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.
Officers must take personal responsibility for member readiness and plan single-company and multi-company drills to hone their own command skills
Done right, safety briefings are a critical window to teach fire behavior, strategy and lessons from the field — not just rehearse risks
Monthly receipts averaging $160K put Kingston’s ambulance billing on pace for $1.9M
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
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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
The fire department terminated Jimmy Ngo’s employment after learning he was allegedly involved in a $35,000 drug deal
“This is a significant leadership issue,” the grand jury concluded in its report. “Our citizens deserve better.”
Decreasing productivity, lack of participation, bullying as humor, and a loss of confidence are the first signs of a problematic atmosphere in your firehouse
About $220,000 is earmarked to buy 18 vending machines that firefighters and paramedics will have to use when restocking medic units with drugs
Blake Stevens told police that he was on his way to a call; he admitted to consuming alcohol before the crash
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There is a fall deadline from Sonoma County supervisors to come up with a long-range plan streamlining the county’s nearly 40 fire agencies
Battalion Chief Scott Gordon said a mixer fire is difficult because it involves so many variables
Union leaders reminded the city about the promise it made to voters who expected coverage to resume after an income tax increase was approved
Wallets and weapons were stolen from 10 vehicles while the group of firefighters slept and read
Firefighter Andre Ferro allegedly suggested to an African-American patient that she should stop eating so much fried chicken
The calm, quiet professionalism of fire and EMS roars like thunder when chaos rules
The new legislation will consider an on-the-job-injury with an “illness sustained while in the performance of duty”
The department now has enough vests and helmets for a full shift of seven firefighters and paramedics
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