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.
Tucson voters will decide in March if a half-cent rise for 10 years will provide more firefighters and police officers
“There’s going to be firefighters that die because of this,” said one union official who served 15 years as a firefighter with the USFS
Complacency can creep in after routine calls, but true emergencies don’t wait
Council president Joseph Kibler said he would get rid of all firefighters like a neighboring city that has a part-paid, part-volunteer fire department
City officials say they’ve spent millions of dollars building and improving fire stations in recent years
In the skit, their new mascot “Scorch” overcomes a city firefighter, who’s sprawled on the ground
He was hired despite having 10 misdemeanor arrests and convictions for assault, resisting arrest, public intoxication and theft
She claims he inappropriately touched her multiple times on the way to a hospital
The dispute centers over whether or not the firefighters are volunteers or municipal employees
Officials said they decided not to hire a new chief because the finalists selected were “not a good long-term fit for the city”
The mistake reinforced the department’s lack of confidence in the city’s ability to pay its firefighters correctly
Firefighters say their response times have suffered due to less than ideal current accommodations
The closed door meeting comes on the heals of another slow response time, and the death of a 94-year-old at the scene
EMS, fire and police who want pension benefits for same-sex partners will have to wait longer
The audit prompted Fire Chief David Freda to enact a more stringent policy, but found no evidence of misuse
The study will focus on how the county would bill for services and collect payments under the new model
Hower S. Smith III, 57, was charged with 50 counts of felony theft, 12 counts of receiving stolen property, 15 counts of forgery and related offenses
Councilmembers told him he could either transfer to the city police department or be terminated
Joseph Powers, 42, was charged with arson and reckless burning
The station will close for five days and crews at the station will be relocated for the same duration
The city maintains Rep. Emily Kane is breaking city rules by holding an elected position and also being a firefighter
Department representatives said they want to focus on firefighting and stay away from the political scene
The city filed a motion to have the consent degree dissolved, arguing it had made sufficient progress of increasing the number of African Americans on the force
The firefighters are currently working out of a cinderblock training center and sleeping in a classroom; the situation could last four more years
John Sauro, who went out on disability and then was seen pumping iron, has filed a lawsuit accusing city officials of violating his constitutional rights
The mayor said ambulance response times average five to six minutes since privatizing the service; firefighters say that isn’t always the case
The mistake reinforced the department’s lack of confidence in the city’s ability to pay its firefighters correctly
Dual two-alarm fires that erupted about an hour apart were followed by a basement fire and car crash
Investigators are looking into whether a fire inspector properly wrote up businesses; the inspector charges that he is being singled out
The 2011 “Firefighter of the Year” is accused of making personal withdrawals and purchases while serving as treasurer
Union officials said the chief has offered no leadership or guidance on how the department will operate at its reduced levels
Gov. Andrew Cuomo initially vetoed the bill, which could not become a law until he signed it
Firefighter injuries have been rising as the number of firefighters has been shrinking
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