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.
The incoming and outgoing IAFC presidents address common challenges facing fire service leaders, plus the power of collaboration
One bad choice with a master stream spotlights a missed opportunity for cooperation over shared space frustrations
The agency levied a $640 penalty after determining safety lapses contributed to the death of a Wethersfield firefighter when a utility terrain vehicle flipped during a brush fire
IAFC FRI speakers discuss how fire and EMS departments can present data to elected officials, the media and the community at-large
Using a cloud-based system allows all stakeholders access to the same information, eliminating missteps and documentation mistakes
Fire Lt. Deann Eller retired and her partner, Lt. Arthur Dean, “has agreed to discipline for conduct unbecoming of a member of the Akron Fire Department”
Officials said the proposal calls for the city of Muskegon to dismantle its fire department and contract fire service from Muskegon Heights
A Richmond Fire Department memo said they often do not have enough personnel to meet minimum staffing requirements and that morale is low
Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern toured the firehouses and saw that floors were held together by duct tape and some stations did not have carbon monoxide detectors
Officer leadership courses should include sections on conflict management and resolution for when situations inevitably arise
Fire departments need to value community involvement, education and community paramedicine, over a low profile
Mundelein appointed Bill Lark to fire chief, moving away from a management structure that had the police chief in charge of both departments
Around 150 firefighters went to Raleigh to ask legislators to pass a bill they say is currently being blocked by a senator
Officials, citing the need for action after last fall’s catastrophic and deadly October fires, also agreed to spend $800,000 to recruit and retain firefighters
Taking into account the uniqueness of each community, it is important to employ the correct deployment models
Understanding what guides firefighters’ efforts, decision making and general direction leads to improved operations, community service and safety
In theory, automatic aid sounds like it would benefit all departments and jurisdictions involved, but that may not always be the case
Firefighter training requirements, call volumes, politics and recruitment/retention top combination fire department concerns
Submitting false EMS transport claims to Medicare for reimbursement is a violation of the False Claims Act
As Starbucks addresses racial bias within its organization, fire departments can take a cue from their initiative
Communication skills are the key to diverting deviant behavior before it becomes the cultural norm
“Dispatchers are now answering approximately 1,000 more calls per day. That’s about 1,000 more calls from seven years ago,” Mayor Mark Farrell said
When conflict arises, the best course of action is to tackle the issue head on, and apologize when warranted
When a firefighter is confronted with a harrowing situation on the job, the first instinct shouldn’t be to repress the emotion that follows
NFPA 3000 isn’t a tactical document or a policies and procedures manual; it’s a framework to develop programs that integrate planning, response and recovery to active shooter hostile events
Adrian fire chief Tim Bartenslager asked the mayor, city commission and city administrator to increase the roster from 15 to 18 firefighters
The bill makes death benefits retroactively effective Jan. 1 to help the families of firefighters who died while responding to a fatal crash
Embrace firefighter camaraderie, diversity and history while moving forward to embrace the future with passion
The lawyer of a group of residents who oppose North Augusta’s plans to rezone for the station said “there’s a lot of commitment to go the route of legal attack”
Officials said they will stop dispatching the Winfield Fire Department to calls because of failures by the department to comply with changes
Fayette city council approved an ordinance that dissolved the fire department and allows the city to hire its former firefighters as “independent contractors”
While firehouse scandal and negative headlines aren’t completely avoidable, focus on the mission at hand and get in front of bad behavior to improve community and public relations
The department was cited after two firefighters entered a structure to save a man’s life, breaking the state code that says three firefighters need to be on scene
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