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 webinar hosted by UL’s FSRI, the DHS and the USFA included a live Q&A session addressing a host of NERIS-focused questions from firefighters
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Investigators say that he conducted fire inspections at various businesses and asked for checks made payable to him
Councilmember Tommy Wells says he’s not convinced the department has a handle on its personnel problems
The contract would require random drug testing similar to what’s in place for police; testing positive for an illegal substance would result in firing
He was charged with secretly using a photographic device to gratify sexual desire
The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health says foresters put pastureland above firefighter safety
To honor the fallen we must learn from the incident, and that requires effort and honesty
The $11.4 million SAFER grant will ensure no fire department cuts or personnel losses for the next two years
The sheriff slammed the fire chief for his handling of the deadly fire and said it was “probably” intentionally set
Donald Austin and the department have battled issues with response times, equipment conditions and dwindling fire houses
A grateful couple donated land to the Karns Fire Department for a substation, now they want it back
An injured firefighter is suing saying the chief and president’s lax attitude toward drinking on duty led to the crash
This apparatus crash is a good excuse to take a hard look at age and the ability to fight fire
Mega churches and those in strip malls or other nontraditional settings are a danger to firefighters — know where they are and plan for them
The chief says residents won’t see any change in service, but union officials oppose the decommissions, saying it will hurt the department in the long run
He said he will replace the fire department’s oldest truck by summer, but wants to restrict personal errand runs with apparatus
Officials ruled to allow fire departments to enforce a ‘zero tolerance’ rule against illegal drug use by paramedics and EMTs
Here are eight serious and one not-so-serious changes readers would like to make to CPAT-style tests
This is the third of seven Heidelberg Project buildings to be hit by arson
Chief Garrison announced he was stepping down to help care for his ailing 20-month-old grandson in Phoenix; the family decided to relocate to Houston
The report stated that the fire and EMS department keeps its vehicles longer than an ideal 15-year lifespan
Former firefighter John Sauro collects tax-free disability pension for a shoulder injury even though footage shows him lifting weights in the gym
William Sweeney, the fire company’s former president, pleaded guilty to theft and forgery for stealing money over a seven-year period
Watch this helmet-cam video of a truck crew venting a roof and weigh in on the training lessons it offers
Firefighters were upset that personal days are only eight hours when they work 24-hour shifts
The decision comes six years after another jury rejected Jabari S. Jumaane’s allegations of discrimination in the LAFD, a decision that was overturned by an appeals court
The idea began after officials learned radio traffic from the Navy Yard shooting had been streamed live over the internet; a fact that forced officials to take a second look at having open channels
Four captains, two lieutenants and six firefighters received letters stating they will be subject to disciplinary hearings as a result of the incident
Although she graduated from the FDNY fire academy, she never passed the running test
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