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.
After weeks of training, Rocky Mount firefighters will place two Pierce Enforcers in service
Carroll County officials say his operational suspension mirrors his Montgomery County status and reinstatement depends on the case outcome
The new Derry firehouse design adds modern communications, decon and training space to speed response in the southwest area
City officials took control of the La Junta Fire Department from the fire protection district and is giving firefighters the same base pay as police officers
Charting, internal audits and following OIG/Medicare rules and exclusions can prevent a costly audit
After more than three years of testing, re-testing and appeals, several lieutenants’ positions at the East Hartford fire department will finally be filled
Officials said two fire trucks arrived at a house fire and the firefighters began fighting about who was supposed to respond
The promise comes after the firefighters union warned that two out-of-service trucks in Northwest Baltimore could affect response times
SCBA life extension and properly cleaning and storing PPE can extend the life cycle and save your department’s budget
Lawrence Fire Department Chief Brian Moriarty has suggested Columbia Gas should pay $1.1 million for an extra engine company to work around the clock
The Youngsville Fire Department announced that it will stop responding to most calls outside city limits, voicing concern that they will not be reimbursed
A $360,612 SAFER grant will pay for three of the positions as officials replace retirees
The Autryville Fire Department was forced to operate in a trailer for more than a year after their station was destroyed by a tornado
The city has not yet determined when firefighters will begin receiving increased paychecks or how the charter amendment will impact individual city departments
A federal grant will pay for 75 percent of the costs of the four firefighters for two years and then 35 percent of the cost in the third year
The appeals panel from the Texas Department of Insurance sided with Homer Salinas over the city’s insurance carrier who denied him worker’s compensation
State District Judge Randy Wilson decided that voters were informed of the amendment’s price tag — more than $100 million a year — and approved it anyway
The city of Clinton will build a new station for Illiana EMS, and will soon know if a $500,000 grant will be awarded for a new fire station
Mike McConnell was suspended for four days for taking a photo and video of a patient in 2016, and Kevin Murphy was suspended for 10 days for distributing them
The evolution of emergency services provided by municipal fire departments and the fire service budget
The dispute concerns whether an alleged promise by city officials that retired firefighters’ insurance would be free was legally binding
Kafi Davis, who left her first career at the Department of Children and Families to train to become a firefighter, will go to EMT school next
Remember to be kind and to keep your professional life off of social media
The city will spend $225,000 to make the fixes needed to give female firefighters their own facilities at the four stations in Pueblo
The altercation came after officials voted to disband Pitcairn #2 Volunteer Fire Department during a heated meeting
The Insurance Service Office informed Cedar Falls it is prepared to drop the rating, but has given the city until February to make improvements
Mealtime is when firefighters and medics sit together as members of the families they become, families with their own rituals, rules and inside jokes
State legislation in recent years to expand firefighter death benefits and workers’ compensation in cancer cases has died without floor votes
Community members raised around $400,000 for the Victor Fire Department, giving them more than enough to pay off their $200,000 loan
Voters in the Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District will have final say on whether or not the last volunteer fire agency in the county will remain independent
A SAFER Grant will pay for 75 percent of the newly-hired firefighters’ and EMS providers’ salaries for the next two years
The tentative agreement would remove Troy Fire Department Chief Thomas Garrett from the union, and require him to reach his own agreement with the city
Dylan Davis said he was passed over for being hired in his hometown of West Point despite being the only certified firefighter among four applicants
