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.
How to implement mayday-focused policies in an actionable and relatable way that builds muscle memory for these events
A Muslim civil rights group alleges the Baltimore Fire Department denied religious accommodation, selectively enforced its grooming policy and suspended him without offering a respirator fit test
Backed by a $1M AFG grant, the Lodi Fire Department plan involves 15 firefighter-paramedics and four paramedic engines at no extra cost to residents
It is the second incident involving a noose and firefighters in South Florida this year
Proposition 6 would provide tax breaks for spouses of responders killed in the line of duty, but it only applies if they are not remarried
Climbing the ranks of the fire service often fails to prepare new chiefs to discuss financial issues with local elected and appointed officials
Under the city’s civil service procedures, the fired firefighters can challenge their firings
Kahdijan Miller was fired for having a suspended driver’s license for months and not telling her superiors as well as arrest warrants for hot checks
To truly embrace diversity, fire service agencies need to implement change from the top down
Union leaders said cutting a fire truck and 11 firefighters would compromise the safety of both residents and firefighters
Seattle Firefighters Union wrote a letter to the council and said that restricting the city from addressing unauthorized camps poses a hazard for firefighters
Rick Weigel was dismissed after five months by Stanislaus Consolidated’s board members for reasons that were not disclosed
A robust, multi-faceted recruitment strategy that celebrates diversity is essential to achieving sustainability in the fire service
Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Chief Rick Weigele would be the third chief to leave in two years
Evansville City Council said the money will be split among fire and police to settle a lawsuit over changes to their health insurance plan
Former Naples Fire Chief Steve McInerny’s lawsuit says defendants used the media to “widely distribute their defamatory information”
The city has 93 volunteer firefighters, but Chief Mike Scott would like to reduce that number to 63
Among the types of cancers covered under the law are lung, prostate, breast, urinary and melanoma if the firefighter meets certain eligibility requirements
Robert Shinske, a 31-year member of the department, appeared to stagger as he got out of the vehicle just after 1:30 a.m.
The measure would allow the retirees to deduct more of their pension income from being taxed if they were born after 1952 and were retired as of Jan. 1, 2013
City administrators are evicting the fire department from the station after 30 years of providing fire protection
Department leadership must provide mental health support for all firefighters, regardless of their compensation status
The solar energy will provide full power to the station that has been without reliable power since Hurricane Maria
Judge Julio Mendez gave the state the OK to use layoffs to cut the fire department from 195 to his court-ordered minimum of 180, but not before giving 60 days notice
Robert Pattison was fired after bringing watermelon to his new, predominantly black fire station
Chief Sam Pena said HFD must double its spending on engines, ladders and ambulances, and must ramp up its purchases of water rescue apparatus and the training
Trust should never be taken for granted, but it also has to be given to be earned
Officials said Robert Pattison brought the watermelon topped with a bow when he came to introduce himself to his new colleagues
Paul Gerdis, with Atlanta Professional Firefighters, said only 12 of the 25 who graduated in the class of 2016 passed the paramedic test
With the acquisition, ESO will serve more than 13,000 EMS agencies, fire departments and hospitals
Researchers said new ideas from women can increase safety in fire departments, but the masculine culture can make some females feel unwelcome
“To our community and our members out there today, please be careful,” the union posted, adding that six companies were out of service on Sunday
Fire Chief Willie McDonald announced the plan nearly five months ago when a former EMT claimed sex is common in the stations
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