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.
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
Democrats blocked a GOP short-term bill, demanding reversal of Medicaid cuts and an extension of ACA premium tax credits, while Republicans rejected the trillion-dollar price tag
Nine members from Engine 38/Ladder 51 and eight from Engine 43/Ladder 59 were reassigned as the department investigates
The plan would add about 175 paid firefighters, many of them paramedics, to bolster the county’s current paid firefighting force of 400
Attendees at Fire-Rescue International learn about the potential personnel issues and pitfalls new fire officers have a responsibility to mitigate
The federal government has hired Optum to operate a new clinic in Manhattan for survivors of the 9/11 attacks who have enrolled in an ongoing health program
Scott West appealed the department’s decision to terminate him and submitted a letter of resignation to Peru Fire Chief Erick Hawk
The IAFC’s statement regarding human dignity points to three issues the fire service must improve regarding diversity
Officials said the break would have resulted in a revenue reduction of $5.3 million per year when fully phased-in
Chief John Buckman breaks down the leadership characteristics to embrace and those to avoid to lead your firefighters to success
We must learn from and rely on a new generation of firefighters if our profession is to progress
The asbestos was found while workers removed floor tiles as part of an ongoing renovation process
Hillsborough County will reopen its review of four paramedics facing discipline in the case of a stroke patient who died, saying it needs to know more
Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company leaders cited “a noticeable decline in volunteer participation” at the 505 Trimble Road station
A Hillsborough County Administrator said the paramedics violated three areas of standard procedure
New approaches, focusing on emotions, recent events and adding a social element can increase retention of firefighter training
Connor O’Grady allegedly sideswiped a telephone pole after taking the fire truck out for a ride with another firefighter
The city of Peoria sought to define the term to cut down on abuse, but the firefighter union says there isn’t any abuse of the system
An arbitrator decided Edward Ackerman violated the fire department’s code of conduct, but that a lengthy, unpaid suspension is punishment enough
Newburgh officials are discussing how to reduce fire and police department overtime that is on pace to fall far short of more than $700,000 in hoped-for cuts
First Selectman Rudy Marconi said “the eight-man shift has worked out very well” and that the department has seen a “definite reduction” in mutual aid needed
Officials said disciplinary action will range from written reprimands to two firefighters being suspended for 48 hours without pay
The law means medical treatments and time off due to their illness will be covered for all firefighters diagnosed with cancer
Expected shortfalls in both fire and police overtime savings have spurred a citywide spending freeze
Learn how to identify the signs of firefighter arson within your own ranks and the actions fire chiefs can take to mitigate the problem
The Danville City Council is considering closing one of the town’s seven fire stations to offset a projected budget deficit
The lawsuit names Pima County, Rural/Metro Fire Department and an individual deputy and paramedic as defendants
Current Utica Fire Department Chief Russel Brooks instead urged officials to open up the fire chief’s exam by making firefighters ranked captain or higher eligible
The 50kW, 176-panel solar array that converted the firehouse to solar power was installed last year at a cost under $60,000
Reasons to move the Santa Rosa station include the ability to build a bigger station, as well as positioning firefighters closer to high-density areas
The Robertson Fire Protection District said Hazelwood’s contract cancellation was illegal and that the city owed the district at least $3.2 million
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IAFF Local 1783 said the Amesbury Fire Department was “unable to respond” to a mutual aid request due to “staffing issues”
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