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.
Every fire department, regardless of size or whether they are a career or volunteer organization, needs both written policies and procedures
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Records show the chief performed intubation and administered IVs, while unlicensed, while his son conducted CPR and ventilation without a valid EMT license
Battalion Chief Mark Johnson’s footage showed a teen being run over by a fire truck
Figures show not just the department’s problems responding to 50,000 annual medical 911 calls but also its struggles in getting to all 77,000 emergency incidents throughout the city
Chief Mike Ballmann and Division Chief Randy Sanders were offered buyouts in an effort to trim an organization that was too top heavy
“I’ve never heard of these items being stolen before. It’s a respect thing. I liken it to tipping over gravestones,” said Deputy Sheriff Gordon Dibble
“We were able to find enough money to keep 15 people employed, so rather than 50 (layoffs) we’re looking at 35,” said Reno Fire Chief Michael Hernandez
Firefighters say the board bought the vests as a ploy to show they’re afraid of the fire union
The firefighter out on disability, caught on video weightlifting, has filed a suit against the city for suspending his disability pension
Documents detail problems the department had with staffing issues, fuel for generators, and even food for the firefighters
Mayor Bill de Blasio said “it’s not acceptable” that ambulances took more than 10 minutes to respond to a fire that killed two children
Mayor de Blasio did not name Cassano’s replacement or say when that appointment will come
Their staff was nearly cut from 53 to 37 firefighters; as a result, they had to close a firehouse
Chief Garry DeJong said the resignation is for health reasons
An investigator says 46 of the 52 structure and car fires in the city since January could be the work of arsonists
“I feel proud that women in the fire service are finally being recognized and respected. We’re able to break those barriers,” Assistant Fire Chief Alicia Francis said
Union officials say the new schedule is dangerous because the more frequent shifts will make firefighters overtired
Standard insurance coverage won’t pay for the work, which could jeopardize budgets for firefighter safety gear
Some report having communication problems with the central dispatch, while the police chief expects most agencies will join
Firefighter and city councilman charged the mayor with planning to dismantle the fire department
Blake T. Walsh, 24, was arrested in connection with a series of arsons involving hay bales and grass fields
The city’s inspector general said they should be fired, but the city noted a prior failure to make that punishment stick in a related case
Firefighter Russell Fenn IV’s blood-alcohol content was more than twice the legal driving limit at the time of the accident
Fire Chief Joe Jenkins said most of the money is going toward new extrication tools that will reduce the amount of time it takes firefighters to rescue crash victims trapped in cars
The money will pay for firefighting gear as well as station gear and required physicals for about 25 volunteers each year
The mayor’s $8 billion budget outlined plans to unify emergency call centers and gradually replace uniformed firefighters with lower-paid civilian phone operators
“If we do this advertising in a tasteful manner, it’s with entities and businesses that fit our mission,” Fire Chief Scott Huntley said
Police filed charges against Ryan Jones, including theft, forgery, receiving stolen property and bad checks, for allegedly stealing more than $15,000
Their supervisor, Lt. Kellene Davis, filed for and received retirement with benefits amid accusations of standing by as Mills died
Both firefighters are on administrative leave while the case is investigated
Marcel Melanson, 38, was accused of stealing valuable city-owned radio equipment, then setting a fire to cover up the theft
Negotiators for the general pension fund agreed to a 4.5 percent cut and the elimination of cost-of-living payments
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