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.
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The Hepburn Township Volunteer Fire Company stated the township supervisors dissolved the ambulance service due to a shortage of EMTs
Fewer than two percent of departments have all their firefighters fully trained
Fire officials are working to develop better training after learning that the disciplinary reports filed against the two captains allowed for rapid reinstatement
The new staffing model, which would allow the stations to remain open year-round, would reduce staffing from 16 to 13
Citing the impacts of budget cuts, the union asked Ikea to forego an 11-year tax break the city used to lure the company
The NIOSH report makes 11 recommendations the department should implement, one being the reinstatement of a full-time safety officer
Police said he was driving recklessly with improper emergency lights; they gave him three traffic citations
The state fire commissioner says there is no reason for fire chiefs to block neighboring departments from backing them up
The resolution now states that fire commissioners cannot double as paid firefighters
The city records communications with fire dispatch, but not radio communication on the fireground
“The leader of this department had a flawed system ... he needs to be held accountable for the decisions he made.”
Pursuing a firefighting career with misguided motives will make for an unhappy career choice
There were four women, who later dropped out, picked among 43 recruits; it’s the department’s second consecutive all-male class
The report also makes 11 recommendations for departmental implementation, but does not go further than pinpointing those
An investigation revealed that Janice Bruner made false statements on whether she responded to an apartment fire
Tablet computers fit neatly between a smartphone and laptop and are doing more now than ever; here’s how fire departments can get the most out of tablets
The county maintains that because some firefighters are paid, they are not volunteers
At the center of a the controversy are a Facebook post she made that the administration deemed racist and her claim that fire stations were unsafe
The frequent flyers were calling on average two times per month; that is down to 0.28 times per month
Only 5 to 7 percent of those charged with arson are ever convicted
Maintaining civility isn’t about adhering to political correctness; it is vital to running an effective fire department
A dispatcher told him twice that his microphone was open; he’s on paid administrative leave
They submitted bills totaling about $85,000 to the trucking company, who is disputing the charges
The department will be participating in a Conn-OSHA consultation program to identify areas of improvement
Union officials said hundreds of firefighters and cops have experienced a significant increase in payroll problems in the past year
He had been collecting for a dislocated shoulder and torn rotator cuff suffered when he helped to carry a heavy person down a flight of stairs in 1998
City leaders are looking at eliminating the department through attrition and stripping it of its emergency medical response
The smaller vehicle will not respond to medical calls, and firefighters on board will be able to break away and respond to emergencies when needed
Daniel Nolan was put on administrative leave pending an investigation into an incident that occurred during and after a task force meeting
Adam Siddle, 27, is accused of embezzling the money from the fire department between April 2009 and September 2014
The city grant will hire nurses nurse practitioners to ease burden the burden on the EMS system
