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.
As West End Fire & Rescue celebrates 100 years of service, the once modest company began with a hand-me-down 1917 fire engine
The Aurora firefighters used a spotlight on a marked patrol car and forced the officer to swerve, leading to disciplinary action and transfers
Waco’s police and fire chiefs are requesting a dedicated staff psychologist to support the mental health of more than 500 public safety personnel
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
The agreement ends nine years of claims the union brought against the city, with the city agreeing to support the fire outsourcing process and bankruptcy exit plan
He will be suspended for 90 days without pay after suggesting overdose victims die and calling Narcan the worst drug ever created
Mayor Jim Rauckman is challenging the board’s decision to meet behind closed doors to discuss his complaint over the purchase
He believes the department is listing him as a firefighter to show compliance after a federal racial discrimination lawsuit
The firefighter called Narcan the worst drug ever created and suggested letting overdose victims die
The proposal would require newly hired police and firefighters to work for 25 years before they’re entitled to a full pension
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