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.
One bad choice with a master stream spotlights a missed opportunity for cooperation over shared space frustrations
The agency levied a $640 penalty after determining safety lapses contributed to the death of a Wethersfield firefighter when a utility terrain vehicle flipped during a brush fire
Every chief needs to learn when to stay at 30,000 feet and when to get into the weeds
Town representative believes the new personnel will result in a “better community”
The dept. celebrated Saturday with fire prevention demonstrations, truck and equipment displays, free food and drinks, music and guest speakers
The Connecticut crew includes 14 local residents and firefighters and six workers with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
The play tells the story of a FDNY captain struggling with writing an unprecedented number of eulogies for eight of his firefighters who died on 9/11
In order for fire service leaders to see the future, they have to clearly see the present
As one of three women in the 250-member department, Maria Walker was the department’s first female captain before becoming deputy chief
Chief: “It’s a very difficult decision to have to do this”
Lt. Danielle Masse is alleging a pattern and practice of deliberate discrimination and harassment against women and lesbians
The 29-year veteran plead guilty to charges of assault and lewd conduct last month
Missing and presumed stolen or misappropriated is information thought to have been contained in the personnel file of an injured firefighter
Officials are scratching their heads at how to pay for the new ladder truck, which was purchased earlier this month
A doctor hired by the city ruled that the firefighter’s quadruple bypass surgery was an “elective procedure”
The fire service can reduce civilian fire deaths by shifting its attitude, data collection practice and funding priorities
The ex-chief was accused of falsifying records to receive extra tax breaks
The dept. cites a “lack of communication” and unwillingness to work with labor as major concerns
Staffing shortages were blamed for buildings months, years late for inspections
Union president: “There are going to be negative consequences to these cuts”
Robert McWhorter Jr.'s grandfather, father and uncle are all in the fire service
Firefighters will collect toiletries, cleaning products, bottled water and other goods for those impacted by the flooding
Money from the SAFER grant will bring total staff to 144 for the next two years
The last station was built 20 years ago
Kaseem Ryan has rapped with members of the Wu Tang Clan and released a top album
Officials are still investigating how and where the fire gear grant money went
Kenneth Walker and his family received over $150,000 in donations after their home was burned down by a former coworker
Firefighters were deployed to Baton Rogue with donated relief supplies from Lowe’s
A fire protection district loses members while struggling with a $1.2 million deficit
Training Capt. Brent Blamires is suing his dept. for wrongful termination and violating a whistleblower law
They are expected to stay two weeks with travel and administrative costs paid by the U.S. Forest Service or reimbursed to New York
Firefighters were ordered to remove the flag from rigs earlier this week
The St. Paul chief claimed the vote is a “tool” to pressure officers who disagree with the union
