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 driver was fired, but the department’s culture may still be on a collision course
Prepare the next generation of fire service leaders for the challenges of fire department budgets and growth planning
The 1–10 rating system sounds objective, but it’s vulnerable to personal bias and apathetic evaluators, while lacking any actionable path for growth
A letter was released in March about the vice president of the firefighter association; the letter was part of a personnel file and was not open for public review
Board members looked at neighboring fire departments to determine possible options to restructure the fire department
The fire truck responded after no ambulances were available; the ambulances were stuck at the hospital waiting to hand off a patient
The union submitted a letter to the city asking to remove Chief Anthony Goode; Goode is accused of creating an atmosphere of fear at the department
The Newaygo fire chief is accused of attempting to get paid for on-call hours when he was hours away from his fire district
Memphis is looking at data-driven backing for community paramedicine to a public-shaming campaign to rein in costs
Chief David Bergeron was placed on leave following unspecified inappropriate conduct and for printing inappropriate material on city property
County commissioners introduced a proposal that would change EMS shifts; the paramedic said it would cause experienced medics to seek work elsewhere
Jason Hardister has been a firefighter with the Indianapolis Fire Department for 11 years; he claims the city and the department discriminated against him for being black
The firefighters claim the station did not have working smoke alarms and violated the city’s fire code
The memo was a breach of a firefighter’s personnel file; the city council will determine whether the chief had any responsibility
Naples Fire Chief Steve McInerny faced criticism and concern from city council members for several years before he was fired earlier this month
The Red Springs Fire Department was decertified in January because of insufficient personnel; the decertification was halted temporarily until a judge can decide whether it was justified
The Stafford Fire Department received several state violations after the February incident in which two firefighters transported a child having a seizure in their fire truck
Brian Demrow resigned as the Edgerton fire chief, citing “irreconcilable differences” with the fire protection district board
Firefighters reported an intense smell at the station following heavy rain; the department will be able to use the building next door until the issue is resolved
Several of the city’s firefighters received over $100,000 last year; much of that came from overtime pay thanks to staffing changes made to cope with the Affordable Care Act
The deal resolved a months-long impasse with the firefighters union; the mayor and city manager opposed the plan citing economic concerns
Agencies need to consider the cost to the city when personnel are injured due to a lack of personal safety equipment
The mayor plans to scrap the ambulance mutual aid agreement with three neighboring towns; the proposed new plan was met with skepticism by the former mayor and fire union president
Kristin Chilton is a 23-year fire service veteran; she said she hopes to increase diversity within the department
One pharmaceutical company is offering a $6 rebate for every naloxone syringe bought by non-federal first-responder agencies
Device obsession harms team building and personal communication, which hurts both fire department culture and performance
The three firefighters engaged in the inappropriate conduct between 2010 and 2013; each were given a month-long suspension and demoted
The report said the volunteer fire department spent a significant amount of money on things that had no purpose and may have been illegal
The department became licensed as an ALS-level service in 2014; they have three years to meet the requirements or will lose their license
The bill would allow firefighter deaths from certain kinds of cancer to be considered line of duty deaths
Response times have been below the national standard but the chief said adjustments are being made
Baseball player Adam LaRoche abruptly retired after he was told to scale back his son’s time in the clubhouse; so we asked our readers if there should be a limit on having kids at the station
Fire chiefs play two critical roles in identifying and correcting firefighter mental-health issues – at both the macro and micro levels
