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.
A Saline City Council vote launches planning, legal review and public outreach to form a multi-jurisdiction fire authority targeting faster response, clearer governance and fairer cost sharing
A new after-action review says agencies were overwhelmed, the EOC was largely ineffective, alert tools went underused and outdated policies delayed orders, echoing Woolsey-era warnings as west Altadena burned during the Eaton fire.
LAFD Interim Chief Ronnie Villanueva said crews “cold-trailed” the 8-acre fire and didn’t use thermal cameras, a decision critics call “hard to justify”
The Baltimore City Fire Department is paying overtime to fill nearly a third of its firefighter and medic shifts every day
Citizens voted to replace the town’s self-governing fire department with a municipal-run outfit after all but one member of the department quit last month
The appearance of the measure on the ballot is due the a continual decrease in funding from the landline tax
The move comes after backlash from volunteers and employees over the decision to pass over longtime volunteer chief Charlie Love
Disrupting the fire service’s legacy approach to staffing by breaking down constant and continuous staffing models
Dalmatian Fire Equipment cleans, refurbishes and tests SCBAs and cylinders to provide critical gear at a fraction of the cost of a new pack
IAFF Local 198 filed a lawsuit over unfair promotion and compensation practices by managing officials in Atlantic City
A pay parity measure is preventing 68 fully-trained firefighter cadets from being sworn in, after Houston city officials could not come to a budget agreement
Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Bobby Bohn is under investigation for allegedly cheating on a paramedic exam while the county is paying thousands for him to attend the course
The Beulah Fire Protection and Ambulance District in Beulah received a significant upgrade to its response capabilities in the form of a new station
The Delaware Water Gap Chemical & Hose Co. #1 firefighters are often left without power, which delays response because they have to manually open the bay doors
The Riverside Fire Department is busier than ever, and at the same time, has the lowest staffing levels the department has ever seen
Dig deeper with interview questions that reveal how a candidate will shape the fire service values and culture in years to come
Officials will be asked to resolve a dispute over how thousands of dollars in state funds are distributed to support the volunteer fire and EMS personnel
Clover firefighters expressed their frustration that longtime volunteer Chief Charlie Love was not chosen to be the city’s first paid chief
The city’s goal is to increase the number of firefighters from about 900 to more than 1,100 over the next five years
Assembly Bill 1211 would allow convicts to join the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship program
The Liberty Twp. Fire Department is hoping to decrease its reliance on part-time personnel and is applying for a SAFER grant to hire nine full-time firefighters
Jon Stewart said it was “nonsense” that first responders and their families again have to “beg” Congress for money nearly 18 years after the attacks
Houston officials have offered to raise firefighters’ base salaries, but not sufficiently to establish pay parity with police officers as approved by voters
Former Fire Marshal John Vidovich was transferred out of his job after he clashed with inspectors in his department and the fire union sought his removal
Broward County’s 911 centers are spending millions of dollars in overtime — with dispatchers forced to work the extra hours— to make up for continuing vacancies
At the Thorndike Town Office, voices boomed and passions ran high, and in the end town officials and firefighters were unable to find a way forward together
Find out the specifics of the Emergency Treat, Triage and Transport payment model, and how will it affect your EMS agency
A local Pennsylvania news site launched an in-depth look at the cause and the solutions to the the nationwide volunteer shortage
Firefighter unions are sounding the alarm about station houses they say receive little attention, saying poor conditions raise safety fears and hurt morale
Some fire and emergency services associations believe the changes to the first responders’ advisory board could politicize the group
Waterloo Fire Rescue is seeking additional taxpayer support to keep its frequently “browned out” Station No. 6 open full time
AMR released a response to the ET3 announcement and said the model aligns with the company’s “key initiative” to provide a “better model for care delivery”
The Bridgeport Fire Department is hoping to attract a diverse crew to become the newest of the city’s bravest
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