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.
Chiefs John Butler and Otto Drozd explain the unique influence of the association and why it’s leading the fire service
Assistant Chief Mike Binney and Data Analytics Manager John Morrison detail how their departments are employing these tools
The Austin Firefighters Association launched a no-confidence vote over claims Chief Joel Baker delayed flood aid to Kerr County, allegations he denies as city leaders back him
The city said Mike Hamburger’s use of sick time cost it $14,000, which doesn’t include the cost of having firefighters fill the open posts
Kyla Rivas Zehtab allegedly forged a physical abilities test certificate, which would have made her eligible to become a firefighter
Fire and EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren’t mentioned in commission’s national emergency declaration request to President Trump
Chief Travis Myklebust offered strategies to create community partnerships and collaboration to achieve a reduction in 911 calls the fire service responds to
Firefighter Idris Debruhl claimed the department did nothing when he complained about the license plate
The firefighter was suspended after making insensitive remarks on Facebook about two men who died while riding a suspected stolen dirt bike
Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio fire departments say they need a new generation of paramedics to come on board
Engineer-paramedic Michael Lamb was the district’s second-highest paid employee last year, getting $137,193 in regular pay and $151,516 in overtime
The money from operating the testing facility will go toward paying off the $70,000 outlay made to purchase the center’s specialized training equipment
The two-story, 16,300-square-foot firehouse would house the vehicles needed to get to waterfront incidents quickly
The teenager allegedly left with a paramedic’s purse and keys to a firefighter’s truck, which he came back to steal
Hubert Volunteer Fire Department was put in the spotlight when Onslow County withheld quarterly funds from them pending the submission of a correct audit
The Allegheny Mountain Firefighters Initiative has been recruiting volunteer firefighters since 2013
A veteran firefighter claims a colleague nearly hit him with a fire truck while on scene
Disney gave first responders four tickets each following the Pulse nightclub shooting
Fire Chief Wayne Lucas said every time he tries to introduce technology, someone quits
Here’s how volunteer departments and smaller career departments can right-size their apparatus without giving up operational capabilities
Mike Hillar has been on unpaid leave since June; received complaints about his “deprecating tone and language” with a 911 dispatcher
Sources said Lt. John Moree’s injuries had nothing to do with fighting the fire that led to the department’s first line-of-duty death in four decades
Brandon Visyak, son of a fire captain, pretended to be a firefighter when he was robbing a woman and again when trying to get out of a ticket
The legislature faced a furious backlash from firefighters last year when it began to discuss cuts to retiree health care and other retirement benefits
There have been 30 deaths so far this year, outpacing the average from the first half of the previous five years
The retirement of six 30-year veterans have created a six-person void in the city’s firefighting force
One recommendation is to consider eliminating one of St. Paul’s three fire-rescue squads in order to reallocate staff to ambulances
About $14 million was paid to local governments by the end of June and the Forest Service was trying to resolve differences over the remaining sum
An open house was held for the community to see their renovated station and to learn more about the firefighters
Battalion chief tells mutual aid partners to call back if things get worse
Training civilians in lifesaving care of family, friends and neighbors can increase a community’s resilience to tornadoes, hurricanes and other natural disasters
Knowing how to build an incident action plan and practicing it to proficiency is critical for all fire officers
Many aspects of a trans-Atlantic effort to foresee the fire service’s future have come to fruition
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