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.
Greene County residents face potential insurance hikes following the unexplained closure of the Ruckersville Volunteer Fire Company
Jonpaul Seivane brings 17 years of leadership from Sacramento Metro Fire, with a strong focus on firefighter training, wellness and professional development
Everything you wish someone had told you before starting your first day on the job
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
Police said it started with text messages to the 16-year-old and developed into telling her to come over to his house
Sources say a firefighter allegedly designed a website to help colleagues housing actual pediatric advanced life support exam questions
City officials said they could not discuss the reasons for his departure; he has held the position since 2000
The department applied for an extension but has not heard about approval; the chief said they also might close down a fire station
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