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 crew’s wealth of experience and dedication set a high bar in an environment where all-women crews were often scrutinized
Step outside the boundaries of your traditional professional role to help find funding when it’s needed most
Repeated training and breathing techniques to help lower your heart rate will help you make the mental shift
Last year, about 31 percent of the budgeted overtime expenses were associated with firefighters calling in sick
Mark Carr, the department’s first black chief, had his photo hung with the others in March at the direction of city lawyers
Volunteer firefighters asked former chief Jimmy Ellis to resign due to claims of mishandled money, but Ellis refused, so they quit
The visual report was created to help local leaders understand how the two resources can work together to improve emergency communication
The Philadelphia Fire Department is investigating the post and could take disciplinary action
After Utica fire Chief Russell Brooks being placed on leave, some have questioned if Mayor Robert Palmieri can handle both positions
The Crystal Lake firefighters’ labor union filed a lawsuit against the city after officials zeroed out the tax imposed on out-of-state insurance companies
The legislation would increase benefits for volunteers who might not be covered if they contract job-related cancer
The city plans to hire 241 firefighters, three times more than the average annual amount
Programs, initiatives, standards and resources have been put forward in the last 30 years to improve firefighter health and to decrease death and injury
The three described what happened as a “joke,” but Chief John Jurgle said he won’t “tolerate this kind of thing”
Brockton’s Squad A Rescue Unit went out 5,178 times over the course of the year, more than New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles
The two suspects were accused of breaking into more than 161 vehicles at over 44 locations
Daniel Capuano fell through an elevator shaft while fighting a fire in a former slaughterhouse in December 2015
Matthew Sanchez, a 10-year veteran, told the caller to “deal with it yourself” before hanging up
The police emergency call times now meet national standards, but a dispatch union rep said the fire department call center is understaffed and overwhelmed
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
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