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.
Fire chief responds to union’s allegation of preventing FFs from responding to deadly Texas flooding
Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker defended his decisions after the firefighters’ union accused him of preventing rescue crews from assisting with deadly Kerr County flooding
Channel your department’s drive into meaningful outcomes through maturity, reflection and servant leadership
What a week in the Sahara taught one chief officer about leading with purpose and building organizational endurance
Anthony Salazar was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving
The bills would enhance communities’ ability to recruit and retain volunteer responders
The audit found that 263 of more than 5,000 apartment buildings were inspected in the last two years, well below the goal of 470 per month
The vehicle hit a water pipe, spraying 1,500 gallons of water a minute
The firefighters are suing for the return of equipment and other items they say belong to them
The victim said he didn’t understand how an ocean-front city is without water rescue capabilities
Firefighters dressed up as Han Solo and Princess Leia to present to elementary schools on fire safety
The bats have been living on the property for years, but have become violent and pose health risks
The 1-year-old, who appeared to be in good health, was left in a car seat
Improve productivity, accuracy, compliance and visibility by automating employee scheduling and integration with payroll and other key systems
The main argument in the hearing was if the pin was part of a social or political movement
The firefighter maintains the pin is within the department’s policy standards
Firefighters moved from the affected stations because bedbugs were hard to eradicate
Training, good leadership, mentoring, and yes, pranks all contribute to creating the best possible firefighters, but hazing has no place in the fire service
The spray-painted writing covered much of the building and included expletives and racial slurs
The payments were compensation for unused vacation, holiday and sick leave that workers were provided when they retired or left their jobs
The police file describes a scene with low visibility, firefighters yelling for help and garbled radio transmissions
Seven battalion chiefs who already won promotions based on the test will also be allowed to keep their jobs
The proposed increase is more than twice the recommended pay raise included in the budget for the rest of the city’s employees
Leaders of the 14 fire service agencies across the county are weighing taking a leadership role in delivering EMS services
The “public safety officer homebuyer assistance” program aims to improve safety in crime-plagued neighborhoods
The acknowledgment of the sacrifice given by military veterans began even before the U.S. was a country
Investments include construction of a new EMS station as well as funding for ambulances
The jury unanimously found that the fire district was responsible for causing the collision
Officials said Chief Jason Keller put the township at risk by allowing bystanders, including an ousted fire chief, to assist during a fire
Even after the wake of the Ghost Ship fire, officials said the city is not doing its best to control its own properties
Chief Ralph Shaw said he needs a handful of firefighters to begin to take calls in town again
The 2017 U.S. government federal spending plan also sustains USFA funding and increases allocation for Urban Area Security Initiative and the USAR system
To fully end hazing requires a strong push from the top down and the bottom up within a fire department
Firefighters demanded that former Fire Chief Glen Williamson be reinstated
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