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.
Most live-in volunteers at Berkeley Hills, Edgewood , Monroeville and Penn Hills stay for an average of three to five years
The Jack Daniel’s Distillery fire brigade was created after a blaze tore through the distillery in 1930
Portland Fire Chief Ryan Gillespie will retire in early March
They are accused of forging documents to falsely show they attended college in order to steal thousands from their father’s firefighter pension fund over six years
He’s being charged with interfering with emergency medical care, but says he has the First Amendment right to record law enforcement personnel
She claims she has suffered from discrimination, retaliation and a hostile workplace for eight years
There is an array of devices and systems to help you determine where and how a fire started — here’s a closer look at some of those
The lieutenant is suspected of stealing $1,345 from the firefighters association for personal expenses
With overtime and bonuses factored in, the average firefighter was paid more than $142,000 last year
The 12 firefighters who pleaded guilty will not be reimbursed for the eight months they spent on unpaid leave
Retired firefighters and police officers are accused of falsely claiming they had depression, PTSD or other psychological problems so crushing they couldn’t work
Capt. Nathan Gonzales allegedly showed up to a scene intoxicated; officials say the firing has to do with violating the county’s nepotism policy
Former Deputy Chief Eric Harrison hasn’t worked in months but is still on the payroll
Chief Brian Crawford is embarking on a plan to diversity his staff as the city he serves grows more and more diverse by the day
The judge said their rolling brownouts plan violates the union’s collective bargaining agreement with the city
The hearing centered on the death of Cecil Mills, who died of cardiac arrest when firefighters at a station across the street refused to help him
They’re concerned about the “lack of progress in EMS structural reform” and are pushing for fire and medical services to be managed by a consortium
Battalion Chief Gerald C. Birkhimer did not follow the division’s chain of command and ignored division policy, allowing a firefighter to have an affair with a young woman while on duty
How NIOSH investigators and the department can better understand the LODD and prevent its repeat
Maybe the reason we haven’t arrived at the good leadership destination is that there is no “there” there
Medics who responded to a toddler having a seizure were praised for their decision not to wait for an ambulance to travel in rush hour traffic
Those seemingly ludicrous scenarios for how the fire service may be organized need to be taken seriously
Between 2009 and 2012, Toledo annually reported more arsons than any other Ohio city; only a handful of individuals are prosecuted for the crime
“It’s just not fair to the community to be down to two people and not be able to serve the community,” Roane Chief Dusty Flanagan said
The county fire chiefs met and back the two firefighters; they too may hire lawyers
The investigative report recommends discipline for the five firefighters and four 911 dispatch employees who sent the ambulance to the wrong address
The plan calls for spending $82 million on fleet and facilities between now and 2018
The chief was accused of buying gas for personal vehicles with the department credit card
Firefighters are now relying on just their pagers to alert them to a call for help
City officials say they’re working on getting the firefighters back to work; bringing back the fire chief is being looked at as an option
The professional fire service is one where all you have to do is pick up a phone and make a call for highly trained people to show up with the right equipment
There’s no magic formula for knowing when to stop spending money on truck repairs, but here are some guidelines to make that choice easier
Firefighters have spent months fighting a plan to move a downtown fire engine, and 12 firefighters with it, to a new station across the other side of the city