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.
Identifying the top challenges facing new leaders, plus key guidance to help them succeed as they navigate new responsibilities
Reviewing the seven classic leadership styles and introducing the SOOT mnemonic to identify leadership contexts
Here are things you can do now to navigate retiring from the fire department and end-of-career change
In addition to free smoke alarms, the city created a panel to investigate fires with injuries or deaths
Along with county funding the $13.5 million facility is scheduled to open in the summer of 2016
Seven of the 17 towers were taken out of service for rust at the base of the ladder support
With unreliable, decades-old technology, Detroit firefighters have had to rely on improvised hacks to know when there’s an emergency
The mayor wants to eliminate 15 firefighter positions it added four years ago with a SAFER grant
The importance of preparation played out when a report of oil smell turned into a two-week-long response for an Ohio fire department
Mark Wells served as deputy chief; he replaces Kurt Henke who will retire in October
Deeper problems, outside a yes-no decision, require a well-crafted plan to avoid the mental pitfalls that leave the best decisions undiscovered
At issue is a county ethics rule not allowing fire trucks to participate in private-business events
The month-long community contest includes cash prizes, and aims to help dispatchers better direct the public to AED locations prior to EMS arrival
From landscaping fire stations to adjusting training tactics, firefighters must use less water
The 33-year veteran was hailed as a progressive by colleagues
Among his criticisms were that the chief has no EMS experience and the job was not open to internal candidates
In many cases using a backboard can do more harm to a patient than it does good
Fire Chief Larry Collins had long-standing issues with the county manager over the direction of the department
One official said it was a mistake to merge the two departments under a public-safety umbrella
Representatives from around the world, including U.S. Homeland Security and National Research Council, begin the 3-year project
Despite vocal opposition at the meeting, the body voted unanimously to contract with a private ambulance firm
Fifteen trucks are testing the military-developed technology, which uses fobs and truck-based reader
Some say the former Philadelphia Eagle traded game tickets for fire department ride alongs; it is unclear if he went in burning buildings
The two fire departments serve about 6,000 residents and are at the heart of a heated political battle
Chief Garrison: “I want to emphasize that HFD did not make 200 mistakes on that day.”
The 46-year-old has served as interim chief since December 2013 and called this ‘a dream come true.’
Transition has resulted in units to the wrong address, calls wrongly classified and a delay because “the headset was not properly plugged into the jack”
Citing the fire district’s taxing ability, the judge ruled that two fire departments could not bill a homeowner for a shed fire
Fire chief: “We did not have enough people assembled to get the hotel evacuated and put the fire out.”
The problems intensified when he initiated a lawsuit on behalf of the Houston organization against the International Association of Fire Fighters and put union business into the public record
Significant technical challenges with a new radio system fueled the disorganization where four firefighters died
The 32-year fire service veteran had served as assistant chief
Fire chief: “We have a lot of safety concerns here, and our firehouses are one of them.”
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