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.
To maintain quick response times Rahway is replacing its aging pumper, ensuring continued service reliability as the current vehicle nears the end of its 15-year lifespan
Lawmakers argue that a “consolidated market power” is impacting fire department readiness
$7 million worth of Mercedes hose was sitting in Canada, awaiting delivery to U.S. fire departments – with a $1.75 million tariff
This excerpt from the 2015 AFG Resource Guide introduces the steps fire departments must follow to getting a grant funded; the full guide is free
Economist: “There is no economic basis behind any of the prosecutor’s allegations.”
The vehicle will respond to calls for non-life threatening injuries such as minor falls, cuts and bites; officials claim the vehicles will be the future of emergency medical response
Chief Jesse Hoshall used a station credit card for his personal use between 2010 and 2012; officials are calling for a better oversight of the department
Fire officials said they already have a policy in place regarding food runs; the councilwoman supporting the proposal quickly voted down her own resolution
A department memo issued by Chief Brian Byrd said every firefighter is to leave a burning building if their radios no longer work
City officials are hesitant to pay to equip the truck, saying it would wipe out their entire budget for the year
Council members said firefighters should bring food they need when they report for work; they want a policy in place to assure engines used to run personal errands aren’t abused
Rumors of the FY2014 grant awards continuing are greatly exaggerated; they are truly closed for the year
The deputy district fire chief who was on duty while on the show retired before he could be disciplined; the firefighter who was on medical leave was fired
The case involved inappropriate signs posted on her bathroom door and on her truck at the fire station
Brendan McDonough said he is suffering from PTSD stemming from the June 2013 loss of 19 fellow firefighters
He said he was scapegoated with false and overblown allegations intended to deflect public attention from deeper cultural deficiencies in the department
The SAFER grant will help fill 17 firefighter positions
When crime drops, cops are doing their jobs; when fires drop, firefighters are lazy — here’s how to overcome that perception
Being a strong leader is a skill that takes learning and practice; it also requires a person be genuine
Being the go-to agency for any problem is a lot of work, but it pays huge dividends community support during funding requests
Fire officials accused the city of wanting to close down the department so it could be replaced by full-time firefighters
The city manager has also come under fire for opposing the union’s request to hire more firefighters and for supporting the closure of a firehouse
A new report revealed that about 1,400 of California’s 3,700 inmate firefighters have previous convictions for violent offenses
The department will continue to search for ways to increase the pool of potential firefighters
Chief Dan Sullivan had been on paid leave amid allegations that tolerated discrimination and spawned a good-old-boys environment that belittled minorities and women
Volunteer firefighters were recently cited by the police for interfering with traffic at an intersection during their fundraiser
David Wheeler illegally collected a $60,000 salary as a part-time chief, while also deceiving the retirement system by collecting his $137,000-a-year pension
Head of the firefighters’ union called the department’s understaffing dangerous
The area had a fire station until it was removed in 1998; talk of replacing it never materialized — a fire department report says response times cannot be met without that station
With fire truck prices increasing about 5 percent per year, small towns that haven’t bought a rig for more than 10 years are wrestling with the cost
Corrections department: “All it does is enlarge the pool of inmates we look at.... We still are not going to put an inmate in camp that has a violent attitude.”
The six firefighters faced seven charges that involved four complaints of sexual harassment, two of sending threatening text messages and one of aggressive driving
The department could lose $12,000, the same amount they spent without board or fire chief approval to buy a replacement fire truck
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