story of finding her passion in a male-dominated industry
Ill-fitting PPE undermines rescue operations and sends female firefighters a dangerous message about belonging
Greenville City Council approves a 24/72 schedule to boost recruitment and work-life balance
The crew’s wealth of experience and dedication set a high bar in an environment where all-women crews were often scrutinized
Step outside the boundaries of your traditional professional role to help find funding when it’s needed most
Repeated training and breathing techniques to help lower your heart rate will help you make the mental shift
Officers must take personal responsibility for member readiness and plan single-company and multi-company drills to hone their own command skills
Done right, safety briefings are a critical window to teach fire behavior, strategy and lessons from the field — not just rehearse risks
Monthly receipts averaging $160K put Kingston’s ambulance billing on pace for $1.9M
Lafayette, Witmer and Upper Leacock plan to share crews to ease the volunteer crunch, but the compact is paused for township review
KCFD faces a record $1.3M discrimination settlement, a bitter fight over firefighter Dominic Biscari’s fatal 2021 crash discipline, and scrutiny after two line-of-duty deaths
Time-card discrepancies at Bear Gulch led a BLM ranger to call Border Patrol, detaining two contract firefighters and sparking controversy over immigration enforcement during wildfire operations
Dr. Cochran shares his journey of overcoming adversity, leading through challenges, and maintaining faith and integrity in the face of trials
A good follower makes the entire crew stronger
It’s impossible to “read the room” from your phone
Rigid hierarchies slow progress; distributed leadership builds trust, speeds solutions and strengthens accountability
The Strategic Scan gauges fire chiefs’ AI use and comfort, outlining five action steps to pilot, train, policy-set and scale AI across fire and EMS
These qualities form the backbone of effective command and human-centred service
Survey results show how safety shifted from rallying cry to red flag. Here’s how to reframe it to serve the mission
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Lodi’s Pierce tiller will help firefighters tackle emergencies on narrow city streets and tall structures
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