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.
Several Monroe Rural Protection Fire District firefighters resigned following Firefighter Roselyn Baker’s termination after she filed a complaint
Taylor Fire Rescue’s quick attack squad was purchased through donations and state funds
‘Doc’ will undergo training to help Thomasville deal with stress from traumatic events
Muriel Bowser said she would serve everyone and would get rid of the current fire chief if she became mayor
Family members expressed outrage over the department’s handling of the issue, including holding a close-door review of the officer on duty
Chief Jim Walkowski asked for the board to lay him off as a way to improve the financial condition of the agency
The engine’s front tire went through rotting wood, and blocked access to the fully engulfed house
The decision to replace Chief William Colley comes as the board tries to get it back in the good graces of a county government that’s questioned its financial stability
Michael Quinn, 43, was indicted on three felonies in connection with the crash June 29, in which he allegedly ran a red light and badly injured a motorcyclist
Chicago has the worst-funded public pension system of any major U.S. city
The firefighter joked on Facebook about police killing suspects; he said he would join the police if they had a “criminal population reduction unit”
“I don’t know if I’m a scapegoat for something. I don’t deserve this type of treatment,” Deputy Fire Commissioner Vincent R. Gugliuzza said
Before serving as the D.C. chief, Rubin was fire chief of Atlanta Fire and Rescue from 2003 to 2007; chief of the Norfolk, Va., fire department from 2001 to 2002, and chief in Dothan from 1996 to 2001
Police and fire department retirees would see monthly checks cut by 6 percent if they vote in favor of the plan, while a “no” vote would result in a 14-percent cut
The proposed settlement offers retirees a modest pension increase of $500 with the promise of additional increases sooner than the current law
The program, called the post-discharge firefighter visit, also adds to the health care duties of fire departments that have fewer fires to fight
One of Buffalo’s deputy fire commissioners has been pulling criminal background checks illegally
“We actually looked into this about a year ago, and everyone on council at the time was well on board,” Police Chief Ken Frost said
The prolonged drought has caused increased concern for wildfires
Fire commission chairman: ‘There are so many questions, so many people wanting information and it’s just a grueling, thankless position’
Depending on the collection rate, the city could lose $364,000 or earn $15,000 per year if run by the fire department
The recall vote less than two weeks from now comes in the wake of political upheaval last fall over the dismissal of the district’s chief
Chief Darryl Jones has been cleared of any wrong doing in the purchase of an apparatus from a company for which he had previously worked
“They made me feel like a sister. There were times of congeniality, but towards the end these are my brothers, it was just like family,” firefighter Shree Bostick said
Corey Michael Davis, 20, is charged with six counts of arson, including two counts each of recklessly endangering an inhabited building and causing danger of death or bodily injury
Interim fire commissioner, Jonathan Jackson, 44, says he’s retiring unexpectedly due to a serious neurological brain condition
Chief Stephen Hinds joined the Bath Fire Department in 1981, and after serving as a deputy chief for several years, became chief in 2002
At least 230 San Francisco firefighters have died of cancer over the past decade
Witnesses said it stemmed from the firefighter refusing to move his fire truck because he was rendering aid to the patient
Mayor Nutter’s proposal will send out ambulances on advanced life-support calls with a medic and lesser-qualified EMT rather than the usual two medics
Mayor Eric Garcetti scrapped what he described as a “fatally flawed” hiring program amid concerns about mismanagement and nepotism
Firefighter Jake Gregoire filed a civil rights violation claim against highway patrol and the State of California; he’s telling his story publicly for the first time
As the time required for firefighter training has increased, the amount of time part-time and volunteer firefighters commit has decreased
