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.
A judge ruled that the accusations as drafted did not support a reasonable inference that the fire department acted to harm the firefighters
Benton city council members had previously considered ‘Knox’ to be a liability and pushed for removing him from the firehouse
Recapping the themes that dominated events, headlines and kitchen table conversations, plus tips for how to thrive in 2025
Salvatore Cassano outlines how FDNY improved its safety performance and what new programs it is rolling out
Citing increased costs and lack of volunteers officials are considering giving up fire protection to its community of less than 300 residents
Officials are hoping a $1 million federal grant will pay for firefighters to work 24 hours a day to make up for lack of volunteers
Police have accused a firefighter of lying to them in the Asiana Airline crash investigation and say fire officials didn’t say anything about camera footage
The volunteer department is down to a brush truck and following a fatal blaze, residents want to help the department increase its fleet
Fire Chief Andy Martin and his brother Tommy Martin were arrested Feb. 14 after deputies allege both men assaulted sheriff’s at the scene of a crash
Twenty-year veteran David Johnson will take over for chief Kevin Bowman, who retired after being disciplined over plans for a fire-training center
While the new chief is Hispanic, the department’s new class consists of all white men
Fire Chief Roger Fine was indicted on 16 counts of delivery of a forged note or instrument and one count of embezzlement
Gov. Susana Martinez increased the benefit by $200,000 for the family of fallen firefighters
Firefighters were dispatched to Grand Street, not Grand Avenue, but officials say that did not contibute to the loss as the home was already fully engulfed
With the growing number of line of duty deaths this year, we asked FireRescue1 readers to share their thoughts on why this trend is rising; here are the most compelling responses
Fire Chief Willie McDonald’s goal is to eliminate the dual response system where medical calls are answered by the fire department and private ambulances
Former Fire Chief Michelle Gibson is under scrutiny for her retirement deal and spending during her six years in the position
Former Fire Chief Ryan Scharber admitted to setting nine fires and will be sentenced April 10
The mayor says 60 firefighters could be laid off and the department would be back to the smaller size of 153, down from the current 213
Firefighters not given the freedom to fail during training will engage in one of these three dangerous behaviors
The new class is composed of nine white men; NAACP officials say a large segment of the community has been denied the opportunity of employment
Thirteen seasonal employees of the team will be let go after the wildfire season; officials disputed that they made the decision based on preventing costly lawsuits like those filed after the Yarnell Hill Fire
The report criticizes LAFD leaders; proposes partnering with civilian ambulances and replacing 200 firefighter positions with civilians
Officials extended the physicals deadline for the department embattled since an alleged molestation incident at the firehouse last summer; several lawsuits have been filed by firefighters
The Ironwood Hotshots crew believes it is about to be disbanded due to fears of expensive lawsuits after the Yarnell Fire that killed 19 firefighters last summer
The deal will give firefighters a 2 percent raise in exchange for limiting their days off for the last four months of the fiscal year
Recent cases of on-scene arrests teach us the importance of an unambiguous command structure
More calls will be transferred to the city’s fire department instead of a private ambulance service
No one understands the pressures we face like a fellow EMT; respond to depression and burnout with more than just words
The audit cites the lack of investment into ambulances and paramedics
The interim fire chief says the process was in place before he took over and that it is ‘wholly unacceptable’
It’s the last piece of the puzzle to stop the brownouts; the money will add 50 firefighters and pay their salaries for two years
But both the taxing district and the newly formed department want the land and several vehicles that belong to the original department