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.
Stone Harbor’s plan would promote four firefighters to captain and hire four more to staff four shifts, but volunteers warn the move could sideline their role
With only a handful of volunteers responding, Mocksville officials will end the volunteer program this month and ramp up daily staffing and training for full-time firefighters
San Diego Fire-Rescue is rolling out two new 600-gallon brush rigs and a Bell 412 EPX helicopter with a 375-gallon tank and night ops expected by late November
From unused vacation time to long-term investments, there’s lots to settle before saying farewell
Councilmember Monica Rodriguez said Mayor Karen Bass’ ousting of Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is a move to deflect criticism of Bass’ handling of wildfires
Increases in drug overdoses and behavioral health calls have led some Twin Cities fire and EMS chiefs to use social workers and Community Risk Reduction to address demands
A webinar hosted by UL’s FSRI, the DHS and the USFA included a live Q&A session addressing a host of NERIS-focused questions from firefighters
Is anyone at the upper levels of government considering how the current round of federal government changes will impact public safety at the local level?
Four key steps for minimizing incident command challenges
From coffee, to healthy snacks and hydration options, make sure your firefighters have everything they need to recharge between calls with cost-saving subscription options
Tucson voters will decide in March if a half-cent rise for 10 years will provide more firefighters and police officers
“There’s going to be firefighters that die because of this,” said one union official who served 15 years as a firefighter with the USFS
Complacency can creep in after routine calls, but true emergencies don’t wait
A positive experience with a firefighter is sometimes all it takes to motivate someone to consider a new vocation
How Columbus (Georgia) Fire and EMS’s work with a local school district resulted in multiple benefits for the community
In the fire service, what you don’t know CAN hurt you, and it might even kill you
The Paoli Fire Company had been studying the need for an EMS substation and took advantage of a roadway project to start the service
Learn the lesson when the action is just a mistake, not a tragedy
The Joint Task Force on EMS Response Staffing Configurations released a White Paper focused on patient outcome data during an unprecedented staffing and economic crisis
Identifying the top challenges facing new leaders, plus key guidance to help them succeed as they navigate new responsibilities
Reviewing the seven classic leadership styles and introducing the SOOT mnemonic to identify leadership contexts
Here are things you can do now to navigate retiring from the fire department and end-of-career change
Over 90 percent of those who participated said support groups and therapy would help but the stigma is also a problem
The chair of Rockdale County’s Board of Commissioners said Chief McDaniel’s resignation has nothing to do with the September fire
The Amarillo Fire Department will be purchasing six new fire engines and two ladder trucks as part of a long-term replacement plan
The What Firefighters Want survey reveals firefighters’ perceptions of key factors like leading by example and staying connected to line personnel
Getting inside the teenage brain to engage new recruits
Lancaster County’s firefighting force hasn’t been able to keep up with population growth
It’s a simple way for company officers and incident commanders to enhance the group after-action review
FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito and other commanders went to the Palisades and Eaton fireground to speak with firefighters and bring back information to use in the city
Ditch the “I’ll get to that later” mindset
Every department needs different viewpoints to grow and thrive, even if that means having to manage constant dissenters
Effective policies — and effective training to reinforce them — can make or break an agency
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