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.
As Ann Arbor prepares to rebuild Fire Station 4, an ambulance shuffle between stations aims to maintain emergency coverage during the 14-month project
Despite rising call volumes and training requirements, more volunteers can be recruited and retained with effort and forethought
Sharon McDonough, a 34-year veteran of Tucson’s Fire Department, rose through the ranks and leds key public safety initiative
The fire department is accused of picking calls from areas with higher incomes, more insurance coverage and a greater likelihood of payment
Prosecutors have charged him with making a terroristic threat after two firefighters claimed he was going to “shoot everyone” at the fire station
The county has more than $1 million banked from casino contributions and none has gone to the fire department
The department alleges that the firefighter “showed virtually no concern for the patient” and rather than initiate a response, he “did absolutely nothing”
Peter Varney claims he was wrongly terminated from his position as fire chief in February
Retired police officers and firefighters have a better deal that trims only cost-of-living payments
Not only can harassment and discrimination undermine your leadership, they can land you in court; here’s how to protect yourself
Behavioral economics is an emerging trend that fire chiefs can use to improve fire-safety behavior
Former Louisville Fire Chief Russ Sanders discusses how he brought the city back from the brink of being the worst for civilian fire fatalities — under budget
It’s more important to be honest and deal with the reality of the situation than to just say the right words
The community donated $25,000 and the VFW kicked in $1,000 toward construction of an auxiliary garage for emergency medical vehicles
The temporary move aims to reduce overtime pay to stay within budget
The law firm will handle the lawsuit against its firefighters union over the city’s efforts to reduce fire department staffing and services
Lawyers disagree on how the term ‘voluntary’ applies to the rule prohibiting fire, EMS from serving on boards in another district
Lt. Kellene Davis: “If I had known someone was in distress across the street, I would have been over there immediately”
Michael Quinn entered not guilty pleas to three felony charges of DUI from a 2013 crash between his fire truck and a motorcycle
Daniel Nigro, who helped rebuild the city’s fire department after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, will lead the FDNY
A firefighter, and town employee, lost a leg at an incident last month; the policy amendment would make the position of the town clear in the future
Fire Chief Stephen Kovalcik is asking the city to pay for a seventh fire station; he said sometimes it takes up to nine minutes for his crews to get to emergencies
The two are seen in the photograph pretending to administrator CPR to a dead deer in a county ambulance while on duty
A female firefighter said she was passed over for promotions and subjected to harassment from her supervisors
The new policy will base the amount of unused sick leave the city buys back upon the firefighter’s retirement or death on the rate at which he or she utilized that sick leave during their career
It is difficult to find the time and money to train firefighters to required level; here are some ideas on how to get that done
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie bring expert perspective to hot topics, frontline tactics and leadership lessons that firefighters and officers need to be safe and successful
Some volunteer fire departments appoint chiefs, while others vote — and we want to know which works best
Fire officials say the change will bring in as much as $75,000 annually to be pumped back into the department for equipment and supplies
Five of 15 firefighters on staff will be let go because a two-year federal grant will expire
The investigation will need to determine whether Fire Marshal Kevin Jones used the N-word and whether he used it maliciously or not
“I regret the way the city’s handled this. I think they handled it poorly,” Chief Dan Fraijo said
One small fire department’s financial woes show a much larger problem, here’s one possible solution
