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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It’s time to reevaluate our SOPs, eliminate insular groups, and see traditions as an honor, not an anchor
The Los Angeles Fire Department’s Bureau of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion faces major cutbacks as Mayor Karen Bass proposes folding it into another division amid political pressure and budget cuts
The draft criticizes Deputy Chief Bobby Ross’ decision to send firefighters into the apartment complex; it also slams the department’s sloppiness on scene
Chief Julius Hatfield said he didn’t remember the crash incident and sometimes has “a slip of the tongue”
In his termination letter, fire officials said he was leaving the station without permission which violated city and departmental policy
News of new AFG rules are causing a great deal of undue fear in the fire service; here’s what you need to know to not run afoul
Chief Ralph Terrazas said the new system to take effect in January and will be overseen by four deputy chiefs who will become the fire chiefs for those bureaus
Fire officials said they do call the board up companies, but that homeowners still have a choice
Opponents said the bill will take budgets out of the hands of municipal officials by forcing them to hire more firefighters than necessary
On one occasion, he attempted to pass a fraudulent prescription while in uniform and operating a fire truck
The department is reviewing its policies after an investigation found firefighters were driving department vehicles despite DUI convictions
He told the city council that a proposal for the fire department to take on medical transports would most definitely hurt his private service
The new law would take away automatic indexation of their pensions
Gov. Chris Christie said the city would have to raise taxes by more than $4 billion over the next four years to cover ballooning pension payments
Recently fired firefighters say the training books have been cooked to bring more state training money into the department
Fire Chief Cox is a 30-year veteran who began as a volunteer firefighter
The district’s debt exceeds $3 million and a judge once called it ‘an elaborate Ponzi scheme’
Harold Weller’s degree was granted by Belford University, a now defunct diploma mill which operated out of Pakistan
The exemption would allow the fire department to accept job applicants from anyone between the ages of 19 and 65
The city has hired a lawyer to investigate allegations of misconduct against Fire Chief Paul Labbadia, who has been suspended with pay
The vests are an added measure of safety for firefighters who are asked to put themselves in harm’s way
Michael Arnold turned himself into the police; he was booked on one count of simple battery
Kara Kalkbrenner was named acting chief in January after Bob Khan announced he was retiring to spend time with his sick father
The station is expected to remain closed until Jan. 1, 2015, while the district has its heating and air conditioning systems cleaned
Done wrong, the performance evaluation process can do more harm than good; and doing it right takes training
Council members said the language was too watered down; union OK with returning to old, stronger provision
No matter how much passion you have for the job, everyone has a breaking point; we want to know what that point is
While the number of volunteers has remained the same, their availability has fallen and the call volume has doubled
The budget will now only pay for basic operating costs such as insurance, electricity and gas
Some said complaints of discrimination have gone unaddressed in the department and others like it around the state for years
Chief Paul Perrotti, 47, is accused of using fire department money to pay for unauthorized personal expenses
With the five layoffs and other vacancies, the department has lost about one-third of its manpower
