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.
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
The St. George Fire Department is getting a new station and expanded training and maintenance facilities
Senior firefighter Ashley Rosenbaum will be named captain in a ceremony Wednesday at Station 17 on Cole Road
How volunteer fire chiefs can effectively serve their communities and value their members
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday said that it was good that McConnell agreed to meet with 9/11 responders, but that the GOP leader needs to promise to make funding permanent
Boston Fire Lt. Paul Hoban passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, June 16, he was 57
Alex November, 30, of Glen Cove, is faces charges for falsifying business records, along with a misdemeanor charge of official misconduct
The talks of merging the stations at a new location comes amid discussions of building a new police station somewhere on the city’s west side
Sheldon Fire District Chief Buddy Jones and Assistant Chief Dale Glass remain employed by the department six months after the fire commission met privately to discuss department leadership issues and “infighting”
The Tri-Township district board has sought and received applications for a fire chief to head up the new department, taken steps toward securing new equipment and hired a local safety expert
That increase would bring an additional $1 million to the county for fire services
Fire Capt. Craig Committo was charged by police with disorderly conduct, which was dismissed in District Court last week
The Chattanooga Fire Department will house a master of social work intern from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to perform case management and better train firefighters in their evolving role
Fire Capt. Zachariah Kenyon modeled the program after those at fire departments in Manchester and Nashua, New Hampshire, and said he hopes to see the program spread throughout the state and region
The United New York Ambulance Network fears the bill will hurt the ambulance industry, while fire departments are looking to recoup the costs of medical calls
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Chief Gary Ludwig offers real-world experiences and lessons that serve as a roadmap for any aspiring firefighter, a company or chief officer looking to go to the next level
Amping up security at the firehouses comes in the aftermath of the “Operation Bread, White and Blues” drug-rings case, in which former Middletown fire Lt. Paul G. Smith, of Deerpark, pleaded guilty as a drug trafficker
The grant is open to departments located within a 30-mile radius of a Georgia Pacific facility
The 30- and 60-second spots are meant to be informative, but Cal Fire Local 2881 President Tim Edwards said more aggressive commercials could follow if fire conditions worsen
The Town Council has already provisionally approved $170,540 for the Prudence Island Volunteer Fire Department in the fiscal 2020 budget, a 1.03% increase over last year
The department rejected Special Operations Chief Shaun Donovan’s application because the son of Staten Island parents was deemed too old by the current state rules by 6 months and 25 days
“It would also be helpful if the administration would kind of weigh in and I haven’t really seen any specific indication from them on where they stand,” IAFF President Harold Schaitberger said
The merger will start in July and be complete with all paperwork by Jan. 1, 2020
Program seeks to represent the full diversity of the community while giving qualified applicants a good job opportunity
The department was selected to receive $48,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to eye air quality improvements at the fire hall
Volunteers want benefits like job protection, tax write-offs, scholarships and student loan debt forgiveness
Outlining the response responsibilities helps departments better prepare and train for large-scale incidents
The police department alleges Brandon Patrick Conn exposed himself to a young girl when he got out of his car without clothes
Cal Fire is awarding a billion dollars in grant funding over the next few years, officials said
Problem-solving is crippled when leaders fail to take bold and decisive action
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