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 high number of station fires highlights the need for alarms and sprinkler systems
Small amounts of time and money can save you a lot of grief — and billions of dollars downstream
When false fire alarms from a fraternity house hit a breaking point, one fire officer found the answer in equal parts authority and allyship
They found they didn’t have the statutory authority to use county funds to buy and donate items to a non-government entity
The six-week AFG period overlapping with the holidays makes it all the more important to have the application done right
NVFC used Giving Tuesday to push its Make Me a Firefighter campaign to build public awareness and provide departments with the tools and resources to recruit and retain
Officials say the low numbers of black firefighters who advance in rank suggest biased testing; out of 404 promotions, African-Americans received about 5 percent of the total
Concerns about rampant cheating are laid out within 13 hours of audio recordings of 11 of the 163 witness interviews that were leaked
All options are being explored, including each town having different equipment that could be shared
Volunteer firefighters have done most of the renovation work to the foreclosed house, which is now listed at $159,900
Joseph Tomizzi was criticized for allegedly using official powers to conduct unauthorized criminal background checks
A nozzle is one component in a water-delivery system; know the system and how each nozzle’s attributes fit into it
Officials say the number of injury claims have increased since the mayor tried to reorganize firefighters’ schedules
Robert Brasky has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges of arson and two misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property
Last summer, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a pay hike for the firefighters passed by the Legislature
An increasing workload and low pay have many Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighters willing to quit for another career or go work in the suburbs
The issue of changing the title from fire marshal to fire chief goes back to 2007 when the county tried to consolidate 16 volunteer fire districts
Sharing your grant success will further your standing in the community and boost your chances of more funding
The proposed contract would have required firefighters to pay up to 12 percent of their healthcare premiums
Derrick Bollinger and his wife stole money from January 2012 through October 2014, essentially bankrupting the department
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act must pass out of four key committees and secure agreement on a way to pay for it
Keith Rankin collapsed and died during a live-burn training exercise in 2011; the funds will help pay for his daughters’ college costs
Instead of buying smoke detectors, they used the money to pay for hotel rooms, conference costs and dinners
Chief Ralph Terrazas said he expects to double the number of women on the force by 2020
Chief Jeff Pine received a three-day suspension for failing to set the vehicle’s emergency brake at a scene
The unspecified charges will be handled by a hearing officer, who will decide the firefighters’ fate with the fire company
Peter Lamb, a veteran fire chief and former fire academy director, will replace interim Chief Shawn Murray
The 23-year-old woman met the firefighters at a concert; she got separated from her friends and they invited her back to the firehouse
Grants offer an alternative when operating budgets won’t support new PPE, here are four strong options
The program will allow firefighters to get leadership experience and both departments will get to work and train together
He tried to argue that making businesses write checks directly to him for fire safety services was compensation for the time he missed spending with his family
Responsible for about one in five of the 829 firefighter fatalities in the past decade, fire truck crashes are more deadly than fighting a fire
Compared with NFPA standards for firefighter gear, federal and most state regulations are woefully behind the times
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