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.
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It’s time to reevaluate our SOPs, eliminate insular groups, and see traditions as an honor, not an anchor
The Los Angeles Fire Department’s Bureau of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion faces major cutbacks as Mayor Karen Bass proposes folding it into another division amid political pressure and budget cuts
A responder to the dispatcher’s request said the department couldn’t respond due to funding considerations; a fire chief said their refusal came at a critical time during their house fire battle
Firefighters have been letting their hair grow to protest a contract in arbitration; the chief said they need to be neat and clean
Officials said the firefighters injured in a ladder truck training exercise were likely never going to return to active duty
The bill, passed unanimously by the state Senate, would provide 100 percent pension benefits to surviving families
Union officials sent a letter saying they warned the out-going chief not to buy prototype fire trucks, which they say need constant maintenance
Officials said a newer crew was working on the second ladder unit dispatched to the scene where firefighter Joyce Craig died
City officials stand with the fire chief and the pace of reforms to training, staffing and bringing in private ambulances
Rotating firefighters through stations and the temporary closure of firehouses were implemented as cost saving measures
Major provisions include a new tier for newly hired police and firefighters that limits maximum pension payments and requires employers and employees to share equally in payments to retirement accounts
Fire Chief Washington Espinoza talks about the challenges of running a fire department in a southern Peruvian city of 250,000 with almost no money
SOPs built around general expectations rather than specific behaviors will improve morale and be easier to enforce
The medical director’s resignation is the latest failure for a department entrusted with the care of the nation’s capital citizens and visitors
The students’ online efforts are among the thousands of crowdfunding campaigns being used for high school-related help
Dr. Jullette Saussy said the department is resistant to reform and that people are dying needlessly
The bill would provide benefits to the families of public safety officials killed in the line of duty
Investigators determined there was no credible evidence that Chief Murray Gordon responded under the influence of intoxicants or impaired by his consumption of intoxicants
With the system, the department also was able to pinpoint hundreds of game-related events around the county and share that information with other fire crews
They received punishments ranging from reprimands, suspensions and probationary periods
Richard Ford II takes the job amid ongoing criticism over the department’s lack of diversity within its ranks
There were 1,147 abandoned 911 calls in 2015 due to busy call takers; about half of those calls were bounced to other numbers while workers tried to call back the others
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They were reassigned to duties away from patient care and will undergo additional training while an investigation is conducted
New hires would be given a choice of opting for a 401(k)-style retirement plan rather than a plan with a guaranteed pension
The volunteer fire department wants to demolish their current building that was constructed in the 1970s; they’re hoping to raise $300,000
Firefighters are jumping ship because other agencies are offering them better pay and benefits
The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York calculated that switching over to all-paid squads would cost $3.1 billion in pay and benefits annually
Fire and EMS providers have a duty to make a good-faith effort to provide competent, efficient and compassionate emergency care to everyone in need
It is more important to know firefighters’ physical abilities each year than at the beginning of their careers
Commissioner Hood Richardson said he was concerned about the training they had in order to be able to provide medical services
Officials restored $252,978 to the Wilkes-Barre Township Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Association after new leadership paid an outstanding loan
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