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.
Four Oakland councilmembers went through the proposed budget and found funding keeping the city from having to “brown out” firehouses on a rotating schedule
Bridging the gap between firehouse realities and top-level decisions through open dialogue
The Moores Mill Volunteer Fire Department has increased its number of volunteers and has more currently in training
The directive for the new SOP came from the city manager as a result of eight captains who were demoted to firefighters in July
With the city council’s support, the matter now moves to the Texas Legislature for approval
Getting hired as a firefighter isn’t easy, but you can improve your chances by taking specific actions
One city official called the fire department’s overtime budget of $1.48 million unacceptable
Officials said the firefighter and a friend threatened the bride and pushed guests when they were asked to leave
The firefighters’ board agreed to give up some benefits in exchange for certainty in a complex deal that would eliminate pension underfunding
Robert Brown is accused of embezzling money from a membership fund between 2011 and 2015
Officials said the county is growing and having one person supervise both departments is going to be a bigger challenge
The seven members involved received a pay cut and loss of vacation days
The filing alleges a breach of contract for changing union police and fire employees’ plans without reopening contract negotiations
The firefighter was arrested after crashing his vehicle with his young children inside two years ago
Chief Thomas Graydon says he must have fought back for his firefighters one too many times
Ken Ward has not been seen since Saturday; officials said it’s unlike him to disappear
Shannon Grayson made history for the 150-year-old department; the fire chief said she was one of the best-qualified candidates
Since June, Deputy Chief Frank Patrick falsified run sheet reports, including reporting going on calls in which he did not participate
In a controversial decision, trustees voted in April to disband the town’s department and to contract the aid of a neighboring department
The department has resorted to using outdated trucks and borrowing vehicles from other departments
The county has had difficulty maintaining staffing levels at the 911 center; they are short 21 employees
The average salary for Colorado Springs firefighters falls below the actual pay at other city departments
After the DEA looked at firefighters’ prescription drug histories, they accused two of them with stealing medication from ambulances
The former firefighter alleges the department failed to follow standard policy when firing him
A new approach to hiring EMTs, paramedics, firefighters and police officers described at EMS World Expo
Rick Fontana is no longer permitted to work the fire department command board, utilize any fireground radio channel and can’t respond to any fire scene
Chief Paul Berardi was so overcome by a wave of emotion that he couldn’t make it through a promotion ceremony
Julie Drennan said she and her son lost around $70,000 in taxed pension benefits
The chief was denied permission to take the ladder truck, but did so regardless
The city councilman stated the community as a whole has done a poor job of recruiting diverse candidates for the two departments
In response to the union president’s accusations, the fire chief said morale is a two-way street
Robert Garcia is accused of attempting to kick in the door of his ex-wife’s home on March 28
The chief said his department follows safety training guidelines and that the number of injuries among firefighters is about the same as in prior years