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.
Senate Bill 466, passed by the House, would allow job training credits to count toward Firefighter I Certification and grant EMS agencies a grace period for state reporting
Long before the badge or bugles, it’s the senior leader who sets the direction
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The new protocol aims to improve safety by reducing the amount of emergency vehicle crashes
The bill aims to make cancer a job-related illness; it would give $80,000 to families of firefighters who die from cancer
Items included cell phone covers, Bluetooth head sets and cell phone chargers; two deputies were also arrested
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The department will send out SUVs ahead of ambulances to areas experiencing high call volumes
The department has used several tactics to get those interested in volunteering including word of mouth, the town newsletter, Facebook, Twitter, the newspaper and radio
The firefighters association said the fire service needs to be taken out of the grants budget and funded with public safety appropriations
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Firefighters support adding the slogan, saying they want to get the rest of the county involved
The plan calls for using those in local jails for less violent or serious crimes than the inmates held in state prisons
Jullette Saussy clarified her complaints against the department and compared the D.C. systems with others from around the country
The department hopes the new vehicles will decrease the stigma of calling for an ambulance
The ballistic vests and helmets are to be worn in active shooter situations
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The company will maintain a fleet of ambulances to respond to incidents during high call volume periods
The decision was made due to funding considerations of the county; the chief admitted to making mutual aid decisions on a case-by-case basis
Firefighters from across the country call for changing the protocol that prohibits certified medical first responders from using epinephrine
The co-founder of EMS1 issues an open letter to a system addicted to the status quo and outlines a path to great medicine
Firefighters applying for the benefit would have to demonstrate exposure to a known carcinogen as a result of their occupation
A recent state law allows paramedics to use an EpiPen, but not certified medical first responders
The department’s president, who resigned before the vote, said he wanted the old patch to go back to what they had when he joined 18 years ago
The additions will increase the department’s ability to provide advanced life support rather than just basic services
The move comes in the midst of controversy over how the department is run after Medical Director Jullette Saussy resigned last week
Fire Chief George Sheets said the firehouse is not a place for reckless “Animal House” behavior
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
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