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.
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Lodi’s Pierce tiller will help firefighters tackle emergencies on narrow city streets and tall structures
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Birmingham community paramedicine program identifies individuals with needs in order to reduce unnecessary future calls taxing the system
The fire department was spending $13,000 to $14,000 a year to operate the hall
Eligible fire departments include those that serve a single town with a population under 10,000
Firefighters for Walt Disney World’s private government say they’re understaffed and that poses a safety risk as the Florida theme park resort grows
After an exchange of words at the scene of a motorcycle accident, Tiverton Fire Department Capt. Craig Committo allegedly choked the tow truck employee
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Proposed new legislation between the city and the IAFF Local No. 1199 calls for a 2.5% increase annually for three years
The ordinance grants AFR authority to bill the “responsible party” after a qualifying accident – which includes individuals
The Laurel Avenue fire station was built in 1910 and the city now is bolstering its flooring so it can bear the weight of modern fire trucks
Firefighters from two nearby stations responded to the call and put out the flames
The city’s negotiating team will take over and negotiate with the Watertown Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 191 over the stipulation that 15 firefighters must be on duty at all times
Mad River Twp. Fire and EMS lost 12 experienced employees this week following the announcement that no changes in fire leadership were going to take place
The Santa Maria Firefighters Union alleges the civil rights of union leaders were violated when the city investigated them over what they contend was legally-protected speech
Mills officials voted to reduce the Mills Fire Department to administrative-only roles and would lay off nine full-time firefighters
The badge is the same that his father, Fire Chief Dale C. Herman, put on when he first became a city firefighter 33 years ago.
Supporters say the merger could save Jacksonville Beach taxpayers about $15 million over 10 years, and would provide better fire protection for the city
The department needs money for more ambulances and $2 million to add improvements and staff to reopen Fire Station 9.
The tipping point that led to the resignations was the way fire leadership handled the hiring and firing of former firefighter Steve Schaefer and investigation into the department that followed.
The Forest Service conducted an audit of the California Fire Assistance Agreement and claims the state’s reimbursement request of $72 million is inflated
Officials ordered the ongoing “organizational analysis” after a union survey last year showed widespread discontent in the ranks
Fees would range from $400 for hazard mitigation and cleanup to $1,305 for use of “heavy rescue tools and other equipment”
Branch Chief Brandon Torres shares what it’s like to work for the Grand Canyon National Park’s Emergency Services program
The bill mandates overtime pay for local firefighters after they work an “average” 42-hour week — which is already the case in most, but not all, Rhode Island communities
The chief said her must-haves are biophilia — or focusing the design on nature to improve mental health — and decontamination areas
Focus on front-line operations, structured scalability and agency-specific enhancements
Take whatever steps are necessary to recruit, retain, educate, hire, consolidate or reevaluate
On July 1 the Mills Fire Department will be reduced to administrative-only roles
Lewis Ashley Smith, who was not prosecuted on a charge of disorderly conduct, blames Daytona Beach Police Officer Shawn Clark for losing his job
The new agency of about 35 firefighters and medics will cover about 450 square miles and will cost the same for people within its boundaries
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