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.
Strategic apparatus planning helps departments navigate rising costs, evolving technologies and staffing challenges while maintaining operational readiness
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Grand Rapids’ first new firehouse in nearly 40 years will serve 14,000 southeast-side residents, ease the load on the busiest station and help crews hit their arrival goal
By taking an innovative and creative approach, training drills can maintain their educational value while also adding an element of fun
The Muskegon firefighters’ union has been negotiating a contract with city officials that will prevent the 100-year-old department from dissolving
Officials say the deal does not guarantee the future creation of a joint authority: “It’s a short-term fix to be efficient”
Officials said the fees will be charged for emergencies involving vehicle accidents, helicopter landings, illegal fires, hazmat releases and water emergencies
Response times could force the city to build a new fire station sooner rather than later, Fire Chief Tony Grande said
The police and fire application process in Cincinnati includes questions about applicants’ most unusual sex acts and how many times they’ve had sex outdoors
The city filed suit in 2017 to dispute a judge’s decision that firefighter Carrie Stewart should receive workers’ compensation after her cancer diagnosis
Danville officials must vote to reject or accept a $1.4 million federal grant that will allow them to hire six new firefighters
Fire Chief Teddy Stamatis said he was able to save a tanker truck by driving it out of the blaze, but three department vehicles were destroyed in the fire
An architectural firm is recommending the Pueblo Fire Department build new facilities at three stations that are in poor shape
Officials requested a policy that would allow volunteer firefighters to take unpaid time off if they respond to an emergency prior to their shift
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Jerry Elmo Jr. was terminated for an inability to “perform essential functions,” but claimed he was injured as a “direct result of ... negligence”
The SAFER grant was awarded to the Rochester Fire Department to help the department comply with staffing, response and operational standards
The successful fire chief will empower volunteer firefighters by matching their skills to the right role and allowing them to contribute fully
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has started conducting background checks for county firefighter applicants as a way to tighten regulations on new hires
An attorney representing the families of the firefighters killed in a 2013 blaze says the city has refused to waive claims to $1.4 million it paid in benefits
Jason Persyn drove people who were touring the station on a fire truck without permission from his supervisors, according to officials
Dallas Fire Fighters Association President Jim McDade said the incident wasn’t the first time he’s heard firefighters complain of slow police response times
An official said Scioto Township Fire Department Chief Porter Welch was fired for several reasons including failure to submit a balanced budge
The union representing the city of Dayton’s firefighters said residents will be in danger if the city does not increase staffing
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The grant will pay for the Bangor Fire Department to increase its firefighting roster from 84 to 88, and funds positions that had been previously slashed
Police said Arlen Fernandez had “cocaine crumbles” in his truck, which were found in an investigation of all three Key West Fire Department stations after a tip-off
Firefighters waited 11 hours for a tow truck to arrive after their 14-year-old apparatus broke down after a back-to-school event
By addressing configuration, materials used and ventilation operations, the fire apparatus can avoid contamination by turnout gear
East Syracuse Fire Chief Jim Brewster was has been removed as the village’s fire chief by its board of trustees after he used a racial slur in a comment on Facebook
People, policy, training, supervision and discipline help to minimize risks and keep firefighters safe
Balancing fiscal constraints and expanding expectations by adopting and communicating sustainable service objectives and outcome measures
The plan would add about 175 paid firefighters, many of them paramedics, to bolster the county’s current paid firefighting force of 400
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